What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assessment Psychologist position at LifeScape?
$20,000 Sign On Bonus for Full Time *
* Assessments Only *
* No Ongoing Therapy Caseload *
* Flexible Hours/Schedule * Cohesive Interdisciplinary Team *
Are you a Pediatric Neuropsychologist or Clinical Psychologist who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and their families? Is working for a mission-based, culture-focused organization that values their employees important to you? If so, we have an opportunity for YOU!
LifeScape is seeking a compassionate and qualified candidate to join our collaborative, interdisciplinary team as a full-time, part-time, or unscheduled part-time (PRN) Assessment Psychologist at our outpatient clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This role allows you to exclusively complete assessments and diagnostic evaluations. The individual in this role will not have an ongoing therapy caseload. This individual would be responsible for completing a variety of psychological assessments and diagnostic evaluations, which may include:
- Psychologist Assessments
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Evaluations
- ADHD Evaluations
- IQ/Cognitive Eligibility Evaluations
- Neuropsychological Evaluations as required by referring providers
- Independent Education Evaluations (IEEs)
LifeScape offers a supportive and fun working environment where you will be an integral part of helping children be the best that they can be! LifeScape strives to provide quality care in a child-centered setting that allows you to be a safe outlet for children and adolescents, and their families, with varying mental, emotional, and social disorders. LifeScape is a regional leader in pediatric therapy and serves children with a wide range of diagnoses and treatment needs, allowing you to explore a variety of specialty areas, including:
- Bedside assessment and discharge planning in a pediatric inpatient rehabilitation program
- Collaboration with an interdisciplinary autism spectrum disorder evaluation team
- Assessment in an inpatient and outpatient Brain Injury Program
- Assessment of a variety of genetic disorders, neurodevelopmental diagnoses, and rare conditions
- Working with mostly pediatric patients, some adult patients
Our organizational culture is grounded by our mission of empowering people to live their best life. This includes you! LifeScape fosters inclusion, collaboration, learning, and respect of all people and all roles. As a team member at LifeScape, you would support LifeScape’s vision to be an innovative organization, providing exceptional services and creative solutions for people with varied needs and complex care across their lifespan by demonstrating our values of integrity, compassion, respect, safety & wellbeing, fiscal responsibility, excellence, and accountability.
The LifeScape Advantage
Looking for something different? At LifeScape, we do things differently. We think differently. We treat differently. We strive for innovation, think outside the box, and work together for one goal – to improve the quality of life and outcomes of each child that we treat. If you’re ready to be a part of an organization that is changing the world of pediatric therapy, one child at a time, then apply for this job!
Need to work certain hours? We offer many flexible options for hours, with opportunities for 30-40 hours/week for full-time. Part-time and PRN hours are also available. You choose the number of hours per week and the number of weeks per year you work! Not sure if we have what you need – just ask!
Love to collaborate? At LifeScape, you’ll work with one of the largest pediatric interdisciplinary teams in the region, alongside other clinical psychologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, behavior analysts, physiatrists, dieticians, and certified orthotist/prosthetists. Our unique interdisciplinary approach to care provides a positive, comprehensive experience for patients and allows you to learn from and collaborate with other experts in the field.
Great benefits? Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision; 401(k) including match; and both sick and vacation time off.
Value professional growth? Your professional development is important to us. LifeScape offers frequent opportunities for personal and professional development through mentorship and training opportunities both on- and off-site. We foster leadership and growth in therapists’ interest areas by providing financial assistance for continuing education.
Requirements
Education and Experience
Why Work for Us?
We Are Driven by Our Mission
Empowering people to live their best life.
We Have a Vision for Our Future
LifeScape will be an innovative organization, providing exceptional services and creative solutions for people with varied needs and complex care across their life span. Through collaborative partnerships, LifeScape will become a destination for research, and the development, implementation, and training of technology-based solutions to improve the lives of people we support.
We Lead with Shared Values
Integrity - Compassion - Respect - Safety and Wellbeing - Fiscal Responsibility - Excellence - Accountability
Note: Job postings are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
LifeScape is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer of females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.
LifeScape is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Education
Preferred- Doctorate or better
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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