A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

The Bohnert Lab within Michigan Medicine Department of Anesthesiology is looking for an interventionist for a new Michigan-wide project. The Interventionist would get to work with a group of dynamic researchers who are passionate about pain management, harm reduction, substance use, and mental health. The goal of this project is to develop an educational intervention to assist Veterans in optimizing cannabis use to manage their pain. Through this intervention, we hope to improve Veterans overall experience of pain, mental health, and function. The interventionist will be discussing how to best use cannabis to help manage their pain and related symptoms. The virtual Motivational Interviewing-based intervention will be manualized with certain topics that must be reviewed per each session with participants. We are looking for a candidate that embodies harm reduction tenets (e.g., meeting the client where they are, non-judgmental). The ideal candidate should have some experience in research then we can provide training on Motivational Interviewing and medical guidance for cannabis use. This is a research-based position. 

This position will start mainly on the currently described project, with the potential to assist with other projects. We are looking for individuals with effort up to 100%, but willing to hire someone at a lower effort.  

Our office is located at the University of Michigan's North Campus Research Complex. Due to COVID-19 and the remote nature of this project, most work is currently being conducted through telework. However, the interventionist may need to come into the office for brief periods of time, observing the University of Michigan health and safety measures. 

NOTE: A cover letter is required for this application. In your cover letter, please address how you meet the required qualifications and your interest in using Motivational Interviewing to help Veterans manage their pain with strategic use of cannabis. Those who do not meet the minimum requirements nor submit a cover letter will not be considered. 

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.  In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

The Interventionist will be responsible for the following domains:

Intervention delivery: deliver the behavioral intervention to research participants, record sessions, participate in supervision with project leadership, complete session notes and documentation, prepare for next sessions, provide appropriate resources and follow-up to participants.

Intervention methodologies: Maintain current knowledge of intervention delivery methodologies and content topics, including, but not limited to, Motivational Interviewing (MI), MI coding, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, chronic pain treatment, substance use misuse/disorders, and harm reduction. 

Intervention refinement: In collaboration with the lead interventionist, senior project manager and investigators, provide evidence-based feedback and ideas for continued intervention refinement throughout the intervention. Complete content adherence checks for completed sessions to ensure session accuracy. 

Supervision/Management: For those who are licensed, provide clinical coverage, or triaging, for risk assessments across numerous projects. For those who are not licensed, you will be responsible for conducting suicide risk assessments. 

Other duties as necessary

• Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or related field
• Minimum of 4 years of overall experience related to counseling/therapy/coaching and/or research
• Additionally, specific experience in the following areas: 
• Knowledge of Motivational Interviewing (from a course or training)
• Experience working on research studies

• Experience providing suicide risk assessments and triaging with other clinical supervisors;
• Experience completing and providing feedback from content adherence or fidelity ratings; 
• Experience with Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity Coding; 
• 2+ years of experience discussing substance use and chronic pain research participants or patients;
• Supervisory experience

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Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

This position is term-limited for about 2 years (ending March 2027) with the possibility of renewal based on need and available funding. At the end of the stated term, your appointment will terminate, and will not be eligible for Reduction-in-Force (RIF) benefits. This term-limited appointment does not create a contract or guarantee of employment for any period of time as you will remain subject to disciplinary or other performance measures, up to and including termination, at the will of the University in accordance with existing University policy and standards for employee performance and conduct.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.