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RWJBarnabas Health · 1 day ago

Pediatric Psychologist - Full Time - New Brunswick, NJ

New Brunswick, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$106K/yr - $148K/yr

1+ years exp

RWJBarnabas Health is a premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine. The Staff Psychologist position at Children's Specialized Hospital focuses on addressing the biopsychosocial needs of children and adolescents with complex medical needs through diagnostic interviews, psychological testing, and psychotherapeutic support.

DiabetesHealth CareNeuroscienceOutpatient CareRehabilitation

Responsibilities

Performs complete psycho-diagnostic evaluations with new patients and identifies patient/family psychosocial needs

Provides effective individual, family, group psychotherapy as indicated

Identifies realistic goals for intervention and delivers ongoing behavioral medicine intervention based on the developmental needs of the patient

Goals related to treatment adherence, pain management, improving coping with various medical conditions, treatment of comorbid psychopathology

Conduct assessments in the area of cognitive and neuropsychological functioning

Attends interdisciplinary case conferences for patients treated or evaluated

Provides effective team consultation as needed

Supports clinical staff

Consult with nursing/medical staff, join treatment sessions with recreational, occupational, physical, and speech therapists

Participates in program development with opportunities for research

Provides in-services and educational trainings to staff and community agencies as requested by Supervisor

Disseminates findings accurately and sensitively and according to Department policy

Provides supervision to staff, fellows, interns, externs as indicated

Displays competency in obtaining and interpreting the patient and family behavior based upon an understanding of cognitive, bio-psychosocial and aging processes

Meet minimum annual expected volumes

Flexibility, both in work hours and in performance of duties

Qualification

PhDPsyDEdDNJ Psychology licenseAHA BLS Provider CertificationAutismCognitive behavioral modificationChronic illnessStandard battery testingTherapeutic relationship skills