Clinical Psychologist/Pediatric Psychologist - Solid Organ Transplant

Children's Mercy KC•Kansas City, MO

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

Children’s Mercy Kansas City has an opening for a pediatric psychologist specializing in working with patients and their families who require kidney and liver transplants. The psychologist will serve patients and families through the entire process of transplantation beginning when the need for transplantation and/or dialysis is identified and following them post-transplantation. The psychologist will also provide back-up support to our heart transplant psychologist. Our Brendan Tripp Elam Transplant Center is one of the leading transplant centers in the country, providing a high volume of liver, kidney, and heart transplants with excellent long-term outcomes. We are known for caring for complex patients. In addition to the psychologists, the transplant team includes surgeons, physicians, transplant coordinators, pharmacists, dietitians, social workers, and child life specialists. The psychologist would be a member of the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health and would also integrate within the Brendan Tripp Elam Transplant Center. We are recruiting a psychologist who has training and/or experience with youth with liver, kidney and/or heart transplants as well as serving patients on dialysis. This position would be a blend of inpatient and outpatient treatment. Experience conducting targeted outpatient therapy, evidence-based interventions, pre-transplant evaluations, inpatient consultation, multidisciplinary care conferences, and psychological testing is desired. In addition, some program development opportunities will be available as the transplant programs expand their outreach and services (e.g. living donor program). This position will include teaching in the hospital’s pediatric medical and psychology training programs. It will also include protected academic time for service, research, and other scholarly activities. Faculty mentoring is provided for all new faculty members, with additional supports available for those interested in clinical scholarship (e.g., program evaluation, quality improvement initiatives). This position carries an academic appointment at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, with rank commensurate to qualifications and experience.

Requirements

PhD or PsyD in clinical psychology, pediatric psychology, clinical child psychology, or related field
Completion of an APA-accredited internship and/or post-doctoral fellowship with clinical child and adolescent psychology as a major area of study
Eligibility for clinical psychology licensure in Missouri and Kansas
Training and/or experience with youth with liver, kidney and/or heart transplants
Experience serving patients on dialysis

Nice To Haves

Experience conducting targeted outpatient therapy
Experience with evidence-based interventions
Experience with pre-transplant evaluations
Experience with inpatient consultation
Experience with multidisciplinary care conferences
Experience with psychological testing
Experience in program development

Responsibilities

Serve patients and families through the entire process of transplantation, beginning when the need for transplantation and/or dialysis is identified and following them post-transplantation.
Provide back-up support to the heart transplant psychologist.
Conduct targeted outpatient therapy.
Provide evidence-based interventions.
Perform pre-transplant evaluations.
Offer inpatient consultation.
Participate in multidisciplinary care conferences.
Conduct psychological testing.
Engage in program development opportunities as transplant programs expand outreach and services (e.g., living donor program).
Teach in the hospital’s pediatric medical and psychology training programs.
Engage in protected academic time for service, research, and other scholarly activities.