Behavioral Sleep Medicine and Health Psychologist
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Rush University Medical Center, a nationally recognized clinical and academic institution and the teaching hospital for Rush Medical and Nursing Colleges, located in downtown Chicago, invites applications for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor in behavioral sleep medicine (65% effort) and health psychology (35% effort) to join the Sleep Disorders Service and Research Center. This BSM portion of this position will be split between Rush University Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital. The Sleep Center is fully accredited by the AASM, and trains sleep physicians in an ACGME-accredited sleep fellowship program and health psychology residents in an APA-accredited predoctoral internship program.
Eligible candidates should be board certified or eligible in Behavioral Sleep Medicine and possess a strong clinical background. Candidates will join the faculty of our interdisciplinary collaborative academic medical center, and supervise and teach postdoctoral fellows, residents, medical students and other trainees. Opportunities for participation in research and other academic or administrative functions may be available depending on candidates' background and experience. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package and an academic rank commensurate with experience.
The faculty and staff of the Sleep Disorders Service and Research Center have established a national reputation for clinical excellence, innovation in sleep medicine research, and providing superior training to the next generation of sleep professionals. The sleep disorders team is multidisciplinary, including board-certified experts in psychology, pulmonary medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, neurology, and otorhinolaryngology. The Center performs more than 3000 in-lab sleep studies and close to 2000 home sleep studies per year.
Rush University System for Health (Rush) is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research, and community partnerships.
Rush is an elite medical community recognized yearly for excellence in patient care, medical discovery, and clinical expertise. We're proud to have received Vizient's Quality and Accountability Study, ranking second among 99 academic medical centers across the country. All three RUSH hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index. Our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, and staff are the heartbeat of our health system's ongoing success. We know how important it is to recruit and retain exceptional staff and faculty to execute our mission.
Join Rush and become part of one of the nation's best healthcare systems.
Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
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