Physician: Pediatric Psychologist

St. Luke's Health System; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site massages

Employee Assistance Program

onsite childcare

Virgin Pulse wellness tools

Competitive compensation package and a

Recruitment incentives

Job summary

St. Luke’s Health System is seeking a Pediatric Psychologist for the St. Luke’s Children’s Neuro- and Behavioral Psychology team in Boise, Idaho.

The role combines inpatient consult-liaison with outpatient clinical care for children and adolescents with medical conditions. Role emphasizes collaboration with interdisciplinary medical teams and several subspecialty clinics, with opportunities to provide clinical consultation to masters-level therapists and to participate in rounds and

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) from an APA/CPA-accredited program.
• Completion of an APACPA-accredited pre-doctoral internship
• Completion of a postdoctoral training pediatric psychology
• Licensed or eligible for license in Idaho
• Preferred: Pediatric Psychologist who has progressed beyond entry-level practice and brings several years of experience

Responsibilities

• Inpatient Consult-Liaison: provide psychological consultation and intervention to hospitalized patients and collaborate with medical teams and psychosocial providers.
• Work with interdisciplinary teams to address behavioral health and psychosocial needs (inpatient) including coping, adherence, and adjustment to illness.
• Provide consultation to medical teams regarding behavioral, emotional, or psychosocial concerns impacting medical care.
• Conduct focused assessments and deliver timely, problem-focused interventions for hospitalized patients and families.
• Coordinate behavioral health services for patients with complex medical and psychosocial needs.
• Attend medical rounds, patient care conferences, and psychosocial rounds as appropriate.
• Facilitate communication between families and medical teams when psychosocial factors impact care.
• Outpatient: maintain an outpatient clinical caseload delivering evidence-based psychological services to children and adolescents with medical/health-related concerns.
• Assess and treat pediatric patients with emotional, behavioral, or adjustment difficulties related to medical conditions.
• Deliver evidence-based health psychology interventions addressing coping, adherence, pain management, and adjustment to illness.
• Collaborate with pediatric medical specialists and provide clinical consultation to masters-level therapists.
• Develop treatment plans supporting functioning at home, school, and in medical settings.

Education

Doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) from an APA/CPA-accredited program

Job description

Make a Difference Where it Matters Most:

St. Luke’s Children’s Neuro- and Behavioral Psychology is seeking a Pediatric Psychologist to join our team.

What to Expect:

The position involves inpatient consult liaison as well as outpatient clinical care and focuses on delivering evidence-based, integrated psychological services to children and adolescents with acute and chronic medical conditions. The psychologist will work closely with interdisciplinary medical teams and partner with several pediatric subspecialty clinics.

The psychologist will provide psychological consultation and intervention to patients admitted to the hospital and collaborate closely with medical teams and psychosocial providers.

Responsibilities include:

• Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to address behavioral health and psychosocial needs on inpatient- such as patient coping, treatment adherence, and adjustment to illness.
• Provide consultation to medical teams regarding patients with behavioral, emotional, or psychosocial concerns impacting medical care
• Conduct focused assessment and deliver timely, problem-focused interventions for hospitalized patients and families
• Participate in directing and coordinating behavioral health services for patients with complex medical and psychosocial needs
• Attend medical rounds, patient care conferences, and psychosocial rounds as appropriate
• Facilitate communication between families and medical teams when psychosocial factors are impacting care

Inpatient Consult-Liaison Responsibilities

The psychologist will provide psychological consultation and intervention to patients admitted to the hospital and collaborate closely with medical teams and psychosocial providers.

Responsibilities include:

• Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to address behavioral health and psychosocial needs on inpatient- such as patient coping, treatment adherence, and adjustment to illness.
• Provide consultation to medical teams regarding patients with behavioral, emotional, or psychosocial concerns impacting medical care
• Conduct focused assessment and deliver timely, problem-focused interventions for hospitalized patients and families
• Participate in directing and coordinating behavioral health services for patients with complex medical and psychosocial needs
• Attend medical rounds, patient care conferences, and psychosocial rounds as appropriate
• Facilitate communication between families and medical teams when psychosocial factors are impacting care

Outpatient Clinical Responsibilities

The psychologist will maintain an outpatient clinical caseload providing evidence-based psychological services to children and adolescents with medical and health-related concerns. There are opportunities in a variety of areas depending on applicant training and interest.

Responsibilities include:

• Assessment and treatment of pediatric patients experiencing emotional, behavioral, or adjustment difficulties related to medical conditions
• Delivery of evidence-based health psychology interventions addressing coping, adherence, pain management, and adjustment to illness
• Collaboration with pediatric medical specialists—such as surgery, gastroenterology, neurology, palliative and supportive care, urology, rheumatology, and nephrology—and have opportunities to provide clinical consultation to our masters‑level therapiststo support integrated patient care
• Development of treatment plans that support patients’ functioning at home, school, and in medical settings

Why Providers Choose St. Luke’s:

More than sixty specialties converge here, including Idaho’s only Children’s Hospital. Physicians benefit from modern operating suites, advanced technology, and integrated support through technology – enabling them to spend more time on meaningful patient care and less on administrative burdens.

But inside St. Luke’s, the standout feature isn’t equipment or facilities—it’s the culture. We believe exceptional care begins with an environment that supports our clinicians. Nationally recognized by the American Medical Association's Joy in Medicine program for reducing burnout and boosting clinician well-being, St. Luke’s leads in team collaboration, professional growth, and shared decision-making.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) from an APA/CPA-accredited program
• Completion of an APACPA-accredited pre-doctoral internship
• Completion of a postdoctoral training pediatric psychology
• Licensed or eligible for license in Idaho
• Preferred: Pediatric Psychologist who has progressed beyond entry-level practice and brings several years of experience

Benefits Beyond the Basics:

Alongside competitive pay and retirement plans, we offer benefits that go beyond the basics — including on-site massages, counseling through our Employee Assistance Program, onsite childcare, and access to Virgin Pulse wellness tools. We’re committed to your overall well-being.

• Competitive compensation package and generous recruitment incentives
• Hospital employed with great benefits, retirement, malpractice, vacation and CME allowance
• Supportive work culture with wellness programs and employee recognition initiatives

Nationally Ranked. Locally Driven.

• Forbes Top Hospitals 2026: Multiple St. Luke’s locations—including Boise, Magic Valley, Wood River, and Nampa—earned top ratings for outcomes, value, and patient experience
• Top 15 Health System in the U.S for 9 Consecutive Years: Repeatedly honored by Truven Health/IBM Watson Health for outstanding clinical outcomes, efficiency, patient experience, and community health impact
• #1 Hospital in Idaho: St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center is ranked the top hospital statewide with high‑performing ratings in numerous specialties and procedures

Live Well in Idaho: Boise

Boise, known as the “City of Trees,” is a vibrant and growing city that blends urban sophistication with outdoor adventure. Discover a lifestyle with mountains, clean air, safe community, quality of life, outdoor recreation, and real community — all while working in a top-tier health system committed to care excellence.

For more information on this opportunity, please contact Julia Nigro at [e-mail]

What's in it for you:

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, financial support through Fidelity, access to the Personify Health Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.