Pediatric Psychologist - Inpatient Consultation-Liaison Service

BJC HealthCare • St. Louis, MO

7d • Onsite

About The Position

St. Louis Children's Hospital (SLCH) is seeking a dedicated Pediatric Psychologist to join our growing Department of Psychology. This position focuses exclusively on inpatient pediatric consultation-liaison services, providing psychological assessment, consultation, and intervention to hospitalized children, adolescents, and their families across a wide range of medical specialties. This is an exceptional opportunity for a psychologist who is passionate about integrated medical care and enjoys collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to address the behavioral, emotional, and psychosocial needs of medically complex pediatric patients.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, or Pediatric Psychology, or School Psychology from an APA-accredited program.
• Completion of an APA-accredited internship.
• Completion of a pediatric psychology, health psychology, or related post-doctoral fellowship.
• Licensed or license-eligible psychologist in the State of Missouri.
• Doctorate - Psychology
• <2 years experience
• No Supervisor Experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience providing consultation-liaison services in pediatric medical settings.
• Expertise in working with medically complex pediatric populations.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Interest in education, research, and program development.
• 2-5 years experience

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient psychological consultations for pediatric patients and their families.
• Assess emotional, behavioral, developmental, and adjustment concerns related to hospitalization and medical illness.
• Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions to support coping, treatment adherence, pain management, and health-related behavior change.
• Consult with multidisciplinary medical teams regarding psychological factors affecting patient care and outcomes.
• Develop recommendations for discharge planning and continuity of behavioral health services.
• Document clinical findings and recommendations within the electronic medical record.
• Participate in program development initiatives to advance integrated pediatric behavioral health services.
• Acts as a resource and liaison to hospital staff and outside community.
• Maintains designated targets for chart compliance and report turn around times.
• Conducts and disseminates research in field of expertise.
• Provides psychological clinical services to patients and their families.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

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