Child & Adolescent Psychologist - Evaluations & Consultations

Atlantic Health; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlantic Health in Florham Park, NJ seeks a licensed psychologist to conduct comprehensive evaluations for children and adolescents, including psychoeducational and neurodevelopmental assessments. You will interpret tests, formulate diagnostic impressions, and provide evidence-based recommendations to families and schools.

You will collaborate with pediatricians, therapists, and schools, present findings to stakeholders, and contribute to multidisciplinary planning and program development.

Qualifications

• Conduct comprehensive psychological, psychoeducational, and neurodevelopmental evaluations for children and adolescents.
• Administer, score, interpret, and integrate findings from standardized psychological assessments, including ADOS-2, WISC-V, WAIS, Vineland, BASC, Conners.
• Assess cognitive, academic, executive functioning, adaptive functioning, social-emotional, behavioral, and autism-related concerns.
• Formulate diagnostic impressions and recommendations based on clinical interviews, records review, collateral information, and testing results.
• Prepare comprehensive psychological evaluation reports that summarize background history, assessment findings, diagnoses, and treatment recommendations.
• Provide feedback and psychoeducation to patients, families, referring providers, and other stakeholders regarding evaluation results and recommendations.
• Collaborate with pediatricians, child and adolescent psychiatrists, therapists, schools, and community providers to support coordinated treatment planning.
• Consult with families and providers regarding educational accommodations, special education evaluations, IEPs, 504 Plans, and community resources when appropriate.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences, treatment planning meetings, and program development initiatives.
• Provides consultation and diagnostic support to pediatric primary care providers participating in the NJ Pediatric Psychiatry Collaborative.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation in accordance with departmental, regulatory, and professional standards.
• Provide clinical supervision and training to psychology trainees, interns, fellows, or other staff as assigned.
• Participate in quality improvement, grant-related initiatives, and other departmental projects as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Some local travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychological, psychoeducational, and neurodevelopmental evaluations for children and adolescents.
• Administer, score, interpret, and integrate findings from standardized assessments (ADOS-2, WISC-V, WAIS, Vineland, BASC, Conners).
• Assess cognitive, academic, executive, adaptive, social-emotional, behavioral, and autism-related concerns.
• Formulate diagnostic impressions and recommendations from interviews, records, collateral info, and tests.
• Prepare evaluation reports with background, findings, diagnoses, and recommendations.
• Provide feedback and psychoeducation to patients, families, and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with pediatricians, therapists, schools, and community providers for treatment planning.
• Consult on educational accommodations, IEPs, 504 Plans, and resources.
• Participate in multidisciplinary conferences and program development.
• Offer supervision and training to psychology trainees and staff.
• Maintain compliant clinical documentation; support quality improvement and grants.
• Some local travel may be required.

Skills

Clinical evaluation

Psychoeducational assessment

Neurodevelopmental assessment

Tools

ADOS-2

WISC-V

WAIS

Vineland

BASC

Conners

Job description

Atlantic Health in Florham Park, NJ seeks a licensed psychologist to conduct comprehensive evaluations for children and adolescents, including psychoeducational and neurodevelopmental assessments. You will interpret tests, formulate diagnostic impressions, and provide evidence-based recommendations to families and schools.

You will collaborate with pediatricians, therapists, and schools, present findings to stakeholders, and contribute to multidisciplinary planning and program development.