Pediatric Psychologist - Clinical Assistant Associate Full Professor
Pediatric Psychologist - Clinical Assistant Associate Full Professor
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Pediatric Psychologist Clinical / Assistant / Associate / Full Professor
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The University of Florida Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce a faculty opening for a fulltime Pediatric Psychologist in the Section of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics Division of General Pediatrics. This position will be a nontenure track at the rank of Assistant Professor.
The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary behavioral health team that is colocated and integrated into a large multisite general pediatrics practice within an academic medical center. Patients are referred to the team by general pediatrics providers and pediatrics subspecialty providers within and outside of UFHealth.
The psychologist will provide a broad range of outpatient behavioral health services to children adolescents and their families including triage consultation care coordination DSM 5 diagnostic assessments psychological testing problemfocused evidencebased interventions and referrals to other behavioral health and general pediatrics providers at UF Health and in the community as needed. Assignment will be comprised of clinical assessment and evaluation psychosocial therapies research teaching and administrative activities.
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UF Health the University of Floridas academic health center is the countrys only academic health center with six healthrelated colleges located on a single contiguous campus. The colleges major research centers and institutes and clinical enterprise focus on building collaborative specialized clinical services centered on quality and innovation. The UF College of Medicine the largest college within UFs academic health center is currently the highestranked medical school in Florida. UF Health Shands UF Healths private notforprofit hospital system includes seven hospitals a statedesignated Level I trauma center a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit a regional burn center and an emergency air and ground transport program.
The Department of Pediatrics clinical services are delivered at UF Health Shands Childrens Hospital which was named the #1 Childrens Hospital in Florida in the 202223 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Nationally ranked in five pediatric specialties UF Health Shands Childrens Hospital provides the full spectrum of pediatric specialty services and is in the Top 5 childrens hospital in the Southeast US. UF Health Shands Childrens Hospital provides care for the children of Florida and is a major destination center for pediatric patients both nationally and internationally who require specialized attention for complex medical problems.
UF Health Shands Childrens Hospital represents the only quaternarycare academic pediatric center in North Florida. The childrens hospital has 208 beds including fullyequipped pediatric and neonatal intensive care units. UF Health Shands Childrens Hospital is part of the Childrens Miracle Networks alliance of premier hospitals for children.
The Department of Pediatrics is committed to fostering innovation and advancing discovery in the biomedical and psychosocial aspects of child health and human development educating and training pediatric scientists and directly translating basic scientific discoveries into new patientoriented therapies. In the most recent fiscal year the department was home to over $30.5M in sponsored research.
UF Health faculty work in multidisciplinary teams with researchers in the five other Health Science Center colleges as well as those from across the University. The focus of team efforts is often grown out of the Centers and Institutes including the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute the UF Genetics Institute the Powell Gene Therapy Center and the UF Health Cancer Center.
Commensurate with education and experience
Active/Unrestricted license in the State of Florida or license eligible in the State of Florida.
Training in an autismfocused track or track that had a significant component of time spent in assessment/treatment of autism and other developmental disabilities.
Experience providing evidenced based treatment for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Experience with clinical interviewing and a variety of psychological testing instruments for children toddlerage through adolescence in the following domain (intelligence achievement language attention executive functioning social/behavioral/emotional functioning).
Specific knowledge/training for the following assessments:
- Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Second Edition (ADOS2 Toddler Module and Modules 14
- Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Fifth Edition(CELF5 or other comprehensive language measures
- Leiter International Performance Scale Third Edition (ELeiter3
- Wechsler Individual Achievement Test Third Edition (WIATIII) or
- Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement Fourth Edition(WJAchIV)
- Adaptive Behavior Assessment System Third Edition (ABAS3 or Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales Third Edition (Vineland3
- Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ)
- Social Responsiveness Scale Second Edition (SRS2
Experience with interdisciplinary case collaboration with other professionals treating child with autism spectrum disorder such as developmental pediatricians child psychiatrists speech therapists and occupational therapists.
Autism Diagnostic InterviewRevised experience
The University of Florida is committed to nondiscrimination with respect to race creed color religion age disability sex sexual orientation gender identity and expression marital status national origin political opinions or affiliations genetic information and veteran status in all aspects of employment including recruitment hiring promotions transfers discipline terminations wage and salary administration benefits and training.
Selected candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered official if a designation of Issued to Student is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approval by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) which can be found at http://naces/ (http://naces/.
The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position please call 352/or the Florida Relay System at 800/(TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Floridas Sunshine Law.
This requisition has been reposted. Previous applicants are still under consideration and need not apply.
The Search Committee will begin to review applications immediately and will accept applications until the position is filled.
Applications should include a cover letter curriculum vitae and names and contact information for three professional references or three letters of reference.
Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
