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Job Description
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The Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia is recruiting for a full-time, outpatient Psychologist to work with pain patients with SCI, ABI, and other neuromedical conditions. The Psychologist should have specialty training in pain management, health/rehabilitation/ medical psychology, and have medical center or hospital experience.
Primary responsibilities include active participation as a member of an interdisciplinary team, and providing comprehensive psychological services for medical patients, which may include assessments, consultations, pre-surgical psychological evaluations, interventions, education, and individual, group and family therapy as needed. The department currently has a large psychology staff with services in spinal cord injury, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, and pain management. The department also trains students and fellows, with mentoring/teaching opportunities available.
The Shepherd Center is a private, not-for-profit, 152-bed facility specializing in the medical treatment, research, and rehabilitation for people with neurological injuries or illnesses. Accredited by the Joint Commission and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), the Shepherd Center is and ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 10 best rehabilitation hospitals in the nation.
Qualifications:
œRequires a PhD or PsyD from an APA-approved program in Clinical Psychology, and successful completion of a one or two-year postdoctoral fellowship/residency, or similar work experience, in a health-related Psychology position
œExperience with working in medical settings and with interdisciplinary treatment teams is preferred
œ Psychologist in the State of Georgia or eligible for licensure in Georgia required
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salary, health/dental/vision insurance, CEU opportunities, 403(b) with employer match, paid time off, and more.
For more information about this full-time outpatient position, please contact Laurie Nash, PhD, ABPP at Laurie_Nash@Shepherd.org
To apply online, please complete a job application through the hospital website at shepherd.org/employment/current-vacancies or contact Karl Brandt in Human Resources at karl_brandt@shepherd.org or 404.350.7770.
For more information about The Shepherd Center, please visit our website at shepherd.org
We are an equal opportunity employer
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