at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chica in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.
LocationAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Job Description
Lurie Children's Hospital is seeking a full-time licensed pediatric psychologist to work alongside the multidisciplinary endocrinology care team providing services to pediatric patients. Primary responsibilities include the provision of direct clinical services tochildren and adolescents in both inpatient and outpatient settings. This position is located in the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.Qualified candidates will have obtained a PhD or PsyD in a psychology training program and completed an APA-approved internship specializing in clinical child or pediatric psychology. It is preferred that this individual have fellowship-level training in pediatric psychology which includes the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with complex medical needs.
Responsibilities associated with this role will include:
Meeting newly diagnosed families of children with Type 1 diabetes to provide psychoeducation aimed at facilitating family-focused adaptation and coping to a new diagnosis.
Completing inpatient consultations
Participating in interdisciplinary outpatient diabetes clinics
Scholarly activities including teaching and research are expected
Job Summary:
Primary responsibilities include the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents experiencing psychological problems associated with medical or surgical conditions. Direct clinical services will be integrated into multi-disciplinary medical care teams. Provision of direct, evidence-based patient care may occur in the inpatient units and/or in outpatient medical or behavioral health clinics. The psychologist will work with their assigned medical team to integrate psychosocial and medical services, focused on enhancing optimal patient outcomes. Offering education and training for all providers regarding the psychosocial care of families with medical or surgical conditions is also expected. Additional responsibilities include teaching and supervising trainees, including students in the APA-accredited psychology internship program and post-doctoral fellows. The third responsibility is to engage in scholarly activities, including research, program development and presentation of findings at national conferences. The applicant is expected to understand and integrate a developmental perspective into the provision of care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients regarding their growth and development process.
Essential Job Functions:
1. Position-specific functions include conducting evaluations and treatment of children and adolescents admitted to medical/surgical inpatients at Lurie Children's Hospital.
2. Essential job functions for this psychologist include the administration and interpretation of developmental tests appropriate for children ages 0-6 with a variety of development deficits and medical conditions.
3. Additional essential job functions for medical psychologists who primary role is provision of psychiatric care through dedicated partnering with a pediatric specialty division.
4. Provides psychological evaluations and treatment for children treated in the pediatric specialty division, in both inpatient and ambulatory settings.
5. Collaborates with team members of the specialty division in developing, implementing and maintaining policies and procedures specific to the provision of psychiatric care to patients within the pediatric specialty.
6. Serves as a team member within the pediatric specialty division.
7. Engages in research activities relevant to the pediatric specialty that may include increasing understanding of the psychological aspects of pediatric chronic illness and medical conditions, program evaluation, and treatment approaches used in their clinical activities.
8. Special physical requirements - sits and stands throughout the day. Physical management of patients in crisis situation may be necessary.
9. With approval from the pediatric specialty division, may provide clinical services for other medical psychologists and clinicians in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry when coverage is needed, or if they have specific skills that might benefit patients being treated by other pediatric specialists.
10. Collaborates and consults with medical providers, schools, social service agencies as well as city, county, and state... For full info follow application link.
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