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Job Highlights:

The Department of Psychology at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital is recruiting for a full-time pediatric psychologist. Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital is a 195 bed not-for-profit children’s hospital and the pediatric teaching hospital affiliated with Saint Louis University. 

Candidates must have a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in psychology from an APA accredited program and be license eligible in the state of Missouri. Pediatric psychology experience is preferred.

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

• No experience required

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 CERTIFICATIONS 
 
State 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

Licenses / Certifications:

Clinical Psychologist - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Psychologist - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Psychologist - Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, Psychologist - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift:

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