Clinical Psychologist Neuro-Psychological and Psychological Assessment Services

Description

The Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine seeks a licensed clinical psychologist to serve as the Neuro-Psychological and Psychological Assessment Services Specialist at Yale New Haven Health Hospital, with expertise in neurocognitive/neuropsychological as well as psychological testing and evaluation. The specialist will provide assessment services within Yale-New Haven Hospital’s Ambulatory Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Service and will be assisting with assessment requests from integrated psychology services nested within the medical service lines and the community. The position carries a full-time faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor within the Department of Psychiatry and includes participation in the Department’s APA-accredited Doctoral Psychology Internship Program.

The Neuro-Psychological and Psychological Assessment Specialist will be responsible for developing, overseeing and maintaining a highly responsive, neuro-psychological and psychological assessment service geared to meet the needs of an ambulatory psychiatric service which encompasses intensive outpatient and outpatient levels of care, integrated psychology services nested within the medical service lines at Yale New Haven Health, and community referrals for assessment.

The primary responsibility of the position is providing excellent clinical care for patients in our ambulatory setting. In the larger context, we strongly value a scientist-practitioner model, in which delivery of evidence-based clinical practice, is integrated in a research-and quality improvement driven context to support practice optimization. Qualified candidates will possess expertise in the provision of psycho-diagnostic, personality, and neurocognitive testing and evaluation in adults. Candidates must have the ability to perform diagnostic assessments for complex patients with psychiatric as well as somatic illness, and have experience working within a fast-paced, multidisciplinary, academic hospital setting. Strong candidates will possess excellent oral and written communication skills and have experience/expertise with a wide variety of brief symptom, personality, neurocognitive and neuropsychological assessment measures. Candidates should also have interest and experience supervising predoctoral psychology interns and/or practicum students in neuro-psychological and psychological assessment. This position offers a path for long-term professional growth with opportunities for leadership and helping to grow an expanding team in phased growth phases of the assessment services at Yale New Haven Health.

The candidate will report to the Chief of Psychology, Kim Smolderen, PhD and the Physician Leader for Ambulatory Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, Katherine Klingensmith, MD.

The salary range listed below reflect the anticipated compensation range for all ranks included in this recruitment:

$130,000 - $155,000

Yale University offers Yale Signature Benefits, including but not limited to:

· Medical coverage through Yale Health and Aetna

· Dental coverage through Delta Dental

· Vision coverage options through Eyemed

· Yale University Retirement Account Plan

· Paid time off

· Disability coverage

· Life insurance

· Mortgage loan program

· Commuter benefits

· Yale Homebuyer program

· College tuition benefit plan Yale

· Advantage discount program (discounts for activities, travel, services, shopping, etc.)

Qualifications

Candidates must be licensed (or licensed eligible) within the State of Connecticut and have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to function well as part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, psychometrists, social workers, advanced practice providers, and nurses.

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Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives.

Additionally, in accordance with this Policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions; race; color; national or ethnic origin; religion; age; disability; protected veteran status, or other protected classes as set forth in federal and Connecticut law.

Compensation & Benefits Information

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Professional Conduct Review for New Faculty Hires

The final candidate, upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment/faculty appointment, may be required to disclose whether they are, or have been, the subject of any disciplinary proceeding (investigation, hearing, etc.) at previous institutions or employers, and may also be subject to a background screening. Candidates who materially misrepresent information on their resume or other application materials are ineligible for hire/appointment. Final candidates may also be required to sign a release to allow Yale to solicit information regarding any substantiated conduct violations from current and/or past employers.