Pediatric Psychology Fellow

Children; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's of Alabama seeks a psychologist/behavioral health professional to provide consultation and liaison services within the Behavioral Health Outpatient program at Main Campus Dearth Tower. The role includes delivering individualized behavioral therapy to pediatric patients and offering education and support to families to help them understand and follow the care plan.

The position operates on a full-time Day Shift (8:00 a.m.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree required for the role.
• Experience with pediatric outpatient behavioral health.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral health consultation and liaison services to patients in the acute care medical facility.
• Deliver individualized behavioral therapy to patients and education/support to families.
• Address ADHD, mood disorders, and medication management as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in crisis and bridge clinic appointments to ensure continuity of care.

Skills

Behavioral health consultation

Liaison services

Clinical documentation

Family education

Education

Doctorate Degree

Job description

In Behavioral Health Outpatient at Main Campus Dearth Tower

Work schedule will be Full-time on the Day Shift, 8a-430p.

Summary:
Provide behavioral health consultation and liaison services to patients in the acute care medical facility of CoA which may include individualized behavioral therapy to patients and education and support services to families to assist them in understanding, accepting and adhering to recommendations of the health care team.

Education with Equivalent Qualifications:

Essential:

• Doctorate Degree

Children's of Alabama has two Behavioral Health outpatient clinics; one location is the Ireland Center (on the campus of Children's of Alabama Hospital) and the other location is an offsite location at Patriot Park, 200 Wildwood Parkway Birmingham, AL 35209. Our treatment team is comprised of Psychiatrists, Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Psychologists, and Licensed Therapists to provide multidisciplinary care for our patients and families. Our outpatient clinics offer individual and family counseling for children, adolescents and their families. Our providers work with patients and families to address and mitigate behavioral and mental health issues including, but not limited to ADHD, mood disorders, and medication management for related disorders. We provide crisis clinic appointments for those patients assessed in the ED to be in need of urgent outpatient services, but do not meet inpatient or PHP admission criteria. In addition, we offer bridge clinic appointments to existing patients who have missed the most recent appointment with their prescriber or who have an urgent need to see a prescriber before the next scheduled appointment. We provide social service counseling that provides brief solution focused support to families as well.

Schedule: 8a-430p, Day Shift, Monday-Friday Standard Days