Feeding Clinic Psychologist

Careerwebsite; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Malpractice Insurance

CME allowance/time

Job summary

Penn State Health is seeking a Licensed Psychologist to join the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology Medicine’s Feeding Clinic. This outpatient role serves ages 0–18, working with a full interdisciplinary team of therapists, nutritionists, and speech-language pathologists.

Ideal candidates have a PhD or PsyD with pediatric experience, especially in feeding disorders and neurodevelopmental disabilities such as autism, and enjoy teaching, supervision, and research within a collaborative

Qualifications

• Licensed Psychologist with experience in pediatric populations.
• Clinical background in feeding disorders, eating challenges, or pediatric behavioral health.
• Experience with children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, especially autism.

Responsibilities

• Outpatient-only role focused on pediatric feeding.
• Collaborate with Speech, Nutrition, and Pediatric GI.
• Manage a steady daily caseload (~5 patients).
• Teach and mentor residents and graduate students.
• Engage in teaching, research, and community outreach.
• Supervise a master’s level therapist.
• Academic rank determined by qualifications.

Skills

Pediatric psychology

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

PhD or PsyD in Psychology

Job description

Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital invites applications for a Licensed Psychologist to join the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology Medicine’s nationally recognized Feeding Clinic, featuring a fully integrated team of outpatient feeding therapists, nutritionists, and speech-language pathologists.

Opportunity highlights:

• Outpatient-only role focused on pediatric feeding, serving ages 0–18.
• Collaborate closely with an interdisciplinary team including Speech, Nutrition, and Pediatric Gastroenterology.
• Work daily with a high-volume population of children with feeding disorders, most with co-occurring neurodevelopmental disabilities, especially autism.
• Caseload of approximately 5 patients per day, with opportunities to teach and mentor developmental residents and graduate students.
• Engagement across the full mission: clinical care, teaching, research, and community outreach.
• Supervision of a master’s level therapist.
• Academic rank based upon qualifications.

What we're seeking:

• Licensed Psychologist (PhD or PsyD) with experience in pediatric populations.
• Clinical background in feeding disorders, eating challenges, or pediatric behavioral health.
• Experience working with children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, particularly autism spectrum disorder.
• Comfort working in an outpatient, interdisciplinary setting alongside Speech, Nutrition, and Pediatric GI.
• Ability to manage a steady daily caseload (approx. 5 patients) and coordinate care with families.
• Interest in teaching, supervision, and mentoring trainees (residents, graduate students).
• Commitment to research, quality improvement, and/or community outreach within the feeding program.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills to support referrals, scheduling, and clinic operations.
• Collaborative, teamoriented mindset with excellent communication skills.

What we’re offering:

• Highly competitive compensation package with guaranteed salary
• Generous benefits, including relocation assistance, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and malpractice Insurance.
• Vacation time, paid parental and medical leave.
• CME allowance and time
• Peloton discount, on-site fitness centers, and other wellness benefits
• Penn State University tuition discount for employees and dependents

Community

• The area offers excellent public schools with many ranking in the top 100 in the state.
• Central PA offers vibrant urban areas surrounded by small town rural/suburban communities which affords exceptional cultural opportunities including the Harrisburg Symphony, museums, farmers markets and fine dining.
• For the outdoor enthusiast, we have ample opportunities for hiking - Appalachian Trail and many other trails, biking, boating/rowing - Susquehanna River, skiing, and hunting - surrounded by state game lands.
• Located within a short train ride or drive to New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Baltimore.

About Penn State Health:

Penn State Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients and communities across 29 counties in central Pennsylvania. It employs more than 16,500 people system wide.

The system includes Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Children’s Hospital, and Penn State Cancer Institute based in Hershey, PA.; Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill, PA.; Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, PA.; and more than 2,300 physicians and direct care providers at more than 125 medical office locations. Additionally, the system jointly operates various health care providers, including Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center, Hershey Endoscopy Center, Horizon Home Healthcare and Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute.

In December 2017, Penn State Health partnered with Highmark Health to facilitate creation of a value-based, community care network in the region.

Penn State Health shares an integrated strategic plan and operations with Penn State College of Medicine, the University’s medical school. With campuses in State College and Hershey, PA, the College of Medicine boasts a portfolio of more than $100 million in funded research and more than 1,700 students and trainees in medicine, nursing, other health professions and biomedical research.

Penn State Health is an Equal Opportunity Employerand does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class including disability or veteran status.Penn State Health’s policies and objectives are in direct compliance with all federal and state constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, guidelines, and executive orders that prohibit or outlaw discrimination