Children’s Specialty Group (CSG) and Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) is seeking a full time doctoral– level psychologist to work in the Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics to join our interdisciplinary team of developmental pediatricians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, educational consultants, and other support staff. This position will be working out of the Norfolk and Newport News, Virginia locations.

The focus of this position is to conduct assessments with children and adolescents regarding concerns for developmental disabilities, and there are opportunities to provide therapy services as well. Specifically, the clinician would administer a range of psychological tests to children and adolescents, and score and interpret test data. The psychologist would then present recommendations for treatment and links children to education and therapeutic services during the feedback session. Test administration is based on an understanding of age, culture, and developmental level. The psychologist documents patient care in the electronic medical record according to regulatory agency guidelines. Additional job duties may include supervision and training of non-licensed staff and collaborative work with pediatricians, therapy providers, and community organizations.

The candidate must possess a doctorate degree in clinical or school psychology with a Virginia state license, or be license eligible in Virginia. Post-doctoral education must include training and experience in conducting developmental evaluations. Preferred qualifications include: 2 years post licensure experience, one year of pediatric experience with children under the age of 6, recent experience in a pediatric setting, and competency with tests such as Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Second Edition (ADOS-2) and cognitive measures including Wechsler assessments and Differential Ability Scales.

• Outpatient Care
• Teaching Medical Students and Residents
• Faculty appointment at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)
• Competitive Compensation and benefits package
• Collaborate with pediatricians and other community organizations

Children's Specialty Group

We treat patients from southeastern Virginia to North Carolina, which includes roughly 450,000 children and adolescents. CSG is comprised of over 200 board certified or eligible physicians and over 100 advanced practice providers to care for patients throughout the area. We are the sole provider of medical specialty care at CHKD, which is the only free standing children’s hospital in Virginia. CSG is a physician owned group whose mission is to provide direct high-quality healthcare to children and adolescents, train, and conduct research to improve children’s health. We are committed to providing the best value in pediatric healthcare to our patients, payers, the Children’s Health System and referring physicians.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Parental leave
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Work setting:

• In-person

Application Question(s):

• Does your post-doctoral education include training and experience in conducting developmental evaluations?

Education:

• Doctorate (Preferred)

Experience:

• pediatrics under the age of 6: 1 year (Preferred)
• post licensure: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Clinical or School Psychology License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person