Make a Difference Where it Matters Most.
St. Luke's Children's Neuro- and Behavioral Psychology is seeking a mid-career pediatric health psychologist to join our team.
The position involves inpatient consult liaison as well as outpatient clinical care and focuses on delivering evidence-based, integrated psychological services to children and adolescents with acute and chronic medical conditions. The psychologist will work closely with interdisciplinary medical teams to support patient coping, treatment adherence, and adjustment to illness. In this role, they will also partner with several pediatric subspecialty clinics--such as surgery, gastroenterology, neurology, palliative and supportive care, urology, rheumatology, and nephrology--and have opportunities to provide clinical consultation to our masters-level therapists.
What to Expect:
Inpatient Consult-Liaison Responsibilities
The psychologist will provide psychological consultation and intervention to patients admitted to the hospital and collaborate closely with medical teams and psychosocial providers.
Responsibilities include:
- Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to address behavioral health and psychosocial needs on inpatient
- Provide consultation to medical teams regarding patients with behavioral, emotional, or psychosocial concerns impacting medical care
- Conduct focused assessment and deliver timely, problem-focused interventions for hospitalized patients and families
- Participate in directing and coordinating behavioral health services for patients with complex medical and psychosocial needs
- Attend medical rounds, patient care conferences, and psychosocial rounds as appropriate
- Facilitate communication between families and medical teams when psychosocial factors are impacting care
Outpatient Clinical Responsibilities
The psychologist will maintain an outpatient clinical caseload providing evidence-based psychological services to children and adolescents with medical and health-related concerns. There are opportunities in a variety of areas depending on applicant training and interest.
Responsibilities include:
- Assessment and treatment of pediatric patients experiencing emotional, behavioral, or adjustment difficulties related to medical conditions
- Delivery of evidence-based health psychology interventions addressing coping, adherence, pain management, and adjustment to illness
- Collaboration with pediatric medical specialists to support integrated patient care
- Development of treatment plans that support patients' functioning at home, school, and in medical settings
Qualifications:
- Doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) from an APA/CPA-accredited program
- Completion of an APACPA-accredited pre-doctoral internship
- Completion of a postdoctoral training pediatric psychology
- Licensed or eligible for license in Idaho
Benefits Beyond the Basics:
Alongside competitive pay and retirement plans, we offer benefits that go beyond the basics -- including on-site massages, counseling through our Employee Assistance Program, onsite childcare, and access to Virgin Pulse wellness tools. We're committed to your overall well-being.
- Highly competitive guaranteed base salary with potential production and quality incentives
- Generous recruitment incentives could include sign-on bonus, relocation, student loan repayment, and training stipend
- Hospital employed with great benefits, retirement, malpractice, vacation and CME allowance
- Medical education opportunities teaching med students and residents
- Supportive work culture with wellness programs and employee recognition initiatives
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For more information on this opportunity, please contact Julia Nigro at nigroj@slhs.org.
