Clinical Psychologist - Surgical Subspecialty Programs

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Overview

Children’s Mercy Kansas City has 3 openings for pediatric psychologists to join our rapidly expanding team of pediatric psychologists who provide care to patients across over 31 integrated programs across the hospital through outpatient assessment and targeted consultation, and inpatient consultation, with growing needs identified across multiple surgical subspecialty areas. The psychologist would be a member of the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health and would also join one or more subspecialty surgery teams/programs (e.g., spine, otology, sports medicine, uveitis, urology, colorectal/general surgery, gynecology).

We are recruiting a psychologist who has training and/or experience with youth with medical complexity and within multidisciplinary teams in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Experience conducting targeted outpatient consultations, brief evidence‑based interventions, pre‑surgical evaluations, inpatient consultations, multidisciplinary care conferences, and targeted testing is desired.

This position will include teaching in the hospital’s pediatric medical and psychology training programs. It will also include protected academic time for service, research, and other scholarly activities. Faculty mentoring is provided for all new faculty members and additional support 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 Missouri‑Kansas City School of Medicine, with rank commensurate to qualifications and experience.

Applicants must have:

• A PhD or PsyD in clinical psychology, pediatric psychology, clinical child psychology, or related field
• Completion of an APA‑accredited internship and/or post‑doctoral fellowship with clinical child and adolescent psychology as a major area of study
• Eligibility for clinical psychology licensure in Missouri and Kansas

The Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health at Children's Mercy is growing and expanding programs as part of the institution’s Mental and Behavioral Health Strategic Plan Illuminate: Lighting the Path Forward for Mental Health | Children’s Mercy. We offer a dynamic and collegial work environment that includes 60 psychologists, 6 developmental pediatricians, 10 child and adolescent psychiatrists, master’s and doctoral level board certified behavior analysts, other research and pediatrics faculty, and 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.

Additionally, it’s 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 Children’s 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 non‑immune 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.

Meredith Dreyer Gillette, PhD
Associate Division Director - Psychology
Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health

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Children’s 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. Children’s Mercy is smoke and tobacco free.