UNIV - Open Rank Psychologist - Pediatrics: Cardiology
MUSC Health
Summary
The Department of Pediatrics is seeking a full-time pediatric psychologist to join the Pediatric Cardiology team as an embedded psychologist in the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center. We are seeking a psychologist who has passion for the pediatric cardiac patient population as well as a high level of initiative and innovation in providing care.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Provide family-focused inpatient and outpatient clinic based intervention for infants, children and adolescents and their caregivers with behavioral, mental health, and developmental concerns.
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary care team on plan of care.
- Coordinate team meetings across psychosocial staff (including neuropsychology, palliative care, speech and occupational therapists, social work, and child life) to facilitate care provision.
- Conduct brief assessments and conduct evaluations for minors.
- Participate in program development and quality improvement activities.
- Engage in medical education with students, residents, and fellows.
- Opportunities to collaborate on research with colleagues are available.
Qualifications
- Completed a doctoral degree in clinical, counseling or school psychology.
- Completed an internship from an APA-approved program.
- Completed a postdoctoral fellowship.
- Intern and/or fellowship in Pediatric Psychology is preferred.
- Prior experience working with children with cardiac conditions or a solid organ transplant is highly desirable.
- Experience working with pediatric populations including skills in young child assessment and experience with empirically-supported intervention for children and adolescents with comorbid medical and behavioral health concerns.
- Experience with CBT and family systems approaches to treatment is desirable.
- Must be a US citizen or permanent US resident and eligible for licensure in South Carolina.
Requirements
- Doctoral degree in clinical, counseling or school psychology
- Internship from an APA-approved program
- Postdoctoral fellowship
- Experience working with pediatric populations
- Skills in young child assessment
- Experience with empirically-supported intervention for children and adolescents with comorbid medical and behavioral health concerns
- US citizen or permanent US resident
- Eligible for licensure in South Carolina
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement benefits
- Professional development opportunities
Company overview
MUSC Health is the healthcare system of the Medical University of South Carolina, serving as the state's premier academic medical center and comprehensive healthcare provider. Founded in 1824 and headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, MUSC Health operates 14 hospitals with approximately 2,500 beds and has five additional hospital locations in development. The organization provides patient care through more than 350 telehealth sites and nearly 750 care locations across all regions of South Carolina, serving 46 counties throughout the state. For 11 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked MUSC Health as the number one hospital in South Carolina, reflecting its commitment to clinical excellence and patient safety. As an integrated academic health system, MUSC Health combines clinical care with medical education and research, training more than 900 residents and fellows annually while conducting groundbreaking research with $360 million in research funding and 1,268 active clinical trials. The organization employs over 10,000 team members and handles approximately 3.21 million patient encounters each year, delivering specialized services in cancer care, cardiac services, digestive health, women's health, and numerous other medical specialties through its Hollings Cancer Center and other specialized institutes.