Child/Adolescent Psychologist, Inpatient Unit, Center for Autism & DD, Brown Academic Appointment, Rhode Island
/linical Child & Adolescent Psychologist for Inpatient Unit, Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities (CADD), Brown Academic Appointment
Lifespan Physician Group (LPG): Bradley Hospital, an affiliated teaching hospital of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University has an opening for a clinical child/adolescent psychologist to join the Inpatient Unit of our Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities (CADD) Program.
This highly specialized program provides acute care, comprehensive evaluation and intensive treatment for children and adolescents with serious emotional and behavioral problems in addition to a developmental disability or neurodiversity, such as autism spectrum disorder or intellectual disability.
Every patient is evaluated and treated through a multidisciplinary approach. The psychologist’s roles include formulating the goals of treatment, assuring treatment modalities and providing ongoing supervision of our BCBA team and milieu staff on implementation of programing. The psychologist will also engage with patients in individual, group, and/or family therapy as appropriate. This position is best suited to a psychologist who is ready for a leadership role within an evolving and complex system of care; someone who demonstrates sophisticated interprofessional communication skills, team collaboration skills, and knowledge to support staff onboarding, training and supervision, that will contribute to the advancement of unit programming and quality of care.
About the position:
Full or part time position working with a renowned multidisciplinary team on an inpatient program to treat children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and/or developmental disabilities and a co-existing emotional or behavioral disorder.
Patients have a diverse range of presenting concerns. The models of care emphasize a family-based approach. There is a focus on stabilization, while also increasing coping and positive regulation skills, reducing self-harmful behaviors, and decreasing need for hospitalization.
Serve as a member of the CADD Inpatient Leadership team, representing the psychology/behavior team and addressing unit functioning, program/treatment implementation, and quality of care.
Opportunities for teaching and supervision may be available within the broader system, with a Brown Medical School Clinical Faculty appointment.
Collaborative research opportunities may be available.
About you:
• PhD or PsyD and clinical internship from APA-accredited programs
• Postdoctoral experience with Child/Family specialization is encouraged
• Licensed or license-eligible in Rhode Island
• Team-oriented professional with a passion for working at the inpatient level of care treating children and adolescents with ASD, developmental disabilities and complex psychosocial and/or diagnostic histories.
About the details:
• Competitive salary
• Professional allowance (license, CEs) and professional days
• Excellent benefits, including competitive vacation and sick time
• 401k with 6% match (after 1 year of employment, 3-year vesting)
• Federal loan repayment assistance available
• EMR is EPIC, with a commitment to on-going optimization
• Diverse patient population (culturally, and economically)
• Dynamic leadership team that values work-life balance
About Bradley Hospital and Lifespan:
Bradley Hospital is the nation’s first psychiatric hospital exclusively for children and adolescents. We provide expert family-focused care to children and adolescents with psychological, developmental, and behavioral problems, through a wide range of inpatient, outpatient, residential and partial hospital programs.
With 750+ providers Lifespan Physician Group offers a multitude of services. We are proud of our Behavioral Health Services which offer our community a full range of assessment and treatment options to address the mental, emotional, and behavioral problems that occur throughout life. Our programs encompass a comprehensive view of mental health that includes and integrates the biological, psychological, and social dimensions of care. Our team works collaboratively to evaluate patients and provide the comprehensive, evidence-based treatment they need. For more information about this or other positions with Lifespan Physicians Group, please contact L. Megan Fisher, Psychology Recruiter @ lfisher2@lifespan.org