Child Psychologist specializing in Hematology/Oncology | Norton Children's Medical Group

NORTON CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL & MENTAL HEALTH, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine and a part of Norton Children's Medical Group, is seeking a fellowship-trained pediatric clinical psychologist specializing in pediatric hematology and oncology, to join its established program in Louisville, Kentucky. The selected candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of 25 clinicians, including child and adolescent psychiatrists, pediatric psychologists, nurse practitioners and licensed clinical social workers providing direct patient care. Clinical work will be primarily provided in multidisciplinary pediatric hematology-oncology clinics and to patients hospitalized at Norton Children's Hospital.

Norton Children's Behavioral & Mental Health, ranked in the top 50 nationally by U.S News and World Report, provides outpatient and inpatient mental health care for children ages 2 to 21. Patients and their families have access to child psychiatric and psychological evaluation and treatments. Services include medication therapy and a broad range of individual, group and family therapies. Norton Children's Behavioral & Mental Health evaluated over 15,900 children and adolescents in 2022 for inpatient and outpatient therapeutic services and emergency psychiatric services, with more than 700 admissions each year to the Ackerly Child Psychiatric Unit at Norton Children's Hospital.

The Norton Children's Cancer Institute, affiliated with UofL School of medicine and part of Norton Children's Medical Group, provides advanced treatment of all forms of pediatric cancer and blood disorders, along with supportive care for the whole family. It has been nationally ranked in the top 50 by U.S. News & World Report for pediatric oncology care. Patients have access to a multidisciplinary team including physicians, psychologists, nurse practitioners, social workers, expressive therapists, and more.

ABOUT THE POSITION

• Delivery of evidence-based assessment and treatment to hematology and oncology patients in both the outpatient and inpatient setting
• Engagement in collaborative multidisciplinary care, including participation in weekly clinical meetings and multidisciplinary clinics (e.g., neuro-oncology clinic, cancer predisposition clinic)
• Participation in psychology and medical resident/fellow training programs, including a postdoctoral psychology fellow and psychology residents in our APA-accredited predoctoral internship in child clinical and pediatric psychology, as well as child psychiatry fellows, psychiatry residents, medical students, pharmacy residents, medical residents, and more.
• Opportunities for research and clinical innovation
• Joint appointment to the University of Louisville Department of Pediatrics at the assistant or associate professor level, dependent on candidate experience

To discuss this opportunity, contact Courtney Smith at courtney.smith.4@louisville.edu. See all of our career opportunities at BeANortonDoctor.com.

REQUIREMENTS

• Pediatric psychologist with training and experience in pediatric hematology-oncology services
• Doctorate in clinical, school or counseling psychology at an American Psychological Association (APA)-accredited graduate program
• Internship from an APA-accredited program
• Postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology
• Kentucky psychologist license or license eligible
• Eligible for Health Service Provider (HSP) designation