Child Psychologist Pediatric Partial Hospital Program

Overview

Brown University Health (BUH):
Bradley Hospital, an affiliated teaching hospital of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, has an exciting opening for a child and family psychologist to join our Pediatric Partial Hospital Program
. This is the chance to join a nationally recognized, multidisciplinary, world-class program.

• Full-time, clinically focused position working with a renowned multidisciplinary team on a family-focused, day hospital program.
• Work with patients ages 0-7 years, and their families, who are in need of stabilization, assessment and treatment.
• Treat very young children with a broad range of mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, PTSD/trauma, ADHD and externalizing disorders, problems with self-harm/suicidal ideation, aggression, elopement, disrupted attachment, sleeping, feeding, toileting, medical treatment compliance, and relationships.
• Given their age and the nature of the needs of these very young children, a day treatment program is preferred to hospitalization or out-of-home placement and preserves the focus of treatment on the home-caregiver environment, addressing emotional and social difficulties within the family as an integral part of a comprehensive treatment plan.
• Function as a primary clinician on a multidisciplinary team providing care coordination, treatment planning, diagnostic assessments; parent-child, family, and individual therapies; parent guidance; overseeing group and milieu therapies, home, school, and community visits.
• Serve as the leader of the treatment team for the assigned caseload, and support the responsibilities of program operations.
• Teaching and supervision opportunities within the broader system may be available, with a Clinical Faculty appointment to Brown University Medical School.
• Collaborative research opportunities may be available.

• PhD or PsyD and clinical pre-doctoral internship from APA-accredited programs required, Child/Family specialization preferred
• Postdoctoral experience with Child/Family emphasis preferred
• Licensed or license-eligible in Rhode Island
• Passion for working with young children, families, and systems of care
• Team-oriented professional and a desire to work collaboratively in a team-based care model for young children struggling with complex psychosocial and behavioral health needs

• Competitive salary
• Professional allowance (license, CEs) and professional days
• Excellent benefits, including competitive vacation and sick time
• 401k with 6% match (after 1 year of employment, 3-year vesting)
• Federal loan repayment assistance may be available
• EMR is EPIC with a commitment to on-going optimization
• Diverse patient population (culturally and economically)
• Dynamic leadership team that values work-life balance

Bradley Hospital is the nation’s first psychiatric hospital exclusively for children and adolescents. We provide expert family-focused care to children and adolescents with psychological, developmental, and behavioral problems, through a wide range of inpatient, outpatient, residential and partial hospital programs.

With 800+ providers, Brown Health Medical Group offers a multitude of services. Our Behavioral Health Services provide a full range of assessment and treatment options to address mental, emotional, and behavioral needs. Our programs encompass a comprehensive view of mental health that includes and integrates biological, psychological, and social dimensions of care. Our team works collaboratively to evaluate patients and provide the comprehensive, evidence-based treatment they need.

For more information about this position, or to apply, contact L. Megan Fisher, Psychology Recruiter, LFisher
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