Outpatient Clinical Neuropsychologist (Pathways)

Shepherd Center•Atlanta, GA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Shepherd Center is recruiting a full-time Outpatient Clinical Neuropsychologist for its Pathways program in Decatur, Georgia. The program provides comprehensive rehabilitation through interdisciplinary treatment teams. The role serves hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients and their families or caregivers, providing rehabilitative psychological services that may include individual, group, and family therapy or interventions, assessments, consultations, and education. The position is part of a collaborative Psychology Department that serves people with brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and pain management needs. The Neuropsychologist also contributes to training postdoctoral fellows, pre-internship trainees, students, and staff as needed. The role reports directly to Psychology Department Supervisors and participates actively in the Psychology Department, Shepherd Center committees, and the Center’s mission. Responsibilities include assessment and treatment planning, timely documentation and billing, interdisciplinary consultation and education, team participation and leadership, and maintaining professional licensure and continuing education. The position serves a diverse patient population ranging from adolescent to geriatric and requires culturally competent care and supervision where appropriate.

Requirements

PhD or PsyD from an APA- or CPA-approved doctoral training program in Psychology.
Completion of an APA-accredited internship.
One or two years of supervised postdoctoral training in Rehabilitation Psychology, or at least two years of work experience with neuromedical patient populations.
Experience with the full spectrum of traumatic brain injury, concussions, stroke, and trauma recovery issues.
Specialty training in neuromedical patient populations, rehabilitation psychology, and psychological assessment.
Eligible for licensure as a psychologist in the State of Georgia.
Eligible for board certification in rehabilitation or health psychology.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in medical settings.
Experience working with interdisciplinary treatment teams.

Responsibilities

Provide psychological services to hospitalized and non-hospitalized Shepherd Center patients.
Complete initial assessments of newly admitted patients within 72 hours of admission.
Complete documentation and billing in the EHR on the day of service and document progress and updated goals promptly in the medical record.
Demonstrate appropriate knowledge in Psychology competency areas relevant to the patient population and setting.
Educate interdisciplinary staff about neuropsychological, psychosocial, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral issues associated with injury or illness.
Provide training as needed for new staff psychologists, students, and trainees.
Consult with interdisciplinary treatment teams and communicate timely recommendations concerning biopsychosocial or behavioral issues.
Seek appropriate consultation when needed and follow Psychology Department procedures.
Maintain continuing education and licensure according to state and relevant board requirements.
Evaluate patients’ neuropsychological functioning, cognitive status, emotional functioning, and psychological history in accordance with departmental standards and peer review.
Develop individualized treatment plans and recommendations and document goals.
Participate effectively in team conferences, reporting on patient progress toward documented goals and providing feedback on issues identified by the treatment team.
Support effective team functioning by identifying conflicts or issues and determining appropriate solutions.
Address the needs of a diverse patient population, including adolescent through geriatric and multicultural populations, in treatment plans.
Provide culturally competent training, supervision, and consultation as appropriate.
Participate actively in the Psychology Department, Shepherd Center committees, and the Center’s mission.
Provide rehabilitative services for patients and families or caregivers, potentially including individual, group, and family therapy or interventions, assessments, consultations, and education.
Train postdoctoral fellows and pre-internship trainees.