Assistant Professor - Testing Pediatric Psychologist

Position Description:

The Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Children’s Wisconsin (CW), seeks a psychologist 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 psychology services with a diagnostic focus on children with attention concerns, learning issues, autism, anxiety, language disorders, intellectual disabilities, etc., including interface and consultation with school personnel as needed. Services include psychological assessment and testing and individual and group psychotherapy. The successful candidate for this position will be part of a multidisciplinary team that includes psychology, developmental medicine, speech/language pathology, and physical and occupational therapy. While this is primarily a clinical position, opportunities for clinical research and teaching are available.

Qualifications include a PhD or PsyD in an APA-approved clinical psychology, school psychology, or neuropsychology program with clinical experience assessing and treating children. Specialized training, including fellowship in child 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.

Position Requirements:
Eligible candidates should have a PhD or PsyD in an APA approved clinical psychology, school psychology, neuropsychology program, or appropriate subspecialty 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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