Psychologist - Pediatric Psychology

This position is accountable for providing specialized and general psychological services to patients and families through clinical assessment, evaluation and therapy. In collaboration with other disciplines formulates and implements an outcome based, age/culturally appropriate, family centered treatment plan in an organized and timely manner.

Position Details

Status: Part Time, Exempt					FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.6 FTE (48 hrs)
Shift: Day					Shift Length: 8
Pay Range: 58.40 - 88.05					Location: 9300 Valley Children's Pl, Madera, CA 93636 USA

About Us:

Valley Children’s pediatric psychologists evaluate and treat children with chronic medical illnesses and complex conditions who may struggle to adjust to their medical situations. They provide diagnostic and therapeutic services in the hospital, outpatient clinics, and the Outpatient Pediatric Psychology Clinic located in the Medical Office Building next to the main hospital. Our psychologists closely collaborate with other departments, including physicians, nurses, social workers, child life workers, and other staff. Services Offered and Conditions Treated Diagnostic Services Outpatient psychological evaluation Inpatient psychological evaluation Therapeutic Services Individual and family therapy Parent/child counseling Psychoeducation Expertise Adjustment and coping with chronic medical conditions Psychological factors affecting medical conditions Behavioral aspects of toileting problems Conditions Treated Patients with chronic medical illnesses or complex medical conditions who also have: Problems with adjusting and coping Adherence concerns Behavioral issues Factitious disorders (Conversion) Coping with pain Emotional issues Encopresis/Enuresis Fear of procedures

Valley Children’s Healthcare - one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation - provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum one (1) year Postdoctoral experience in pediatric psychology required
• Bilingual skills preferred

EDUCATION/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from an accredited institution, with specialization or postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology required
• PSY - Psychologist license or eligible for license required

Have Questions?

Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at recruiting@valleychildrens.org

Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.