Pediatric Psychologist - La Rabida Children's Hospital

Clinical Psychologist, Pediatrics 

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is hiring a full-time Pediatric Psychologist for the Behavioral Health department in Chicago, IL.  

At La Rabida Children’s Hospital, our mission is simple: we’re dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of life for each of our patients with complex conditions, disabilities, and chronic illness. The path to completing this mission, however, is often complicated.  Fortunately, we’ve got the best team around.  If you are looking for your next career opportunity to partner with a compassionate multidisciplinary collaborative team, we have the job for you!

Job Summary:  

We are seeking a full-time pediatric psychologist at La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago, IL with a 4 day work week Monday to Thursday 9am to 7:30pm. The psychologist in this position will work in our integrated outpatient specialty medical clinics as well as provide outpatient therapy and inpatient assessment and support. Please see below for more information about the position.

Essential Pediatric Psychologist Functions: 

• Provides behavioral health services to patients and their families, predominately in integrated care within specialty medical clinics, inpatient admissions, and outpatient appointments.
• Provides behavioral health consultation services during specialty care clinics
• Provides short and long term outpatient behavioral health care to patients with comorbid medical conditions. May provide psychological testing.
• Provides coverage of inpatient behavioral health inpatient consultation; liaison for rehab and complex medical patients, including long term care evaluations.
• Provides care for patients with presenting symptoms such as behavioral problems, school and learning problems, trauma exposure and symptomology, attention problems, anxiety, depression, medical adherence as well as others.
• Has training in and can implement behavioral health interventions such as individual psychotherapy, behavior modification techniques, family therapy, group therapy and crisis intervention.
• Conducts clinical evaluations, employing scales and measures as clinically indicated, and diagnoses conditions using DSM 5/ICD 10.
• Compose treatment plans and formulate reports based on assessments.
• Consults and collaborates with the multidisciplinary health care team to ensure psychological services are integrated into patient’s treatment. Makes recommendations on integrated care program development.
• May develop and implement specific diagnostic programs and/or treatment programs (“clinics”) for specific patient populations (e.g., incontinence, pain management).
• Takes an active role in new program development to provide innovative care to children served by La Rabida Children’s Hospital
• May be involved in education and training programs for other students and staff members, both inside and outside of the Division of Behavioral Health.
• Conducts in-service training and educational seminars for hospital staff, parents and/or community agencies as required.
• A minimum of 50% of work must be in direct patient/family contact.

What we need from you:  

• Psy.D or Ph.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology required.
• APA-accredited internship in child or pediatric psychology and must have training/experience in pediatric health psychology required.
• Experience working with children on a multidisciplinary medical team, a pediatric psychology fellowship, training in neuropsychological assessment, experience with trauma informed care, chronically ill children, supervisory experience and a strong research background are highly desirable.
• Current Illinois Registration/licensure in Clinical Psychology or eligible and able to attain within 90 days of hire.
• CPR required: Only certifications issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross will be accepted.

What you will receive:  

• Competitive Salary  
• Medical, Dental, and Vision  
• Pet Insurance 
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)  
• Life & Disability Insurance  
• Retirement Savings Plans & Matching  
• Tuition Reimbursement  
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)  
• Generous Paid Time Off & Holidays  
• Free Parking  
• Free breakfast and lunch on the last Friday of every month  

Who we are:  

La Rabida is a place unlike any other. We understand the needs of families with children dealing with the most serious or complicated of conditions. With teams of the best healthcare providers in Chicago, we give continuous, comprehensive care, education and support, helping families face their unique obstacles head on. 

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is very proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.  

Conditions of Employment Required to demonstrate full vaccination status for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized or FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine; OR Qualify for a reasonable accommodation for an exemption from vaccine requirements based on a medical disability or because of a sincerely held religious belief. Additional information and instructions regarding how to request a reasonable accommodation will be provided on request at the time of selection. 

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