Psychologist - Outpatient Pediatrics Union, NJ

Overview

Psychologist (Pediatrics) - Outpatient - Full Time, Union, NJ

Role at RWJBarnabas Health. The position is a Staff Psychologist in the outpatient rehabilitation facility.

Req #:

Category: Psychologist

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Facility: Children’s Specialized Hospital

Department: Psychology

Location: 2840 Morris Ave., Union, NJ 07083

Pay Range: $75,597.00 - $ per year

Pay Transparency: The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey. The compensation offered will depend on education, skills and experience.

The Staff Psychologist position at Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH) is housed within the state-of-the-art outpatient rehabilitation facility in Union, joining a dynamic multidisciplinary team. Primary responsibilities include addressing biopsychosocial needs of pediatric patients and families, performing diagnostic interviews, conducting psychological testing, and providing psychotherapeutic support. The clinical teams include Autism Team and Feeding Teams as needed. Essential functions include:

• Performs complete psychodiagnostic evaluations with new patients and identifies patient/family psychosocial needs
• Provides individual, family, and group psychotherapy as indicated
• Sets realistic intervention goals and delivers behavioral medicine interventions based on developmental needs
• Conducts assessments of cognitive and neuropsychological functioning
• Attends interdisciplinary case conferences
• Provides team consultation and supports clinical staff
• Participates in program development and potential research
• Offers in-services and educational trainings
• Disseminates findings per Department policy
• Provides supervision to staff, fellows, interns, externs as indicated
• Maintains competency in interpreting patient/family behavior with consideration of cognitive, bio-psychosocial factors
• Meets minimum annual volumes and remains flexible in duties

Scheduling

• Full Time
• 40 hours/week
• Flexibility in schedule; may require on-call

Required:

• PhD, PsyD, or EdD
• NJ Psychology license
• AHA BLS Provider Certification
• Experience working with children/teens on the Autism spectrum
• 1+ year of job-related experience
• 1+ year of children and/or adolescent experience
• Experience with cognitive behavioral modification
• Ability to relate therapeutically with the professional team, children, adolescents and their parents/significant others

Preferred:

• Standard battery testing experience
• Experience with children/teens with chronic illness and/or health psychology

Certifications And Licenses Required:

• NJ Psychology license
• AHA BLS Provider Certification

Essential functions continue as listed and related duties may be assigned. This description is not exhaustive.