Psychologist - Dyslexia Clinic

Job Overview

Akron Children's Hospital is dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects our patient population and the communities we serve. Whether you’re an early‑career psychologist or a seasoned clinician, our culture is welcoming, collaborative, and home‑like.

The Division of Pediatric Psychology is recruiting a pediatric/child clinical psychologist to join our assessment team. In this role you will:

• Consult and evaluate children for dyslexia and comorbid conditions, expanding evaluation services as needed.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Speech/Language Therapy, and other specialty clinics (e.g., Autism, Anxiety/OCD, Tic/Tourette’s).
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and clinical research, with protected time and funding for conference presentation.
• Engage in training and supervision activities, including externship, internship, and fellowship programs, and mentor residents and medical students.

• Doctorate degree (Ph.D. or Psy.
  
  D.) in clinical, counseling, or educational psychology from an APA‑accredited program.
• Completion of an APA‑accredited internship (child or pediatric emphasis preferred).
• License eligibility in the State of Ohio.
• Strong interest in evidence‑based pediatric psychology practice.

• Attractive guaranteed base salary
• Starting bonus
• Quality bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Occurrence‑based malpractice coverage
• Relocation assistance
• Generous vacation and CME time/money
• Student loan repayment strategies

Because this position is located at a 501(c)(3) site, it qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through the Federal government.