Child/Adolescent Psychologist

Outpatient Mental Health Treatment – Clifton, NJ.

*Preferred experience with Autism*

Who Are We?

Children’s Specialized Hospital, a member of the RWJBH Healthcare System, is the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges from chronic illnesses and complex physical disabilities like brain and spinal cord injuries, to developmental and behavioral issues like autism and mental health. Through our 16 New Jersey locations, our pediatric specialists’ partner with families to make our many innovative therapies and medical treatments more personalized and effective...so children can achieve more of their goals.

What Will You Be Doing?

As an integral member of our team, you will evaluate patients’ psychotherapeutic needs, perform psychological testing, and provide psychotherapy for our outpatient populations as needed.

• Performing complete psycho-diagnostic evaluations and Identify realistic goals for psychotherapy
• Providing effective individual, family and group psychotherapy
• Attending program development and case conferences for patients treated or evaluated
• Understanding developmental needs of patient when planning and implementing treatments
• Obtaining and interpreting patient’s behavior based on an understanding of cognitive, bio-psychosocial and aging processes
• Providing in-services to staff and community agencies as necessary
• Supervising staff, fellows, interns and externs as needed

What Do You Need?

• PhD, PsyD, or EdD, and a least 1 year job related experience. 
• NJ State License
• 1 years of children and/or adolescent experience
• Experience with cognitive behavioral modification
• AHA BLS Provider Certification
• Valid driver’s license
• Experience working with children/teens on the Autism spectrum
• Standard battery testing experience preferred
• Ability to relate therapeutically with the professional team, children, adolescents and their parents/significant others
• Partial remote includes after school/evening hours (ex: 4-7pm)
• PSY testing experience and Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

What Do We Offer?

We offer a competitive salary, highly flexible schedules, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous paid time off, flexible saving account, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, 403(b) retirement savings plan and more.