Pediatric Psychologist, CCBD

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Job Description

Job Summary:

Primary responsibilities include the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents experiencing psychological problems. Direct clinical services will be integrated into multi-disciplinary medical care teams. Provision of direct, evidence-based patient care may occur in the inpatient units and/or in outpatient medical or behavioral health clinics.  The psychologist will work with their assigned medical team to integrate psychosocial and medical services, focused on enhancing optimal patient outcomes. Offering education and training for all providers regarding the psychosocial care of families with medical or surgical conditions is also expected. Additional responsibilities include teaching and supervising trainees, including students in the APA-accredited psychology internship program and post-doctoral fellows. The third responsibility is to engage in scholarly activities, including research, program development and presentation of findings at national conferences. The applicant is expected to understand and integrate a developmental perspective into the provision of care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients regarding their growth and development process.   

Essential Job Functions: 

• Provides psychological evaluations and treatment for children treated in a pediatric specialty division, in the inpatient and/or ambulatory settings.  

• Collaborates with team members of the specialty division in developing, implementing, and maintaining policies and procedures specific to the provision of psychological care to patients within the pediatric specialty. 

• With approval from the pediatric specialty division, may provide clinical services for other medical psychologists and clinicians in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry when coverage is needed, or if they have specific skills that might benefit patients being treated by other pediatric specialists.

• Serves as a team member within the pediatric specialty division. 

• Administers and interprets objective or symptom-based questionnaire measures as indicated. 

• Maintains appropriate clinical documentation in the electronic medical record.  Writes letters, notes, and formal clinical reports on client contacts. Communicates progress over the telephone and via the electronic medical record, as appropriate. 

• Collaborates and consults with medical providers, schools, social service agencies as well as city, county, and state funding and placement agencies through oral and written presentation of clinical findings and recommendations. Completes all case management duties of assigned cases including discharge planning, completion of the diagnostic evaluation and referrals to appropriate support services as needed.  

• Participates in rounds, patient care conferences, diagnostic and treatment staffing team meetings, multidisciplinary case conferences, and discipline-specific team meetings. 

• Provides training through dire