Pediatric Neuropsychologist, General

Advocate Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wake Forest School of Medicine's Division of Pediatric Psychology & Neuropsychology seeks a pediatric neuropsychologist to focus on neurology with epilepsy emphasis, providing outpatient care for ages 3–18 and opportunities for multidisciplinary collaboration.

The position includes a faculty appointment commensurate with experience, involvement in training fellows and practicum students, and conducting neuropsychological evaluations. NC licensure is required with ABPP eligibility preferred.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in psychology with licensing eligibility in NC.
• Board certification in clinical neuropsychology (ABPP) or eligibility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs neuropsychological evaluations, focusing on the organic aspects of brain function and considering etiological factors.
• Maintains responsibility for test selection, scoring, interpretation, and applying norms appropriately.
• Prepares reports from evaluation data.
• Provides psychotherapy, counseling education, cognitive retraining, behavior management and/or crisis intervention as needed.
• Develops treatment plans with patients and families for consent and participation.
• Trains team members in observational methods and behavior management.
• Provides clinical supervision for graduate students and psychometrists.

Education

Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology

Job description

The Division of Pediatric Psychology & Neuropsychology is excited to announce an opening for a pediatric neuropsychologist. This position has a primary focus in neurology with opportunity for generalist work available. The patient population includes a heavy emphasis on epilepsy, including pre-and post-surgical evaluations, though a wide variety of neurological conditions are referred. The work is anticipated to be primarily outpatient and focused on ages 3 to 18 years. Opportunities exist for multidisciplinary clinic involvement, program development, and early childhood evaluations. Psychotherapy is not expected.

The position comes with a faculty appointment at Wake Forest School of Medicine commensurate with experience. Involvement in training of our pediatric neuropsychology postdoctoral fellow and prospective practicum students is integral to the position. The successful candidate will be eligible for board certification in clinical neuropsychology via ABPP.Additional requirements include eligibility for license in NC and experience working with children with complex medical conditions. A preference will be given to candidates with experience working with children with epilepsy and other neurological conditions.

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, or arrange for the provision of appropriate care, for child, adolescent, adult, and older adult population of patients.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status.
• Interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements and ensures and documents that age specific needs are being met.
• Performs neuropsychological evaluations, appropriate to each patient, which focus primarily upon the organic aspects of brain function, but which also consider other etiological factors, which may affect patient's functional abilities.
• Obtains and evaluates relevant historical information and incorporates this into the evaluation and treatment planning.
• Maintains responsibility for test selection, scoring, and interpretation and understands the limitations of and correctly applies the norms of each test used.
• Utilizes psychometrists for the administration and scoring of tests as appropriate and ensures the accuracy of that administration and scoring through the review and supervision of those team members.
• Prepares reports from the evaluation data.
• Provides psychotherapy, counseling education, cognitive, retraining, behavior management and/or crisis intervention as needed to treat problem areas identified in the assessment process.
• Develops appropriate treatment plans and discusses these with the patient and/or appropriate others to ensure they participate in the development of the plan and consent to treatments.
• Trains professional team members involved in the care of the patient about appropriate observational methods and behavior management techniques, and appropriate supportive roles in the patient's neuropsychological treatment.
• Provides clinical supervision for assigned Master's Level Psychologist, Psychometrist, and Master’s or Doctoral candidate students roles in the patient's neuropsychological treatment.

Physical Requirements

Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral / aural communication with patients, team members, family, visitors. Vision (corrected) adequate for reading. Intelligible speech and normal language/cognitive skills. Must be able to push patients in a wheelchair or stretchers. May lift and carry up to 20 pounds frequently and rarely 21-50 pounds. Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day. Job duties sometimes require climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending. May have to transfer patients. Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and masks are sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood and body fluids.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Ph.D. or Psy.D. degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology including a full time 1 year pre-doctoral internship required. Completion of a full-time two year post-doctoral fellowship with training in neuropsychology required. Current valid license to practice psychology in the applicable state required.