at University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Pediatric Psychologist
Pediatric Psychologist
Hiring Department: UICOMP-Pediatrics
Location: Peoria, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1025496
Posting Close Date: 8/14/2024
The pediatric psychologist will provide psychoeducational evaluations, developmental evaluations and behavioral management for infants, toddlers, and children with developmental, intellectual, and physical disabilities. The psychologist will collaborate with team to decide and then perform assessments that are needed and then provide feedback to the family and the care team. They will also provide behavioral intervention to help the child and family achieve their goals.
The psychologist has the opportunity to participate in education, research and quality improvement.
Position Summary
The Division of Child Development and Rehabilitation in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria is looking to add pediatric psychology to the program. The pediatric psychologist will work with developmental behavioral pediatrics, neurodevelopmental pediatrics, child development advanced practice registered nurses, social work, dietitians, nurses, and additional clinical staff to provide comprehensive care to patient with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Duties & Responsibilities
Conduct psychoeducational testing and other developmental tests as part of neurodevelopmental assessment along with neurodevelopmental and developmental behavioral providers.
Collaboration in patient and family care with the Child Development and Rehabilitation Team including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social work, dietitians and other clinical staff.
Writing of comprehensive assessment reports.
Treatment of behavioral issues common to children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Teaching of medical students, residents and fellows in pediatrics.
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
PhD or PsyD in psychology
APA internship in Child or Pediatric psychology
Psychoeducational and developmental testing in child with developmental and neurodevelopmental concerns
Experience in behavioral interventions in children with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Current Illinois Registration/licensure in clinical psychology or eligible in Illinois
Preferred Qualifications
Fellowship in pediatric psychology.
Experience working with children and their families who have complex medical conditions.
Interest in leading/participating in research or quality improvement in the area of child development and neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Interest in providing supervision to fellows in pediatric psychology.
About University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria (UICOMP) Department of Pediatrics and OSF Healthcare Children's Hospital of Illinois:
UICOMP is one of the three regional campuses of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, one of the largest public medical schools in the country. UICOMP's educational programs include 244 medical students and 300 residents/fellows in 21 different post graduate programs. The Department of Pediatrics is one of the largest departments at UICOMP. In collaboration with the OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois, the Department has 19 divisions and over 145 faculty members providing general pediatrics and subspecialty services to the pediatric population in Central Illinois.
About Children's Hospital of Illinois
The current research infrastructure within the Department includes office of research, a dedicated biostatistician and internal research funding mechanism to support our faculty. The primary teaching hospital of UICOMP is Children's Hospital of Illinois, a tertiary care facility serving a 37-county region with a population base of over two million. Children's Hospital of Illinois provides comprehensive services to children, including Quaternary Care NICU and a state-designated Pediatric Critical Care Center. Children's Hospital of Illinois is a major medical facility with 136 beds and a 32-bed critical care unit and the only Level 1 trauma center in Illinois outside of Chicago. There are existing resources through UICOMP and Children's Hospital of Illinois for seeding research funding, quality and outcomes... For full info follow application link.
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