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Job Description
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock one of the nation’s leading innovators in clinical care and national healthcare policy, is seeking a full-time pediatric neuropsychologist to join the Department of Psychiatry Neuropsychology Program. Our staff provides both adult and pediatric outpatient neuropsychological services at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), the largest academic medical center in northern New England, which also includes the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth, the state’s only Children’s Hospital Association-approved, full-service children’s hospital; and at New Hampshire Hospital, our affiliated state psychiatric facility.
Clinical responsibilities include provision of pediatric neuropsychological services, with the major focus on the supervision of postdoctoral fellows, as well as graduate-level practicum students. We seek a colleague who also has a history of research and publications, and has a strong interest in participating in collaborative research. A range of resources for research are available including the Brain Imaging Laboratory (headed by neuropsychology) and the Advanced Imaging Center (sMRI and fMRI), among others.
The pediatric neuropsychologist contributes to multidisciplinary specialty services such as the Neurodevelopmental Child Psychiatry Clinic, the Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinic, the Autism and Communication Disorders Clinic, and the Child Interdisciplinary Developmental Disabilities Consult Team. The service evaluates a wide variety of pediatric patient populations, including traumatic brain injury, oncology, epilepsy, ADHD, genetic disorders, autism spectrum, and other developmental disorders.
Eligible candidates must have postdoctoral training in clinical neuropsychology, and be eligible for licensure in New Hampshire and ABPP board certification in Clinical Neuropsychology. Academic appointment level will be determined based on the individual’s qualifications and experience.
The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. With destinations like Boston, New York, the seacoast and ski country within driving distance, the opportunities • both career and personal • truly make New Hampshire the ideal place to work and play.
Interested candidates should contact:
Jeff Wooten
Physician Recruiter | Talent Acquisition
Jeffrey.S.Wooten.Jr@hitchcock.org
Or apply on our Provider Recruitment site at: http://www.dhproviders.org
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