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Pediatric Psychologist – Focus Sickle Cell - Columbia, SC

Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands and the University of South Carolina, Department of Pediatrics, are seeking a full time Pediatric Psychologist, based in our growing division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Primary responsibilities will be patient behavioral monitoring, screening, evaluation, and treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults followed by the outpatient sickle cell clinic.  The team includes hematologists, nurses, neuropsychology, social workers, and child life staff specialists.   

Details:

• Provide individual and child-family therapeutic interventions.  Utilize independent decision-making in plan of care for therapy services provided. 
• Conduct monitoring, screening, and evaluation of psychological health and wellness.
• Provide timely professional documentation of psychological assessment, treatment plans, and progress notes.
• Participate in the training/teaching of students and residents.
• Work in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team to make appropriate referrals to other professionals or community services as needed.
• Actively participate in the development and improvement of psychological services, to include community outreach and education

Highlights:

• Professional expense allowance
• Malpractice with tail coverage
• Faculty appointment at USC commensurate with experience
• Generous benefits including retirement, health, dental and vision coverage
• Epic EMR
• We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Qualified Employer

The Department of Pediatrics has a record of academic achievement and provides education to medical and physician assistant students, and pediatric residents.  The department along with our freestanding Children’s Hospital presently provides 160,000 patient encounters annually with 7,500 admissions and over 35,000 pediatric emergency room visits. The department has 20 divisions and has been recognized as the best teaching department for almost every year in the last 30 years.

With 33,000 team members, 20 acute care & specialty hospitals, almost 3,000 beds, and 400+ physician practice sites, Prisma Health cares for more than 1.2 million unique patients annually. We are committed to improving the health of all South Carolinians through high?quality clinical care, education, research, and community outreach.

Qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and CV to: Twyla Camp, Physician Recruiter, Twyla.Camp@prismahealth.org

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