Psychologist - Outpatient Pediatric Psychologist – Specialty Clinics, Testing, and Therapy (HDVCH)

Spectrum Health

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America

Full-time

We are seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible clinical child & adolescent or pediatric psychologist to join the robust team of Behavioral Health providers (psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric APPs, and LMSW psychotherapists) at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital (HDVCH).

This is an opportunity for a highly motivated psychologist to join established outpatient multidisciplinary teams and also develop individual areas of practice based on their interests and departmental needs.

Opportunities for this could include developmental testing (including with an interdisciplinary Autism Assessment Clinic or other developmental clinic), general outpatient psychological testing, brief psychological consultants, or providing psychotherapy for a variety of different pediatric behavioral and mental health concerns.

Specialty clinics with current requests for additional pediatric psychology support include : sleep medicine, gender care, neurology, and neurodevelopmental.

Select aspects of this role include :

Work with well-established and highly collaborative multidisciplinary teams

Full psychometry support for testing

Opportunities for both in-person and telehealth services, with opportunity for report writing virtually from home / other location

Ability to tailor outpatient testing and therapy caseload to specialty area and preference

This is an employed opportunity offering a competitive compensation and benefits package including paid time off, professional liability insurance, comprehensive benefits / retirement, medical / dental / vision, CME & dues allowances, and relocation assistance.

For qualifying candidates, there is also the opportunity for an academic appointment through Michigan State University.

About HDVCH :

Ranked in 8 specialties (2020-21) by the US News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is a state-of-the-art, globally integrated, 236-bed free standing dedicated children’s hospital located on the main campus of Corewell Health.

Annually, there are approximately 8760 inpatient and 124,600 ambulatory visits, as well as over 55,185 children seen in the Pediatric Emergency Department (Level 1 Trauma rated).

HDVCH also has one of the nation’s largest Level 4 NICU’s with 108-beds.

About Grand Rapids, Michigan :

Grand Rapids is the second largest city in Michigan with a growing metro area population of over 1 million people.It has been recently identified by Forbes as the #1 best city to raise a family based on cost of living, housing affordability, commute and education.

In 2022, US News ranked Grand Rapids 16th best place to live out of 150 metro areas and in 2023 Travel and Leisure ranked it the second most beautiful and affordable places to live in the United States .

Essential Functions

Performs diagnostic examinations of the patient’s intellectual and psychological functioning and adjustments to the disability / illness within 24 hours of receipt of consult.
Collaborates with the patient, physician, and members of the multidisciplinary team to develop treatment plans and goals consistent with the needs of the patient.
Performs individual and group treatment interventions in a manner, which meets the standards of the profession and changing needs of the patient.
Documents plans, interventions and patient’s response / involvement according to standards.
Identifies and documents discharge plans which meet the needs of the patient and are consistent with resources available.
Participates in ongoing quality monitoring, policy review, and process improvement activities related to Psychology services.
Maintains updated knowledge of rules, regulations, and standards in the field of psychology and related matters of interest.
Ensures that patients, their families, visitors, customers, and employees are treated with kindness and respect. Demonstrates teamwork and integrity in all work-related activities.

Ensures that work-performed supports Spectrum Health’s mission of Superior Quality Care.

Qualifications

Required Doctorate , PsyD or EdD in psychology
Experience working in an organization of a size and complexity comparable to Spectrum Health. Preferred
LIC-Psychologist - STATE MI State of Michigan required
CRT-Board Cert Clinical Psychology (BC-CP) - UNKNOWN Unknown preferred

Physical Demands

Pallet to Waist (6" from floor) >