Neuropsychologist

Children’s Minnesota • Saint Paul, MN

2d

About The Position

Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.

Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

Department Overview
The Neurodevelopmental Services Program is a part of the Mental Health Continuum at Children’s Minnesota. Neurodevelopmental Services is focused on providing assessment, diagnosis and care for children with a variety of neurodevelopmental and medical conditions. The team is comprised of psychologists, neuropsychologists and developmental behavioral pediatricians and we work closely with providers across the mental health continuum and with specialty medical providers throughout our organization. Neuropsychological assessment is provided across both the Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses, and this role will be located primarily in St. Paul.
Position Summary
We are seeking a skilled and compassionate pediatric neuropsychologist to join our team. The ideal candidate will be experienced in providing assessment and diagnostic services for children and adolescents with a variety of neurodevelopmental, neurological and psychological conditions. The neuropsychologist will complete comprehensive evaluations, synthesize and interpret results and provide feedback and guidance to caregivers, referring providers, educational teams and other stakeholders. An ideal candidate will have experience with assessment and diagnosis of autism, as well as experience providing comprehensive assessment for children and adolescents with a wide range of medical and neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. autism, ADHD, FASD, learning disabilities, intellectual disability, etc.). This position offers the opportunity to build more direct assessment services for specialty clinics/patient populations such as neurofibromatosis, HIV, craniofacial conditions and others).

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in Psychology (clinical, school or other appropriate area of psychology) from an accredited institution.
• Completion of an APA-accredited internship
• Completion of a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology
• Licensed or license-eligible in Minnesota
• Experience with a wide range of pediatric populations and neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, genetic or other medical conditions impacting development)
• Strong assessment, diagnostic and report-writing skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities

Nice To Haves

• experience with assessment and diagnosis of autism
• experience providing comprehensive assessment for children and adolescents with a wide range of medical and neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. autism, ADHD, FASD, learning disabilities, intellectual disability, etc.)
• opportunity to build more direct assessment services for specialty clinics/patient populations such as neurofibromatosis, HIV, craniofacial conditions and others

Responsibilities

• complete comprehensive evaluations
• synthesize and interpret results
• provide feedback and guidance to caregivers, referring providers, educational teams and other stakeholders

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees