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Nemours Children’s Health - Delaware invites applicants for a full-time integrated primary care psychologist position. We have a 20-year history of providing integrated behavioral health services as part of interprofessional teams in our network of Nemours pediatric primary clinics throughout the state of Delaware, and are excited to expand our team.
The Primary Care Psychologist in this position will join the pediatric primary care teams at Nemours Children’s Health, Pike Creek and Nemours Children’s Health, Newark. The teams are comprised of physicians, nurse practitioners, behavioral health providers, nurses, medical assistants, and a care coordinator who provide team-based care to patients and their families. The Pike Creek practice, located in a suburban area of Wilmington, Delaware, serves a predominantly commercially-insured patient population (78%) and the racial/ethnic breakdown is as follows: 76% White/Caucasian; 8% Black/African-American; 18% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 6% Latine. The Newark practice located in Newark, Delaware serves a large, diverse patient population including 45% white/Caucasian; 38% Black/African-American; 10% Asian/Pacific Islander, 11% Hispanic/Latinx, with 60% of families using commercial insurance and 36% Medicaid.
Equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, providing culturally responsive care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive team environment.
Teaching, training, and mentoring are core values in our division and these efforts are supported and encouraged across all positions. We are committed to expanding the pathway to a diverse workforce and our educational efforts are grounded in and guided by a lens of health equity, diversity, inclusion, and cultural humility.
This role includes many opportunities to participate in program development, leadership, advocacy, and community outreach. In addition, there will be opportunities for quality improvement and research initiatives. Our division collaborates with our research colleagues in the Nemours Center for Healthcare Delivery Science (https://www.nemours.org/pediatric-research/area/health-care-delivery-science.html). Psychologists are members of the medical staff at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and are supported with applying for an academic appointment through the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.
Qualifications
• Ph.D/ Psy.D. from an APA-accredited clinical, counseling, or school psychology program
• Pre-doctoral Internship from an APA-accredited site, and at least one year of postdoctoral experience in a child-focused setting.
• Fully licensed in Delaware or immediately license eligible in Delaware.
APPLICATION:
Please send a letter of interest and CV to WLMBH-DMRecruitment@Nemours.org and please state “Integrated PrimaryCare” in the subject line. Applications currently are being reviewed and will be accepted until the positions are filled.
Questions can be directed to Cheyenne Hughes-Reid, Ph.D., Interim Clinical Director of Integrated Primary Care at Cheyenne.hughes@nemours.org.
About Nemours
The mission of the Psychology division is to improve well-being through quality behavioral health care, education, training, and research in a collaborative, inclusive, and culturally responsive manner.
As one of the nation’s leading pediatric health care systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to more than 300,000 children each year in our pediatric hospitals, specialty clinics, primary care practices, and school-based health centers in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Nemours strives to ensure a healthier tomorrow for all children – even those who may never enter our doors – through our world-changing research, education and advocacy efforts. At Nemours, our Associates help us deliver on the promise we make to every family we have the privilege of serving: to treat their child as if they were our own. Psychologists are members of the medical staff at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and are supported with applying for an academic appointment through the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.
Nemours (Nemours.org) is an open and welcoming place to work, and values diversity in all its forms. Additionally, Nemours aspires to have its workforce and providers reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of diverse backgrounds, Spanish-speaking applicants, and those committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural values are strongly encouraged to apply.
