Psychologist; part-time (Pediatrics) at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Overview

The Pediatric Clinical Psychologist (part-time) provides direct care to young patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and their families, consultation to medical staff regarding psychosocial issues that interfere with patients' and family members' ability to manage diabetes, and support to the clinic's educational/behavioral/medical programs.
The Pediatric Clinical Psychologist works collaboratively with the pediatric clinical research program.

Responsibilities

Evaluates and treats pediatric, adolescent and young adult patients along with their families for psychiatric, behavioral and other mental health conditions.

• evaluates and diagnoses psychiatric and behavioral problems


• chooses appropriate therapy


• recognizes potential effects of interventions


• actively refers patients to appropriate clinicians


• understands the psychological implications and medical complications of diabetes relevant to treatment

Provides behavioral support for clinic programs.

• teaches the behavioral components and leads support groups that are part of the clinic's educational, medical and weight management programs


• provides consultation to the clinic teams conducting these programs


• develops innovative interventions for patients and their families


• designs and completes outcomes evaluation of programs


• provides emergency mental health support

Works in collegial fashion with other healthcare professionals.

• shares appropriate care with other healthcare professionals


• consults with other healthcare providers for relevant treatment decisions


• provides consultation to other clinical staff


• communicates with other health care professionals in the community as needed

Maintains clinic and professional standards of care.

• assists with quality assurance and utilization management


• maintains clinic and regulatory standards of care and codes of ethics


• initiates strategies for practice improvement


• promotes the value of Joslin Clinic models of care

Participates in professional development.

• provides supervision for post-doctoral candidates, research assistants and other staff as needed


• attends and participates in clinical and educational conferences


• satisfies departmental and Harvard Medical School teaching obligations

Clinical research.

• creates and implements behavioral research


• works in collaboration with pediatric clinical research program

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Psy.D. Psychology

• Clinical pediatric experience in healthcare settings, career interest in behavioral aspects of diabetes

• Licensed psychologist (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) in the State of Massachusetts or qualifications to be licensed in Massachusetts

• Strong clinical, organizational, and interpersonal skills


• Familiarity with medical conditions, especially diabetes


• Knowledge of behavioral support interventions

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