Psychologist Developmental Peds PHD

St. Joseph's Health; Paramus (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

403b retirement plan

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

PTO and paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Job summary

St. Joseph’s Health in New Jersey is seeking a doctoral-level psychologist to join the Binder Autism Center within the Child Development Center.

The role involves clinical assessment, treatment services, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team including physicians, BCBA, RBTs, APN, PA, and social worker. Responsibilities include completing medical records, developing discharge plans, and providing family-focused services such as parent education workshops and counseling.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Psychology or Social Work.
• PhD or PsyD license required in NJ.
• 3–5 years of relevant work experience.
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred.
• Sound clinical judgment.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical assessment and treatment services to clients with various mental health issues.
• Complete client medical records in compliance with regulatory standards.
• Develop discharge plans and linkages to support functioning in the community.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team for optimal service delivery.
• Deliver parent psycho-education workshops, parent training, and family counseling.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Education

Doctoral degree in Psychology or Social Work

Job description

• The position is in the Child Development Center
• Working with patients with a variety of developmental disorders
• Experience in evaluation and diagnosis of developmental disorders, testing, and evaluation is essential
• The position is part of a team comprised of a neurodevelopmental pediatrician, BCBA, ABAs, RBTs, APN, PA, and social worker all working in collaboration to deliver services.
• The psychologist is part of the Binder Autism Center, delivering parent pscho-education workshops, parent training, family counseling, facilitating groups and more.

St. Joseph’s Health operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with non-profit status. Therefore, you may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

To provide clinical assessment and treatment services to clients with a variety of mental health issues. Works collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team to provide optimal, quality services to clients. Responsible for completion of client medical records, in compliance with regulatory standards. Develops discharge plans and linkages aimed to encourage functioning within the community.

Qualifications

• Work requires the knowledge of theories, principles, and concepts normally acquired through completion of a Doctoral degree in Psychology or Social Work and three to five years of previous work-related experience.
• Must demonstrate sound clinical judgment.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish/English) preferred. PhD or PsyD license required commensurate to degree or post-doctoral permit by the state of New Jersey.
• Work requires the analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data in order to solve problems.
• Work requires the ability to prepare detailed assessments of patient referrals, counseling individual, group or family members, or perform other duties requiring a comparable level of communication skill.

About Us

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options

*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About the Team

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

Job Info

• Job Identification 20261689
• Job Category Allied Health
• Posting Date 10/06/2026, 03:51 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations St. Joseph's University Medical Center (On-site)