Pediatric Psychologist for Top Ranked Children's Hospital - St. Louis, MO

About the role

St. Louis Children's Hospital is seeking a full-time Pediatric Psychologist to join the team. Our mission is to improve children’s behavioral health and quality of life through evidence-based care. We offer three types of clinical care for children, adolescents, and their families.

Responsibilities

• Performs psychological evaluations, assessments, psychotherapy, and consultation during the course of treatment for patients and their families.
• Acts as a resource and liaison to hospital staff and outside community.
• Maintains designated targets for chart compliance and report turn around times.
• Conducts and disseminates research in the field of expertise.

Requirements

• Must be a Certified Child Psychologist.
• Must have a Child Psychology Fellowship.
• Must have completed a Child Psychology Internship.

Qualifications

Our Pediatric Psychology Services are directed towards promoting quality of life for children with medical conditions and their families. Assessment and intervention services are provided to families on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Specialty areas include hematology & oncology, solid organ transplant, cardiology, neurology, pain, sleep, gastroenterology, diabetes and endocrinology, pulmonology, gender identity, adolescent medicine, rheumatology, allergy & immunology, and critical care and surgery.

Skills

Research efforts of the pediatric psychologists have targeted identification of factors related to child and family adjustment to medical illness. Patients are commonly referred for issues such as emotional or behavioral problems related to new or chronic illness, improving adherence to medical regimens, difficulty sleeping, managing pain or other physical symptoms, and promoting family adjustment to life-altering medical conditions.

Benefits

BJC Total Rewards includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date. Disability insurance is paid for by BJC. Employees can contribute 4% of their salary to the BJC Automatic Retirement Plan, which includes a company match. A 401(k) plan with BJC match is also available. Tuition assistance is available on the first day of employment. Adoption assistance is provided. Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts and Paid Time Off benefit combine vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time are also offered.

Legal Statement

Equal Opportunity Employer. Please contact Amy Taylor at amy.taylor@bjc.org for more information or to schedule an interview.