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Job Description
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PEDIATRIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST
BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE at PHOENIX CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
Job Description: Barrow Neurological Institute, one of Phoenix Children's Hospital's six Centers of Excellence, is dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of children neurological diseases and disorders by offering the most advanced and comprehensive care for children with neurological injury or related diseases or other non-neurological conditions, innovative research, and professional and community education. The Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) at Phoenix Children's Hospital (PCH) is seeking a full-time pediatric neuropsychologist with experience assessing medical, psychiatric and developmental disorders to join the current staff of 5 clinical practitioners. This exciting position will involve providing comprehensive neuropsychological assessments (interviews, obtaining information from collateral sources, selecting, administering, and interpreting neuropsychological measures, provision of feedback, report-writing) within the framework of a multidisciplinary team. Other responsibilities include consultations with families, schools, physicians, and allied health care providers. In addition, this individual will work closely with Neuroscience team members for clinical and research purposes. The neuropsychologist will have the opportunity not only to provide services to patients, but will also participate in inpatient/outpatient care conferences as part of their collaborative work with members of the interdisciplinary medical team and participation 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, Arizona State University, Schools of Biological and Health Systems Engineering and Biomedical Informatics, the successful candidate will possess the ability to work as a collaborative member of the interdisciplinary medical and educational team of the BNI at PCH. In addition, there is an opportunity to receive an academic appointment through the University Of Arizona College Of Medicine. PCH seeks to enhance the diversity of its staff to compliment the cultural and ethnic richness of our patients and their families. Spanish-speaking applicants are strongly encouraged to apply although not a requirement.
Required Qualifications: Qualifications for the position include doctoral training and internship at APA-accredited programs, with post-doctoral training in a medical/psychiatric/developmental setting. Graduate and internship training with an emphasis on assessment and treatment of children and families affected by psychiatric, developmental and medical illness, and experience with pediatric populations is essential. At least three years of demonstrated, post-doctoral experience and proficiency with pediatric clinical neuropsychology experience is strongly 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 prior to the employment start date.
Competitive salary includes an excellent benefit and compensation package. Please send cover letter and Curriculum Vitae to:
Nathan Milnor
Phoenix Children's Hospital
1919 Thomas Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
nmilnor@phoenixchildrens.com
Phoenix Children's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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