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MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is recruiting a Psychologist to join our established Pediatric Psychology Division in St. Louis MO!
Full-Time Psychologist
Requirements: Ph.D. or Psy.D. in psychology from an APA accredited program and be license eligible or PsyPact eligible in the state of Missouri.
This is a great opportunity to work as part of a dedicated team caring for a diversepediatricpopulation.
- Sign on bonus!
- No after hours
- No weekends
- Relocation assistance
- Opportunity for participation as a part of multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Full complement of benefits; medical, dental, vision, and attractive retirement match
Responsibilities:
- Works with the Neurology and Neurosurgery Departments
- Assesses a patient's psychological status and provides evidenced based assessment and intervention
- Collaborates with medical service to provide appropriate psychological intervention for patients.
- Refers patients to other disciplines for consults and evaluations as indicated.
- Provides psychological expertise and education to multidisciplinary team. Acts as resource to other disciplines.
- Communicates complex/sensitive information to patients and medical team.
- Carries out ongoing record keeping and case review of all psychotherapy work in compliance with institutional and state guidelines.
- Provides a continuum of short and long term psychotherapy to individuals, couples families and groups, based on individualized treatment plans.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospitalis a non-for-profit, 195-bed inpatient and outpatient pediatric medical center. We specialize in neonatology, cardiology, pediatric and fetal surgery, and cancer services. We care for children of all ages from St. Louis, Missouri, Illinois, and from around the world. We also focus on the overall health of our communities in addition to the health of the children living in them. Our love for kids just keeps on growing.
Job Summary:
Provides therapeutic psychological counseling.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assesses a patient's psychological status and provides appropriate interventions and treatments.
- Collaborates with nursing and ancillary services to provide appropriate psychological therapy for patient. Refers patients to other disciplines for consult and evaluations as indicated.
- Provides psychological expertise and education to multidisciplinary team. Acts as resource to other disciplines.
- Communicates complex/sensitive information to patients and medical team.
- Administers and interprets psychological tests used for diagnosing mental and personality disorders and differentiating between organic and functional cases of behavior disorders.
- Carries out ongoing record keeping and case review of all psychotherapy work in compliance with state guidelines.
- Provides assessment (by telephone and in person) of suicidal and homicidal risk and immediacy of crisis situations.
- Provides a continuum of short and long term psychotherapy to individuals, couples families and groups, based on individualized treatment plans.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D or Psy.D in Psychology or related field
EXPERIENCE
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Frequent reaching, sitting, standing and walking.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, twisting and gripping.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements and squatting.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONSState of Work Location: Illinois
- Clinical Psychologist - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
State of Work Location: Missouri
- Psychologist - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
State of Work Location: Oklahoma
- Psychologist - Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
State of Work Location: Wisconsin
- Psychologist - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
Employee
Department:
404####### Psychology
Scheduled Weekly Hours:40
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BenefitsSSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
- Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
- Flexible Payment Options:our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage:we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.