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The University of Utah, an AA/EO employer, encourages applications from all qualified individuals, and provides reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities of applicants and employees. The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students, staff, faculty and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education, employment opportunities, and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented groups.
Position Information
Position/Rank DOQ
Department 00252 - Rehab Psychology
City Salt Lake City, UT
Track Non Tenure Track
New Position to Begin 2025
Details
The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) is seeking a rehabilitation or health psychologist for a full-time faculty position. Rank will be dependent upon the selected applicant’s qualifications. Duties will include maintaining a strong clinical practice involving evaluation and treatment services to rehabilitation patients, primarily on an inpatient basis at NRH with some dedicated outpatient time as well. We anticipate at least half of clinical time will take place on an inpatient basis. We are hoping for candidates with a specialty interest in spinal cord injury (SCI) and/or stroke although anticipate opportunities to work with a broad spectrum of conditions and presenting concerns.
The Section of PM&R Psychology in our Department currently includes 9 faculty clinical psychologists across Rehabilitation, Health, and Neuropsychology subspecialties. Our providers work with individuals living with a variety of rehabilitation and chronic health conditions, including SCI, traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, amputation, complex medical (e.g., debility from prolonged hospital stays, cancer, burn injuries, other complications), obesity, and spine/musculoskeletal/orthopedic or other pain concerns. We have dedicated inpatient teams at NRH serving patients with SCI, TBI, stroke, and complex medical and are fully integrated and work collaboratively with physiatrists, PT/OT/SLP, and other specialists. Our outpatient clinic offers individual and group psychotherapy and additionally provides comprehensive psychological and/or neuropsychological assessments for pre-spinal cord stimulator or peripheral nerve stimulator, baclofen pump trials, post-TBI or stroke, pre-bariatric surgery, pre- and post-shunt, and post-concussion to make evidence-based recommendations to associated treatment teams.
As a faculty member, the psychologist would be expected to support the research, educational, service, and leadership goals of the University of Utah’s School of Medicine. Faculty are expected to support our ongoing clinical training program goals department wide, especially psychology trainees, through offering training in their clinical specialties and participating in the PM&R psychology training committees. We currently offer or have historically offered rotations to practicum students (from University of Utah and surrounding universities), APA accredited interns (external rotation), and multiple psychology postdoctoral fellowships in the department (i.e., rehabilitation psychology, health psychology, neuropsychology).
Education requirements for this position include completion of a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited graduate school program, completion of a one-year internship at an APA-accredited program, and completion of a one or two-year postdoctoral fellowship in rehabilitation, health, or neuropsychology. Applicants already board-certified, or eligible to apply for board certification, in health, rehabilitation, or neuropsychology are preferred.
Located in the heart of Salt Lake City, UT there are abundant recreational, cultural and educational opportunities. The University of Utah is the largest tertiary/quaternary academic medical center in the Intermountain West. It has ranked in the Top 10 Academic Medical Centers for Quality of Care for the last 14 years. The University of Utah serves patients from a multi-state region with a Level 1 trauma center and 450 acute care beds. The 75-bed Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) opened in Spring 2020. NRH is one of the most advanced rehabilitation facilities in the nation and will serve as a catalyst for the further development of the University’s rehabilitation programs. We are looking for energetic academically-oriented psychologists who will support this initiative and help us expand our footprint regionally, and nationally.
Please apply at: https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/183740
Please contact Search Committee Co-Chairs with any questions: Chief of PM&R Psychology Larissa McGarrity, PhD larissa.mcgarrity@hsc.utah.edu and Inpatient/Outpatient Rehabilitation Psychologist Madison Niermeyer, PhD, ABPP Madison.niermeyer@hsc.utah.edu
The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient focused center distinguished by collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The U of U Health values candidates who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion, collaboration, innovation, accountability, acceptance, integrity, quality, and trust that is integral to our mission.
EEO/Non-Discrimination Information
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.
Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX (OEO). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number, can be located at https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/.
Online reports may be submitted at https://oeo.utah.edu.
Notice
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
Special Instructions for Candidates
Open Date 12/23/2024
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Requisition Number PRN03846F
Type Faculty
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- One measure of faculty diversity at the School of Medicine is the proportion of faculty members who come from a rural background. Did you graduate high school from a town with less than 10,000 persons?
- Yes
- No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
* Curriculum Vitae
Optional Documents
* Historical Only – Do Not Use – See Description for More Information – Appropriate discharge document (such as DD-2214) – Veteran Only
-
Historical Only – Do Not Use – See Document Description for More Information – Addendum to the University of Utah – Veteran Only
-
Cover Letter
Posting Details
The University of Utah, an AA/EO employer, encourages applications from all qualified individuals, and provides reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities of applicants and employees. The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students, staff, faculty and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education, employment opportunities, and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented groups.
Position Information
Position/Rank DOQ
Department 00252 - Rehab Psychology
City Salt Lake City, UT
Track Non Tenure Track
New Position to Begin 2025
Details
The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) is seeking a rehabilitation or health psychologist for a full-time faculty position. Rank will be dependent upon the selected applicant’s qualifications. Duties will include maintaining a strong clinical practice involving evaluation and treatment services to rehabilitation patients, primarily on an inpatient basis at NRH with some dedicated outpatient time as well. We anticipate at least half of clinical time will take place on an inpatient basis. We are hoping for candidates with a specialty interest in spinal cord injury (SCI) and/or stroke although anticipate opportunities to work with a broad spectrum of conditions and presenting concerns.
The Section of PM&R Psychology in our Department currently includes 9 faculty clinical psychologists across Rehabilitation, Health, and Neuropsychology subspecialties. Our providers work with individuals living with a variety of rehabilitation and chronic health conditions, including SCI, traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, amputation, complex medical (e.g., debility from prolonged hospital stays, cancer, burn injuries, other complications), obesity, and spine/musculoskeletal/orthopedic or other pain concerns. We have dedicated inpatient teams at NRH serving patients with SCI, TBI, stroke, and complex medical and are fully integrated and work collaboratively with physiatrists, PT/OT/SLP, and other specialists. Our outpatient clinic offers individual and group psychotherapy and additionally provides comprehensive psychological and/or neuropsychological assessments for pre-spinal cord stimulator or peripheral nerve stimulator, baclofen pump trials, post-TBI or stroke, pre-bariatric surgery, pre- and post-shunt, and post-concussion to make evidence-based recommendations to associated treatment teams.
As a faculty member, the psychologist would be expected to support the research, educational, service, and leadership goals of the University of Utah’s School of Medicine. Faculty are expected to support our ongoing clinical training program goals department wide, especially psychology trainees, through offering training in their clinical specialties and participating in the PM&R psychology training committees. We currently offer or have historically offered rotations to practicum students (from University of Utah and surrounding universities), APA accredited interns (external rotation), and multiple psychology postdoctoral fellowships in the department (i.e., rehabilitation psychology, health psychology, neuropsychology).
Education requirements for this position include completion of a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited graduate school program, completion of a one-year internship at an APA-accredited program, and completion of a one or two-year postdoctoral fellowship in rehabilitation, health, or neuropsychology. Applicants already board-certified, or eligible to apply for board certification, in health, rehabilitation, or neuropsychology are preferred.
Located in the heart of Salt Lake City, UT there are abundant recreational, cultural and educational opportunities. The University of Utah is the largest tertiary/quaternary academic medical center in the Intermountain West. It has ranked in the Top 10 Academic Medical Centers for Quality of Care for the last 14 years. The University of Utah serves patients from a multi-state region with a Level 1 trauma center and 450 acute care beds. The 75-bed Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) opened in Spring 2020. NRH is one of the most advanced rehabilitation facilities in the nation and will serve as a catalyst for the further development of the University’s rehabilitation programs. We are looking for energetic academically-oriented psychologists who will support this initiative and help us expand our footprint regionally, and nationally.
Please apply at: https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/183740
Please contact Search Committee Co-Chairs with any questions: Chief of PM&R Psychology Larissa McGarrity, PhD larissa.mcgarrity@hsc.utah.edu and Inpatient/Outpatient Rehabilitation Psychologist Madison Niermeyer, PhD, ABPP Madison.niermeyer@hsc.utah.edu
The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient focused center distinguished by collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The U of U Health values candidates who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion, collaboration, innovation, accountability, acceptance, integrity, quality, and trust that is integral to our mission.
EEO/Non-Discrimination Information
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.
Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX (OEO). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number, can be located at https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/.
Online reports may be submitted at https://oeo.utah.edu.
Notice
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
Special Instructions for Candidates
Open Date 12/23/2024
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Requisition Number PRN03846F
Type Faculty
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- One measure of faculty diversity at the School of Medicine is the proportion of faculty members who come from a rural background. Did you graduate high school from a town with less than 10,000 persons?
- Yes
- No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
* Curriculum Vitae
Optional Documents
* Historical Only – Do Not Use – See Description for More Information – Appropriate discharge document (such as DD-2214) – Veteran Only
-
Historical Only – Do Not Use – See Document Description for More Information – Addendum to the University of Utah – Veteran Only
-
Cover Letter
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Verify your license transfers across state lines
PERM sponsorship ties you to a specific employer and work location. Check whether your psychology license is recognized in that state before your employer begins the PERM filing, since re-licensure delays can stall your start date and complicate the job offer documentation.
Identify employers with active PERM filing history
Rehabilitation hospitals, VA medical centers, and university-affiliated neurorehabilitation programs have consistently sponsored foreign psychologists through PERM. Search the DOL's OFLC disclosure data by SOC code 19-3033 to find employers who have filed recently in your specialty.
Use Migrate Mate to filter green card sponsoring roles
Searching broadly for psychology jobs wastes time when most postings don't mention sponsorship. Migrate Mate filters specifically for employers with green card sponsorship history, so you can target rehabilitation psychology roles where PERM filing is already on the table.
Request prevailing wage documentation before accepting an offer
Your employer must pay the DOL prevailing wage for your role and location throughout the PERM process. Cross-check the offered salary against the OFLC Wage Search using your job title and county before signing, since a wage below the certified level will invalidate the PERM application.
Document your supervised clinical hours and credentials early
PERM job requirements must match your actual qualifications precisely. Gather degree transcripts, licensure certificates, and supervised internship records now. Foreign credentials may need evaluation by a NACES-approved organization before USCIS accepts them as equivalent to a U.S. doctoral degree.
Understand how EB-2 versus EB-3 affects your priority date
Advanced-degree rehabilitation psychologists typically qualify for EB-2, which can reduce wait times for applicants from most countries. If your employer files under EB-3 instead, your priority date and green card timeline may differ significantly. Confirm the classification with your employer before PERM is submitted to DOL.
Green Card Rehabilitation Psychologist: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Rehabilitation Psychologist roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Both categories apply depending on your credentials and the employer's job requirements. EB-2 covers advanced-degree professionals, typically those with a master's or doctoral degree in psychology. EB-3 covers skilled professionals who meet the stated minimum requirements. If the posted position requires a doctoral degree, your employer can file under EB-2, which may mean shorter wait times for applicants from most countries.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B for this role?
Green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency rather than a temporary work authorization period. Unlike the H-1B visa, EB-2 and EB-3 petitions have no annual lottery, so your employer's filing isn't subject to random selection. The process takes longer overall, typically two to four years from PERM filing to approval, but the outcome is lawful permanent residency rather than a visa requiring renewal every two or three years.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for psychology employers?
Your employer must conduct a regulated recruitment process through the DOL to demonstrate that no minimally qualified U.S. worker applied for the role. This includes posting the job through specific channels, maintaining recruitment records, and filing ETA Form 9089. The process typically takes six to eighteen months before your employer can move to the I-140 petition stage with USCIS.
How can I find Rehabilitation Psychologist jobs where employers are already open to sponsorship?
Most job postings don't explicitly advertise green card sponsorship, which makes it difficult to screen efficiently. Migrate Mate indexes employers with verified PERM and green card filing history, letting you filter rehabilitation psychology roles by sponsorship track record rather than relying on employer self-disclosure in job ads.
Will my foreign psychology degree be accepted during the PERM and I-140 process?
USCIS accepts foreign degrees as equivalent to U.S. degrees if you provide a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved organization confirming equivalency. A doctoral degree from a recognized foreign university can satisfy EB-2 advanced-degree requirements. You'll also need to demonstrate that your degree field matches the specialty occupation definition for your specific rehabilitation psychology role.