Pediatric Neuropsychologist

Posting Note: Pediatric Neuropsychologist:

Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) at Phoenix Children’s is seeking a full-time pediatric neuropsychologist to provide services to an outpatient population at Phoenix Children’s. Phoenix Children's is one of the largest children's hospitals in the United States, is among America's top five largest clinical volumes in neurosciences, and has been named in the U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospital rankings. The Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient neurological care and services to infants, children, and teenagers with neurological disorders. We are seeking an individual with experience providing neuropsychological evaluations in a pediatric medical setting. This position will involve providing comprehensive neuropsychological assessments (clinical interviews, obtaining information from collateral sources, selecting, administering, and interpreting neuropsychological measures, provision of feedback, report-writing). Other responsibilities include consultations with families, schools, physicians, and allied health care providers as needed.

The neuropsychologist will have the opportunity not only to provide services to patients but will also be able to work with members of an interdisciplinary medical team and participate in the education programs associated with a leading academic and research organization. Building on our collaboration with Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, the successful candidate will possess the ability to work as a collaborative member of a team of six Pediatric Neuropsychologists. The Neuropsychology Division of BNI at Phoenix Children’s provides the opportunity to supervise trainees through the department’s extensive clinical training programs. These training programs include an APA accredited internship program in Psychology, and Practicum Placement students from local colleges and universities. In addition, there is an opportunity to receive academic appointments through the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Mayo School of Medicine, Creighton Medical School, and Midwestern School of Medicine.

Qualifications for the position include doctoral training and internship at APA-accredited programs, with 2-years of specialized post-doctoral training in neuropsychology in a medical setting. Graduate, internship, and fellowship training with an emphasis on assessment and treatment of pediatric populations in a medical setting is essential. At least three years of demonstrated, post-doctoral experience and proficiency with pediatric clinical neuropsychology in a medical center setting is preferred. The successful candidate must be Board certified or Board eligible through the American Board of Professional Psychology and obtain psychological licensure by the State of Arizona.

David Blaha
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
dblaha@phoenixchildrens.com

1. Neuropsychologist shall provide patient care services as assigned by the chief of the division. a. Provides direct patient care services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. b. Provides subspecialty consultations and follow-up. c. Provides diagnostic and therapeutic services/procedures. d. Assists the chief with the administration and provision of appropriate attending on-call coverage of emergencies.

• Provide direct patient care services
  
  Provide neuropsychological diagnostic and therapeutic services/procedures in the ambulatory and inpatient setting.
• Support the medical education programs and activities of the division
  
  Provide direction supervision of psychological and neuropsychological for medical students, residents, fellows and allied health care professionals for the delivery of inpatient and outpatient services
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.
  

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