Clinical Psychologist - ChildPediatric - Ward Heart Center Thrive Program
Clinical Psychologist - ChildPediatric - Ward Heart Center Thrive Program
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Thanks for your interest in Childrens Mercy!
Do you envision finding a meaningful role with an inclusive and compassionate team At Childrens Mercy we believe in making a difference in the lives of all children and shining a light of hope to the patients and families we serve. Our employees make the difference which is why we have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric hospital for eleven consecutive years.
Childrens Mercy is in the heart of Kansas City a metro abounding in cultural experiences vibrant communities and thriving businesses. This is where our patients and families live work and play. This is a community that has embraced our hospital and we strive to say thanks by giving back. As a leader in childrens health we engage in meaningful programs and partnerships throughout the region so that we can improve the lives of children beyond the walls of our hospital.
Overview
The Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health and the Ward Family Heart Center at Childrens Mercy Kansas City are seeking a psychologist to provide psychological services to our diverse cardiology population. The Thrive Program is an interdisciplinary program designed to support our heart center patients families and staff.
We are developing an innovative integrated cardiac wellbeing program which will merge our existing Cardiac Neurodevelopmental (CND) program with our psychosocial services program (Thrive) to advance a model of comprehensive developmental and psychosocial care within the Ward Family Heart Center. This program includes pediatric psychology pediatric neuropsychology social work palliative care nutrition PT/OT speech/language pathology and other allied healthcare providers. We are currently expanding the psychology services in this program through both pediatric psychology and neurodevelopmental psychology.
The Thrive Program currently has one pediatric psychologist who serves as the director of the Thrive Program and provides both inpatient and outpatient psychological services. This new position will involve primarily outpatient services to patients with congenital and acquired heart conditions through outpatient therapy targeted assessment and brief consultation in interdisciplinary clinics. Specific clinic involvement is open although multiple multidisciplinary clinics exist e.g. Preventive cardiology Muscle Nerve clinic Fontan followup Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD).
The ideal candidate will be a psychologist with broad training in pediatric psychology health psychology and/or related fields in clinical child psychology. Strong therapy skills with a wide variety of ages and presenting emotional and behavioral concerns is preferred. The position will include teaching and supervising in the hospitals pediatric medical and psychology training programs including our APAaccredited psychology internship and cardiology fellowship and include protected academic time for program development service research and other scholarly activities. Faculty mentoring is available for those interested in clinical scholarship (e.g. program evaluation quality improvement initiatives). This position carries an academic appointment at the University of MissouriKansas City School of Medicine with rank commensurate to qualifications and experience.
Applicants must have:
- A PhD (or equivalent) in clinical psychology pediatric psychology or clinical child psychology
- Completed an internship at an APAaccredited internship program with a focus on child psychology
- Relevant experience
- Eligibility for licensure in Missouri and Kansas
The Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health at Childrens Mercy is growing and expanding programs as part of the institutions Mental and Behavioral Health Strategic Plan. We offer a dynamic and collegial work environment that includes 52 psychologists 7 developmental pediatricians 10 child and adolescent psychiatrists masters and doctoral level board certified behavior analysts and other allied health professionals who work together to provide outstanding mental and behavioral health care to youth in our region and beyond. This position includes a competitive salary and benefits package. Candidates at all levels of experience will be considered. Bilingual candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
Please apply online with a cover letter and your CV or send to
With any questions or for more information please contact:
Meredith Dreyer Gillette PhD
Associate Division Director Psychology
Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health
The successful applicant must share our unwavering commitment to excellence integrity collegiality antiracism and respect for inclusion of individuals with diverse backgrounds.
For more information about Childrens Mercy Kansas City and about Kansas City itself visit cmkc.link/TakeYourPlace.
At Childrens Mercy we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve as well as our core values of kindness curiosity inclusion team and integrity.
Additionally its important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve as well as the Childrens Mercy staff we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found nonimmune to measles mumps rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus diphtheria acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you are selected for this position you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.
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Childrens Mercy hires individuals based on their job skills expertise and ability to maintain professional relationships with fellow employees patients parents and visitors. A personal interview formal education and training previous work experience references and a criminal background investigation all are factors used to select the best candidates. The hospital does not discriminate against prospective or current employees based on the race color religion sex national origin age disability creed genetic information sexual orientation gender identity or expression ancestry or veteran status. A drug screen will be performed upon hire. Childrens Mercy is smoke and tobacco free.
Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
CM is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our patients and families come from all walks of life and so do we. We know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team so we hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds not just because its the right thing to do but because it makes our hospital stronger and our patient care more compassionate. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for service you will find a home at CM. In recruiting for our team we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring including education ideas culture ethnicity race sex sexual orientation gender identity and expression national origin age languages spoken veteran status color religion disability and beliefs.
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