Job Description Summary

The Department of Pediatrics is seeking a full-time pediatric psychologist to join the Pediatric Cardiology team as an embedded psychologist in the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center. We are seeking a psychologist who has passion for the pediatric cardiac patient population as well as a high level of initiative and innovation in providing care. This psychologist will provide family-focused inpatient and outpatient clinic based intervention for infants, children and adolescents and their caregivers with behavioral, mental health, and developmental concerns. In this role, the psychologist will collaborate with the multidisciplinary care team on plan of care, coordinate team meetings across psychosocial staff (including neuropsychology, palliative care, speech and occupational therapists, social work, and child life) to facilitate care provision, conduct brief assessments and conduct evaluations for minors.

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Faculty

Cost Center

CC001011 COM PEDS CARD General CC

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

University-00

Pay Range

0.00 - 0.00 - 0.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

The Department of Pediatrics is seeking a full-time pediatric psychologist to join the Pediatric Cardiology team as an embedded psychologist in the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center. We are seeking a psychologist who has passion for the pediatric cardiac patient population as well as a high level of initiative and innovation in providing care. This psychologist will provide family-focused inpatient and outpatient clinic based intervention for infants, children and adolescents and their caregivers with behavioral, mental health, and developmental concerns. In this role, the psychologist will collaborate with the multidisciplinary care team on plan of care, coordinate team meetings across psychosocial staff (including neuropsychology, palliative care, speech and occupational therapists, social work, and child life) to facilitate care provision, conduct brief assessments and conduct evaluations for minors. The psychologist will have an opportunity to participate in program development and quality improvement activities. Opportunities are available to be engaged in medical education with students, residents, and fellows. This is primarily a clinical position, but opportunities to collaborate on research with colleagues are available.

 

The Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital is recognized across the nation as a leader in the highly specialized fields of pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery. We are the only pediatric heart center in South Carolina and our services include cardiac surgery, cardiac catheterization and intervention, cardiac intensive care, mechanical support, and heart transplantation. The Heart Center team is comprised of 3 cardiac surgeons, over 25 pediatric cardiologists, 10 advanced practice providers, a cardiac dietitian, and a doctor of pharmacy. Our multidisciplinary approach to patient care also includes team members from pediatric palliative care, social work, chaplain support, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and child life.

 

Faculty rank will be commensurate with experience.

• Candidates must have completed a doctoral degree in clinical, counseling or school psychology, an internship from an APA-approved program, and a postdoctoral fellowship. Intern and/or fellowship in Pediatric Psychology is preferred. Prior experience working with children with cardiac conditions or a solid organ transplant is highly desirable.

• Candidates must have experience working with pediatric populations including skills in young child assessment and experience with empirically-supported intervention for children and adolescents with comorbid medical and behavioral health concerns. Experience with CBT and family systems approaches to treatment is desirable.

• Candidates must be a US citizen or permanent US resident and eligible for licensure in South Carolina. 

Additional Job Description

Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent) Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Infrequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Frequent) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Frequent) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Frequent)

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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