Assistant Professor - Pediatric Psychology Anesthesiology Pain

Position Description:

Position Description:

The Departments of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Children’s Wisconsin (CW), seeks a psychologist at the Assistant/Associate Professor rank to join our expanding Pediatric Psychology and Developmental Medicine Section.  We are comprised of a group of dedicated, nationally and internationally renowned faculty and staff with a strong commitment to clinical care.

This position will provide child health psychology services with clinical work in outpatient chronic pain and headache clinics treating youth with a wide range of pain problems including headaches, abdominal pain, post-concussive syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome, myofascial pain, autonomic disorders and generalized pain associated disability. Psychologists work in an interdisciplinary team that includes physicians and advanced practice nurses. Clinical activities include interdisciplinary intake evaluations, outpatient therapy with a primary focus on cognitive behavioral and family systems approaches, biofeedback, collaboration with schools, group therapy, collaboration with health care providers, and care coordination. There are also opportunities for teaching and supervision of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, and pain related research. Specialized training, including a fellowship in pediatric psychology is preferred.

About the Medical College of Wisconsin:

MCW is a large, private medical school that fosters academic and clinical excellence and offers MD as well as graduate degrees in health sciences.  MCW was founded in 1893 to serve the people of Wisconsin.  MCW has more than 5000 full time equivalent faculty and staff, and MCW is the ninth largest private employer in the metro-Milwaukee area.

About Children’s Wisconsin:

Children’s Wisconsin is a 306 bed, tertiary care center that has 10 ranked Children’s Specialties in the most recent national U.S. News rankings.  Our freestanding hospital is dedicated solely to the care of children. Children’s Wisconsin is part of the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center Campus, along with the Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital. It is a major teaching affiliate of the Medical College and is affiliated with several schools of nursing.

Children’s Wisconsin is one of the busiest pediatric hospitals in the country. It is a Level I Trauma Center and houses 13 inpatient units including a 72-bed pediatric intensive care unit, a 69-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit and an eight-bed Level IV Epilepsy Monitoring unit.

The Jane B. Pettit Pain & Headache Center at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin is a nationally recognized pain program specializing in the evaluation and treatment of youth with chronic pain conditions and headaches. 

Position Requirements:

Position Requirements:

Eligible candidates should have a PhD or PsyD from an APA approved clinical psychology, school psychology or neuropsychology program; candidates must also be licensed, or eligible to be licensed as a Psychologist in the State of Wisconsin.

Eligible candidates should also have experience in the practice of health psychology, and be comfortable working as part of a multidisciplinary team within an inpatient consultation-liaison service or an outpatient medical specialty clinic.

MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

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