Emphases: Generalist Health Psychology, Pediatric Health Psychology, Addictions, HIV
Cooper University Health Care (CUHC) is now accepting applications for 4 to 5 postdoctoral fellowship positions in Clinical Health Psychology across specialties for the 2025-2026 training year. These fellowships, located throughout the CUHC network in southern New Jersey, will prepare psychologists to practice independently and at the top of their license in the assessment and treatment of medical patients with acute and chronic medical issues and their psychological correlates.
The fellows will provide psychological assessment, consultation, and evidence-based interventions for patients and families in both medical inpatient and outpatient settings. CUHC serves a demographically diverse population of patients and family members presenting with an array of psychological concerns from adjustment issues to depression and anxiety, as well as serious mental illness and trauma.
The fellows will work in collaboration with, and provide consultation to, a multidisciplinary medical team. Additional duties may include:
- Coordinating interdepartmental communication and collaboration
- Providing multidisciplinary curbside consultation
- Problem-solving barriers to discharge or care engagement
- Engaging in quality improvement efforts
In addition, fellows will engage in a variety of academic activities including but not limited to:
- Participating in grand rounds with internal medicine, other medical specialties, and psychiatry.
- Develop or join existing research projects independently or with attending psychologists and/or our medical colleagues.
- Weekly group supervision and didactics across all training levels, in addition to monthly didactics dedicated for fellows to address their unique professional needs.
We welcome applications to the following specific tracks:
Adult Interdisciplinary Behavioral Medicine Track
The post-doctoral fellows in Behavioral Medicine will rotate in our inpatient medical hospital on the Consultation-Liaison service for two days per week. They will provide at least one day per week of clinical services in an outpatient integrated medical clinic with varied options (primary care, women’s health, etc.). Fellows will also have elective days – half or full day rotations based upon interest and availability and include:
- Hospital based: critical care, trauma, emergency medicine, inpatient psychiatry, C.A.R.E. team wellbeing for providers and hospital staff
- Outpatient – primary care, cardiology, oncology, women’s health, pediatrics, infectious disease/HIV clinic
- Potential upcoming rotations – pain management, ALS clinic, sickle cell clinic
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with numerous other health care professionals across a variety of specialties, including hospital medicine, trauma, neurology, oncology, critical care, addictions medicine, and psychiatry. Points of intervention include individual and group work with patients and families, as well as direct collaboration with other providers. The fellow will also have the opportunity to work with the newly formed Compassion and Resiliency Experience (C.A.R.E.) council to provide wellness-related education and other support to providers and staff throughout the health system. For more information visit or UPPD listing at https://www.appic.org/Postdocs/Universal-Psychology-Postdoctoral-Directory-UPPD/Detail/id/5958.Interested applicants may apply via the APPA CAS Applicant Portal at https://appicpostdoc.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/programSearch. Please contact fizur-philip@cooperhealth.edu with any questions or concerns.
Pediatric Multidisciplinary Behavioral Medicine Track
The pediatric post-doctoral fellow in Behavioral Medicine will service our inpatient pediatric ED, pediatric ICU, pediatric medical floors, and general medical consultation-liaison (CL) patients in-house. Fellows will engage in general lifespan CL and specialized pediatric and NICU CL. There is also a 1-day pediatric outpatient integrated primary care rotation. Elective areas (half to full day rotations) including women’s health, adult integrated primary care, infectious disease, and pediatric neuropsychological assessment. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with numerous other health care professionals across a variety of specialties, including hospital medicine, trauma, neurology, oncology, addictions medicine, and psychiatry. Points of intervention include individual and group work with patients and families and direct collaboration with other providers.
There will be opportunities to engage in clinical training including ADOS-2 and TF-CBT throughout the year. Opportunity to provide didactics and lectures for pediatric and medical residents on many topics. Past topics have included: ADHD and ASD – Assessment, Diagnosis, and Differentiation, Suicide Assessment and Safety Planning; Coping with a new diagnosis, supporting your patients in managing distress; and Overcoming Barriers to Adherence: focusing on SMART goals and teach-back; and Pediatric Sleep Hygiene. For more information visit or UPPD listing at https://www.appic.org/Postdocs/Universal-Psychology-Postdoctoral-Directory-UPPD/Detail/id/6019. Interested applicants may apply via the APPA CAS Applicant Portal at https://appicpostdoc.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/programSearch. Please contact fizur-philip@cooperhealth.edu with any questions or concerns.
Infectious Disease / HIV Track
The post-doctoral fellow at Cooper's Center for Comprehensive Health Improving will serve as a core member of the clinical team aimed at improving the health and well-being of those affected by HIV, Hep-C, and other infectious disease. The fellow will serve our outpatient integrated healthcare clinic, working alongside infectious disease, primary care, specialty care, and our dental clinic with occasional experiences on our inpatient medical CL service to provide continuity of care to our clinic's patients when they are admitted. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with numerous other health care professionals across a variety of specialties, including infectious disease, internal medicine, addiction medicine, dental, and psychiatry. Points of intervention include individual and group work with patients and families and direct collaboration with other providers. The fellow will also work with the newly formed Compassion and Resiliency Experience (C.A.R.E.) Council to provide wellness-related education and other support to providers and staff throughout the health system. For more information visit or UPPD listing. Interested applicants may apply via the APPA CAS Applicant Portal at https://appicpostdoc.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/programSearch. Please contact fizur-philip@cooperhealth.edu with any questions or concerns.
Fellows have a flexible start date in August. A PhD or PsyD and strong interest in health psychology are required.
Salary and Benefits
- $55,000 Stipend
- One time stipend of $1500 to be used over the course of the year for education, training, and other professional activities and needs.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and coverage of your legally married partner and dependents if they are not offered insurance through their employment
- 13 vacation days, 13 paid sick leave, 6 federal holidays
- Flexible release time for professional development.
Application Process
All applications and supporting materials should be submitted via the APPA CAS Applicant Portal at https://appicpostdoc.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/programSearch.
Application due date is December 20, 2024 by 5PM EST, and we will conduct virtual interviews throughout the month of January and early February. For applicants that live locally, on-site interviews may be arranged. No preference will be given based on modality of interview. Offers will be made and managed as outlined in the unified timeline.
For any questions regarding our Health Psychology Fellowship opportunities, please contact:
Philip Fizur, Psy.D.
Health Psychology Fellowship Co-Director
Fizur-philip@cooperhealth.edu
Sarah Fishman, Ph.D.
Health Psychology Fellowship Co-Director
Fishman-sarah@cooperhealth.edu
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