Pediatric Neuropsychologist - St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis, MO

Additional Information About the Role

St. Louis Children's Hospital is seeking a full-time Pediatric Neuropsychologist to join the team

Our mission is to improve children’s behavioral health and quality of life through evidence-based care. We offer three types of clinical care for children, adolescents and their families. Our faculty members are also involved in research and training activities to advance the quality of children’s health care.

Our pediatric neuropsychology services focus on assessing and treating cognitive problems (e.g., learning, memory, reasoning, language, and attention problems) associated with medical conditions impacting the central nervous system. Specialty areas include epilepsy, neuro-oncology, traumatic brain injury/concussion, hematology, childhood stroke, cerebral palsy, movement disorders, solid organ transplant, congenital heart disease, and genetic syndromes.

Research endeavors of our neuropsychologists have focused on cognitive, emotional, and behavioral features associated with various medical conditions and treatments. To learn more about pediatric neuropsychology, the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) provides a helpful summary.

Requirements

• Must be a Certified Pediatric Psychologist
• Must have a Pediatric Neuropsychology Fellowship
• Must have completed a Pediatric Psychology Internship
• For questions and further details, please reach out to Amy Taylor at amy.taylor@bjc.org
• Overview
• St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”
• Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.
• St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Preferred Qualifications

• Role Purpose
• Responsible for performing evaluations, assessments, psychotherapy and consultation during the course of treatment for patients and their families. Is an excellent resource to medical staff, educators, etc. in the hospital and outside community.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a resource and liaison to hospital staff and outside community.
• Maintains designated targets for chart compliance and report turn around times.
• Conducts and disseminates research in field of expertise.
• Provides psychological clinical services to patients and their families.
• Minimum Requirements
• Education
• Doctorate
• Psychology
• Experience
• <2 years
• Supervisor Experience
• No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications
• Psychologist
• Preferred Requirements
• Experience
• 2-5 years

Responsibilities

• St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”
• Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.
• St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Qualifications

• Role Purpose
• Responsible for performing evaluations, assessments, psychotherapy and consultation during the course of treatment for patients and their families. Is an excellent resource to medical staff, educators, etc. in the hospital and outside community.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a resource and liaison to hospital staff and outside community.
• Maintains designated targets for chart compliance and report turn around times.
• Conducts and disseminates research in field of expertise.
• Provides psychological clinical services to patients and their families.
• Minimum Requirements
• Education
• Doctorate
• Psychology
• Experience
• <2 years
• Supervisor Experience
• No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications
• Psychologist
• Preferred Requirements
• Experience
• 2-5 years