Pediatric Psychologist - Clinical / Assistant / Associate / Full Professor

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Job Description

The University of Florida Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce a faculty opening for a full-time Pediatric Psychologist in the Division of Pediatric Neurology.

This position will primarily support the needs of patients with neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders, including epilepsy, neuromuscular conditions, and developmental delays.

There will also be opportunities to provide services for other patient populations based on departmental needs. This will be a non-tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate, or Full Professor.

The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary medical behavioral health team that is integrated into a large, multi-site, multispecialty practice within an academic medical center.

While patients will primarily be referred by care providers within pediatric neurology, referrals may also come from other pediatric subspecialties.

The candidate will work extensively with patients in the UF Health / Shands Neurology Clinic and associated inpatient and outpatient settings.

The psychologist will provide a broad range of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and their families, including triage, consultation, care coordination, DSM-5 diagnostic assessments, problem-focused, evidence-based interventions, and referrals to other behavioral health and general pediatrics providers at UF Health and in the community as needed.

Additionally, the psychologist will perform Neurology specific testing including ADOS, MIDAS, and additional testing as needed.

The assignment will consist of clinical assessment and evaluation, psychotherapy, and the possibility of teaching, research, and administrative activities depending on the interests of the candidate.

UF Health-Pediatrics

UF Health, the University of Florida’s academic health center, is the country’s only academic health center with six health-related colleges located on a single, contiguous campus.

The colleges, major research centers and institutes, and clinical enterprise focus on building collaborative specialized clinical services centered on quality and innovation.

The UF College of Medicine, the largest college within UF’s academic health center, is currently the highest-ranked medical school in Florida.

UF Health Shands, UF Health’s private, not-for-profit hospital system, includes seven hospitals, a state-designated Level I trauma center, a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a regional burn center, and an emergency air and ground transport program.

The Department of Pediatrics clinical services are delivered at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, which was named the #1 Children’s Hospital in Florida in the 2- U.

S. News & World Report rankings. Nationally ranked in five pediatric specialties, UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital provides the full spectrum of pediatric specialty services and is in the Top 5 children’s hospital in the Southeast US.

UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital provides care for the children of Florida and is a major destination center for pediatric patients, both nationally and internationally, who require specialized attention for complex medical problems.

UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital represents the only quaternary-care academic pediatric center in North Florida. The children’s hospital has beds, including fully-equipped pediatric and neonatal intensive care units.

UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital is part of the Children's Miracle Network's alliance of premier hospitals for children.

The Department of Pediatrics is committed to fostering innovation and advancing discovery in the biomedical and psychosocial aspects of child health and human development, educating and training pediatric scientists, and directly translating basic scientific discoveries into new patient-oriented therapies.

In the most recent fiscal year, the department was home to over $.5M in sponsored research.

UF Health faculty work in multidisciplinary teams with researchers in the five other Health Science Center colleges, as well as those from across the University.

The focus of team efforts is often grown out of the Centers and Institutes, including the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute, the UF Genetics Institute, the Powell Gene Therapy Center, and the UF Health Cancer Center.

Expected Salary :

Commensurate with education and experience

Minimum Requirements :

A doctorate in psychology from an accredited college or university, which includes one year of supervised internship experience in professional psychology.

Active / Unrestricted license in the State of Florida or license eligible in the State of Florida.

Preferred Qualifications :