Pediatric Clinical Psychologist - Eating Disorders

Norton Healthcare; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Children’s Medical Group, affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, seeks a full-time psychologist specializing in pediatric eating disorders to evaluate and treat children and adolescents in an outpatient setting.

You will implement empirically-based treatments (CBT, DBT, FBT, ACT), help develop programs such as IOP, and serve as a consultant to Norton Healthcare medical staff.

Qualifications

• Pediatric eating disorders expertise and training in pediatric populations.
• Doctorate degree in psychology from an APA-accredited program.
• APA-accredited internship completed.
• Postdoctoral fellowship focused on treating youth with eating disorders.
• Kentucky psychology license or license eligible.
• Eligible for Health Service Provider designation.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat children/adolescents with eating disorders and families in outpatient settings.
• Develop programs and implement empirically-based treatments (CBT, DBT, FBT, ACT).
• Serve as a consultant to Norton Healthcare medical staff.
• Potential involvement in training psychology residents and medical students.

Skills

CBT

DBT

FBT

ACT

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (APA-accredited)

APA-accredited internship

Postdoctoral fellowship focused on eating disorders

Tools

Licensure (KY) or license-eligible

Job description

Responsibilities

NORTON CHILDREN’S CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOLOGY, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, and a part of Norton Children’s Medical Group is seeking a full-time psychologist with expertise in treatment of patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder and related disorders. Appointment will be a combined 1.0 FTE with Norton Children’s Medical Group, affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Psychology.

About The Position

Primary responsibilities include evaluating and treating children/adolescents with eating disorders and their families primarily in an outpatient medical setting; assisting in further developing programs; implementing empirically-based treatment modalities such as CBT, DBT, FBT, and ACT; and serving as a consultant to Norton Healthcare medical staff.

• This position offers the opportunity to participate in program development related to possible services available to treat eating disorders (e.g., IOP)
• The psychologist will also have the opportunity to be involved with training psychology residents in our APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship in Clinical Child/Pediatric Psychology, as well as educating child psychiatry residents, psychiatry residents and medical students
• While the position is primarily clinical in focus, the faculty member will have opportunities for research and clinical innovation
• The faculty appointment for this position is at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the Department of Pediatrics.

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Applicants must have

• Pediatric or child clinical psychologist with training and experience in pediatric eating disorders services
• Doctorate from an American Psychological Association (APA)-accredited graduate program in clinical, counseling, or school psychology
• APA-accredited internship
• Postdoctoral fellowship, with a focus on treating youth with eating disorders or comparable clinical expertise
• Kentucky psychologist license or license eligible
• Eligible for Health Service Provider (HSP) designation

About Norton Children’s Medical Group

Norton Children’s Medical Group, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is the pediatric provider division of Norton Medical Group. Norton Children’s Medical Group employs more than 400 medical providers who work in over 170 locations in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. To support the community’s need for expanded care, Norton Children’s Medical Group encompasses all pediatric care, including inpatient, outpatient, primary and specialty care. Patients have access to multidisciplinary resources through Norton Medical Group’s extensive network of primary and specialty care practices, as well as Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Norton Children’s Hospital, Norton Children's Medical Center and the Novak Center for Children’s Health. (More information is available at NortonChildrens.com.)

Qualifications

• One year as a clinical psychologist
• Doctorate Degree
• Licensed Psychologist