Pediatric Clinical Psychologist - Hematology & Oncology (M67897)

Pediatric Clinical Psychologist – Hematology & Oncology, Dept of Peds M67897 req7567

Pediatric Clinical Psychologist - Hematology and Oncology (M67897)

Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Richmond, VA

Mission or Goal of Unit: VCU's Department of Pediatrics is committed to training and developing the next generation of dedicated pediatricians, caring for each child as if they were our own and advancing the specialty and its myriad subspecialties through innovative research. Our central hub is at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU in downtown Richmond, with satellite locations and community clinics all throughout Central Virginia.

Chief Purpose of this position: The Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University (CHOR at VCU) is recruiting for a Pediatric Clinical Psychologist. Candidates should be eager to advance their academic career in a collegial atmosphere in a growing Children’s Hospital.  The Division is home to a robust research and clinical service, and an accredited Fellowship Program in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. The division and CHoR are part of the NCI-designated Massey Cancer Center. The division is supported by a robust psychosocial team including dedicated psychologists, social workers, child life specialists, chaplains and educational consultants with the goal to provide comprehensive wrap-around care to all patients and families. This position will not only provide clinical care but will also have the opportunity to lead this multi-disciplinary team to ensure care is coordinated and all members of the team are supported in their professional development and growth.

Position Responsibilities:

• Teaching: Faculty member will have teaching responsibilities in the area of Hematology/Oncology Psychology.  Faculty member will provide guidance and mentorship to Residents and Chief Residents in the area of Hematology/Oncology Psychology.
• Research: Faculty member will have experience in securing revenue through grants and contracts and will serve as a research mentor to other members of the division and the department of Pediatrics.
• Service: Faculty member will serve on departmental or School of Medicine level committees when appropriate, as well as professional through journal review, conference presentations, etc.
• Clinical: Faculty member will serve as a Psychologist in the Division of Hematology/Oncology. The division provides clinical care to both inpatient and outpatient arenas.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical Counseling from an APA- accredited doctoral program
• Experience with clinical care of patients ages birth to 21
• Experience with education of house-staff, medical students, and others
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism, and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in programmatic development/leadership
• Sub-board and or additional graduate degree
• Experience with advocacy at local, state, and national level
• Success in generating revenue (grants/contracts)

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The Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Pediatrics is dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate, state-of-the-art pediatric health care, research and education at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, a full-service children’s hospital within the VCU Medical Center. CHoR offers a robust continuum of pediatric services, research and education, and is the region’s only full-service children’s hospital. CHoR provides emergency, primary, secondary, advanced, tertiary and long-term care. CHoR has 11 locations across Central Virginia and provides more than 42 pediatric medical/surgical services.

There is energy and momentum around advancing children’s health in Richmond, and we have marked a new milestone. Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU recently opened a multi-story, high-tech ambulatory pavilion for pediatric services.  The new facility will meet the growing need for outpatient services for children in our community.

CHoR's outpatient pavilion is the largest, most advanced outpatient facility dedicated to children in the region. The new pavilion includes diagnostic and treatment services for children, bringing together the majority of outpatient pediatric services currently on the MCV campus to one location. It is designed to meet the unique health care needs of children, and to provide Richmond the most advanced and coordinated care possible:

The facility is a 640,000 square foot, multi-story building and includes a 7-story parking deck with more than 600 spaces.
The new pavilion houses 72 exam rooms arranged in clinic pods to optimize a multidisciplinary care model. Each pod includes 12 exam rooms, a treatment room, support space and a centralized clinical team.
The new pavilion features pediatric-dedicated imaging, surgical and endoscopy procedure rooms, as well as pediatric faculty offices.
The pavilion is designed with future expansion in mind. It can accommodate additional clinic pods and operating rooms, as demand for these services increases.

Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

When we break ground on a new facility, it’s about more than bricks and mortar. It’s just like we tell our children— it’s what’s on the inside that counts. Over the past three years, Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU has increased pediatric faculty to more than 130 clinicians focused on 42 specialty areas and providing access to children’s health care from more than 11 locations throughout the region. It’s these dedicated physicians and an extensive network of pediatric-trained nurses, child-life specialists, therapists, social workers and ancillary medical staff, who will continue providing health care designed especially for children.