Pediatric Psychologist (Ph.D. or Psy.D.)

St. Luke's Health System•Boise, ID

5d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Luke’s Children’s Neuro- and Behavioral Psychology is seeking a Pediatric Psychologist to join their team. This position involves inpatient consult liaison and outpatient clinical care, focusing on delivering evidence-based, integrated psychological services to children and adolescents with acute and chronic medical conditions. The psychologist will work closely with interdisciplinary medical teams and partner with several pediatric subspecialty clinics.

Requirements

Doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) from an APA/CPA-accredited program
Completion of an APACPA-accredited pre-doctoral internship
Completion of a postdoctoral training in pediatric psychology
Licensed or eligible for license in Idaho

Nice To Haves

Pediatric Psychologist who has progressed beyond entry-level practice and brings several years of experience

Responsibilities

Provide psychological consultation and intervention to patients admitted to the hospital and collaborate closely with medical teams and psychosocial providers.
Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to address behavioral health and psychosocial needs on inpatient units, such as patient coping, treatment adherence, and adjustment to illness.
Provide consultation to medical teams regarding patients with behavioral, emotional, or psychosocial concerns impacting medical care.
Conduct focused assessment and deliver timely, problem-focused interventions for hospitalized patients and families.
Participate in directing and coordinating behavioral health services for patients with complex medical and psychosocial needs.
Attend medical rounds, patient care conferences, and psychosocial rounds as appropriate.
Facilitate communication between families and medical teams when psychosocial factors are impacting care.
Maintain an outpatient clinical caseload providing evidence-based psychological services to children and adolescents with medical and health-related concerns.
Assessment and treatment of pediatric patients experiencing emotional, behavioral, or adjustment difficulties related to medical conditions.
Delivery of evidence-based health psychology interventions addressing coping, adherence, pain management, and adjustment to illness.
Collaboration with pediatric medical specialists—such as surgery, gastroenterology, neurology, palliative and supportive care, urology, rheumatology, and nephrology.
Provide clinical consultation to masters‑level therapists to support integrated patient care.
Development of treatment plans that support patients’ functioning at home, school, and in medical settings.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package and generous recruitment incentives
Hospital employed with great benefits, retirement, malpractice, vacation and CME allowance
Supportive work culture with wellness programs and employee recognition initiatives
On-site massages
Counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
Onsite childcare
Access to wellness tools
Financial support through Fidelity
Access to the Personify Health Wellness tool
Formal training and career development offerings