Pediatric Psychologist - Inpatient - Full Time - New Brunswick, NJ
 RWJBarnabas Health | |
vision insurance, paid time off, long term disability, tuition reimbursement
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 United States, New Jersey, New Brunswick | |
| 200 Somerset Street (Show on map) | |
 Feb 11, 2025 | |
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Pediatric Psychologist - Inpatient - Full Time - New Brunswick, NJ
Req #: 0000186646 Category: Psychologist Status: Full-Time Shift: Day Facility: Childrens Specialized Hosp Department: Inpatient Psychology Location:
New Brunswick (NB),
200 Somerset St., New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Job Overview: The Staff Psychologist position at Children's Specialized Hospital CSH is housed within the state-of-the-art inpatient rehabilitation facility in New Brunswick joining a dynamic multidisciplinary team. Their primary role is to address the biopsychosocial needs of children, adolescents, young adults admitted with complex medical needs. Psychologists provide diagnostic interviews, perform psychological testing and psychotherapeutic support for pediatric patients and their families. The clinical teams include Brain Injury, General Rehabilitation/Spinal Cord Injury, Infant Toddler, Chronic Illness and Chronic Pain. Qualifications: Required:
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Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Benefits and Perks: At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
Choosing RWJBarnabas Health! RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health. RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education. Essential Job Functions Performs complete psychodiagnostic 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 e, g 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 e, g consult with nursing medical staff, join treatment sessions with recreational, occupational, physical, and speech therapists, Participates in program development with opportunities for research, Provides inservices 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, Formal Education and JobRelated Experience Requires a PhD, PsyD or EdD and a least 1 year job related experience, Experience in cognitive behavioral modification, Experience working with children and teens on the Autism Spectrum, Ability to work effectively in a hospital setting, Ability to relate therapeutically with the professional team, children, adolescents and their parents and significant others, Flexibility, both in work hours and in performance of duties, Certification American Heart Association BLS Provider Certification required, License New Jersey Psychologist license, Valid drivers license Education and Experience Additional Comments None Job Specific Contacts Ability to relate therapeutically with the professional team, children, adolescents and their caregivers, Physical Demands Office and Hospital environment, Working Environment Additional Comments Flexibility, both in work hours and in performance of duties, May require on call, Job Provides Direction To None Additional Comments None RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer | |