Outpatient Rehabilitation Psychologist - Brain Injury

Shepherd Center • Atlanta, GA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Shepherd Center is recruiting a full-time Outpatient Rehabilitation Psychologist for its Pathways program in Decatur, Georgia. Pathways patients receive comprehensive rehabilitation through interdisciplinary treatment teams. The role serves patients across the spectrum of traumatic brain injury, concussion, stroke, and trauma recovery needs. The psychologist will provide rehabilitative services to patients and their families or caregivers, participate actively in interdisciplinary care, and contribute to training postdoctoral fellows and pre-internship trainees. The Department of Psychology is a collaborative group providing services in brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and pain management.

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.
• Eligible for psychologist licensure in the State of Georgia.
• Eligible for board certification in rehabilitation or health psychology.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in medical settings and on interdisciplinary treatment teams is preferred.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Participate actively in interdisciplinary treatment teams.
• Provide rehabilitative services to patients and their families or caregivers, including individual, group, and family therapy or interventions.
• Conduct assessments and provide consultations and education.
• Train postdoctoral fellows and pre-internship trainees.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• CEU and education opportunities.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
• Paid time off.
• Potential qualification for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) student loan forgiveness programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree