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Funded Full-Time Pain Clinic Post-Doc Opportunity August 2017 – August 2018

Description: The Pain Management Clinic (PMC) offers a unique, interdisciplinary, team-oriented treatment approach located at San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC). SMMC is a county hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area. PMC’s goal is to affect change in our patient’s lives by increasing physical functioning, improving pain coping skills, and restoring quality of life. The resident will get the opportunity to learn directly from other team members as well as apply cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and acceptance commitment therapy (ACT). The resident will incorporate the bio-psycho-social model and learn the roles and responsibilities of a pain psychologist. Our pain team consists of two licensed clinical psychologists, psychiatrist, physiatrists, nurse practitioner, physical therapists, medical assistant, and other administrative staff. The resident’s responsibilities will include (but not limited to) the following: • Co-teach our Pain Management Education Class • Teach Mindfulness Group • Complete behavioral evaluation intakes • Apply behavioral interventions • Provide individual psychotherapy • Develop new projects of resident’s interest • Attend interdisciplinary meetings several times a week • Administer, score, interpret, and write psychological and cognitive reports The resident will know the following after completion of a pain clinic rotation: • Understand the various treatment modalities of chronic pain • Understand chronic pain sequelae • Understand how to address fear-avoidance behaviors • Understand various pain medications and other biomedical treatments • Understand how to run an effective pain management educational group • Understand how to apply mindfulness • Understand the causes of pain • Understand the psychosocial aspects of chronic pain and how it impacts patients and the community • Understand empirical evidence of treatment of chronic pain • Understand the difference between tolerance and addiction in regards to pain medication • Understand the roles of the different interdisciplinary team members in a chronic pain program • Learn how to complete behavioral medical evaluations • Learn how to administer, score, interpret, and write psychological assessments to patients in the pain clinic Preferences: *Preference given to individuals with prior experience or interest in pain management *Spanish speaking or other languages proficiency is highly desirable

Website: http://www.smchealth.org/san-mateo-medical-center

Accredation Status: Non Accredited

Location: CA, San Mateo,

Duration: 12 Months

Stipend: $35000

Specialty:: Health Psychology

Emphasis: Pain Management

APPIC Postdoctoral Member: No

Setting: State/County/Other Public Hospital

Number of Openings: 1

Number of Supervisors: 4

Director Name: Christian Washburn, PsyD

Director Phone: (650) 573-2552

Director Email: cwashburn@smcgov.org

Start Date
08/07/2017

Date Added
01/20/2017

Last Modified
01/20/2017

Available until filled or:
04/20/2017

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