Joe DiMaggio Children?s Hospital is seeking a motivated and dynamic Pediatric Psychologist to join its growing Psychology Department in a per diem (staff relief) capacity. Opportunities are available for candidates with experience in inpatient consultation-liaison work with pediatric patients and their families in an acute pediatric medical environment. Typical inpatient consult referrals include acute and chronic pain, conversion symptoms, GI complaints, psychogenic events, feeding/eating issues, trauma, adjustment to new medical diagnoses, depression, anxiety, behavioral challenges, ingestion/suicide attempts, and end of life issues.
Responsibilities include:
? Assessment and ongoing treatment of patients throughout their inpatient hospital stay.
? Collaborating with treatment team members to formulate clinical intervention and referring patients to other disciplines for consult and evaluation as indicated.
? Providing support and education to the patient?s family.
? Providing psychological expertise and education to a multidisciplinary team of professionals.
? Acting as a resource to other disciplines on patient and behavioral problems related to various psychological disorders.
? Developing and providing education to both hospital staff and to the community when available.
The successful candidate must have a doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) from an APA-accredited program and be licensed (or license eligible) in the state of Florida. Completion of an APA-accredited internship and fellowship in pediatric psychology is desired. Work schedule is variable to meet the staff relief needs of the department with a desire for coverage at minimum on Mondays. This is an employed position that offers professional malpractice and medical liability covered under sovereign immunity.
About Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is a 226 bed free-standing children’s hospital in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida located near Fort Lauderdale. The hospital is currently undergoing a 4-story vertical expansion to double the number of floors and to continue to meet its commitment to providing the highest quality and safest care for children in the region. This expansion is scheduled to open the Fall of 2022 and includes a new CVICU and Cardiac Step Down Unit as well as state-of-the-art ORs and cath labs.
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is one of six hospitals that are part of Memorial Healthcare System, the third largest public health system in the country. Memorial delivers nearly 14,000 babies per year in three hospitals and has 132 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) beds – both Level II and III services (the state of Florida does not yet have a separate designation for Level IV care).
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (JDCH) has robust high-risk and congenital programs including a US News and World Report ranked pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery Program, one of only two active programs in the state that does heart transplant...s. JDCH’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine program is also ranked by US News and World Report as number one in Florida and is one of the largest programs in the southeastern United States. JDCH also has robust Neurosciences, Hematology/Oncology and other specialized surgical programs (approximately 10,000 surgeries per year), and the area’s largest pediatric and neonatal transport team, which also does mobile ECMO.
JDCH serves over 375,000 children per year from around the state. Approximately 100,000 children are cared for in our three emergency rooms across the county per year. JDCH’s services continue to grow with the opening of the new specialty center/ambulatory surgery center in Palm Beach County in 2018 and a new ambulatory pavilion in Miramar, near Miami-Dade County which will open in 2022.
JDCH offers resources for academic pursuits, spanning from clinical research to basic science investigation via affiliations with nearby universities and through its Pediatric Institute for Discovery and Innovation (PIDI). JDCH has an established pediatric residency program and deep relationships with other hospital providers and universities.
JDCH combines leading-edge clinical excellence with a child- and family-friendly environment that emphasizes the Power of Play. JDCH offers a comprehensive range of healthcare services – delivered with kindness, dedication and compassion.
