Pediatric Neuropsychologist

Medical University of South Carolina; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is recruiting Pediatric Neuropsychologists to join our Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics in Charleston. This role provides comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for children and adolescents with complex medical and neurodevelopmental conditions.

We value collaboration with developmental pediatricians and other specialists, and offer opportunities for program development, research, and education.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in clinical psychology or school psychology from an APA-accredited program.
• Completion of an APA-accredited internship and two-year postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology.
• Experience conducting neuropsychological evaluations with children and adolescents who have complex medical conditions and/or neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Eligible for licensure as a psychologist in South Carolina.
• Preference for candidates with board certification in clinical neuropsychology or eligibility for board certification through ABCN.

Responsibilities

• Join a collaborative, interdisciplinary team with opportunities for program development, research, and leadership roles.
• These new positions will provide comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for children and adolescents with a wide range of medical and neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Participate in supervision and training of psychology interns, postdoctoral fellows, and other learners within the division; contribute to the APA-accredited Charleston Consortium Psychology Internship Program and our pediatric psychology postdoctoral fellowship program.

Job description

Pediatric Neuropsychologist Faculty Positions

Medical University of South Carolina

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is recruiting Pediatric Neuropsychologists to join our growing team within the Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, located at a major academic medical center in Charleston, South Carolina that serves a diverse and medically complex pediatric population throughout the state. Located in the Department of Pediatrics, our division faculty include six developmental pediatricians, seven clinical psychologists, and two clinical neuropsychologists. Our psychology team also includes a psychoeducational specialist and four psychometrists. The neuropsychology service provides care to children and adolescents from a variety of referral sources within MUSC, including cardiology, genetics, hematology-oncology, neurology, neurosurgery, and rheumatology.

Position Highlights:

• Join a collaborative, interdisciplinary team with opportunities for program development, research, and leadership roles.
• These new positions will provide comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for children and adolescents with a wide range of medical and neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Preference for candidates with experience in the following specialty area(s):
  • Pediatric Epilepsy and/or Neurosurgery: Evaluation of children with epilepsy, traumatic brain injury and concussion, shunted hydrocephalus, craniofacial conditions, and pre-/post-neurosurgical cases. MUSC Children’s Health has the only Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center in the state and is designated as a Pediatric Level IV Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. MUSC also operates the only inpatient rehabilitation unit in South Carolina.
  • Neurodevelopmental Conditions: Evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorder and genetic syndromes. With the advent of whole exome sequencing (WES) a record number of genetic differences are identified at MUSC, and many are associated with neurodevelopmental conditions. This position will collaborate closely with developmental pediatricians and child psychologists within the Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics on autism referrals.
• Participate in the supervision and training of psychology interns, postdoctoral fellows, and other learners within the division. Contribute to the APA-accredited Charleston Consortium Psychology Internship Program (https://medicine.musc.edu/departments/psychiatry-behavioral-sciences/education/internship) and our pediatric psychology postdoctoral fellowship program. Faculty are also encouraged to participate in medical education for residents and fellows from developmental pediatrics, neurology, psychiatry, and other related specialties.
• Applicants from all career stages are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in clinical psychology or school psychology from an APA-accredited program.
• Completion of an APA-accredited internship and two-year postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology.
• Experience conducting neuropsychological evaluations with children and adolescents who have complex medical conditions and/or neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Eligible for licensure as a psychologist in South Carolina.
• Preference for candidates with board certification in clinical neuropsychology or eligibility for board certification through ABCN.

Benefits:

MUSC is an equal opportunity employer and offers a competitive salary and full benefits package.

Inquiries may be addressed to:

Mary C. Kral, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Medical University of South Carolina
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