Pediatric Neuropsychologist | Coastal Charleston, SC

Join a team that’s Changing What’s Possible – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Department of Pediatrics seeking a full-time Pediatric Neuropsychologist to join the Pediatric Psychology team within the Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics is located in a major academic medical center that serves a diverse population of patients from a large geographic area. Learn more at https://medicine.musc.edu/departments/pediatrics/divisions/developmental-behavioral.

Among the top programs in the country, the Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics operates within the Department of Pediatrics at the MUSC Children’s Hospital and provides comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services for the broad range of developmental and behavioral diagnoses. Division members currently include 6 M.D. Faculty, 7 Ph.D. Psychologists, 1 PhD epidemiologist, and 2 LISWs as well as Postdoctoral Psychology and DBP Fellows. The Division also runs a vibrant and actively growing clinical research program focused on developmental and behavioral disorders.

MUSC Children’s Hospital has consistently been the only institution in South Carolina to be ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s edition of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.” MUSC is the only quaternary academic medical center in the state of South Carolina and is expanding rapidly. Many new opportunities are developing with the opening of the new MUSC Children’s Pediatric Subspecialty R. Keith Summey Medical Pavilion, which offers comprehensive outpatient pediatric only services including specialty clinics, outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging, infusion procedures, and support services such as lab and pharmacy. The new Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital that opened in February 2020, offers state of the art tertiary and quaternary services.

We are seeking candidates with:

• Doctoral degree in clinical psychology or school psychology from an APA-accredited program.
• Completion of an APA-accredited internship and a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology.
• Experience conducting neuropsychological evaluations with children with complex medical or neurological conditions.
• Eligible for licensure as a psychologist in South Carolina.

Opportunity Details:

• Provide comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for children and adolescents with a wide range of neurological, medical, and developmental conditions.
• Preference for candidates with experience in the neuropsychological assessment of children with sickle cell disease and cancer/brain tumor histories including those undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, and/or bone marrow transplantation.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including oncology, neurology, hematology, and other pediatric subspecialties, to support integrated care.
• Join a collaborative, interdisciplinary team of seven licensed psychologists working alongside developmental-behavioral pediatricians, social workers, nurse practitioners, and other dedicated professionals.
• Participate in the supervision and training of psychology interns, postdoctoral fellows, and other learners within the division. Contribute to the APA-accredited Charleston Consortium Psychology Internship Program (Program Info).

MUSC’s Benefits:

• Clinical-track faculty position with academic rank and salary commensurate with qualifications, expertise, and accomplishments
• Relocation assistance
• Excellent retirement options, including a pension and optional tax deferred contributions
• Sovereign Immunity malpractice coverage
• 22 days of annual leave, 15 days of sick leave, and 13 paid holidays
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
• Personalized student loan debt review and repayment optimization

Charleston, South Carolina, is a city where cobblestone streets weave between confection-colored antebellum mansions, and historic church steeples dot the skyline. It has been named the #1 city in the US multiple times by Conde Nast Traveler and Travel & Leisure magazine. More than four million people visit our city each year to experience 90 miles of pristine coastline, and to enjoy world-class shopping and culinary arts. Our region boasts a growing economy, top-ranked schools, year-round outdoor recreation, and some of the friendliest people in the country. 

We invite you to join a team committed to changing what’s possible in healthcare, and to do so in one of the most exciting cities in the country. Your life in Charleston awaits!

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To learn more about this position, or to submit your CV for consideration, contact Maiya Souvoravong at providerrecruitment@musc.edu.

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Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is home to the oldest medical school in the South as well as the state's only integrated academic health system, with a unique charge to serve the state through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates and trains more than 3,000 students and 850 residents and fellows in six colleges: Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. With $298 million in research funding in fiscal year 2022, the collaboration between faculty, staff, students, and our partners accelerates the movement of scientific discoveries that improve lives.

The Medical University of South Carolina's College of Medicine is leading the way in all areas of the MUSC mission – medical education, patient care, and biomedical research – at our main campus in downtown Charleston and across the state.

The College of Medicine is comprised of both clinical and basic science departments that are involved in education, clinical care, and research in the basic, translational and clinical sciences.

The largest and oldest academic medical center in South Carolina, we serve a diverse group of more than 740 medical students, 850 trainees in residency and fellowship programs, and patients throughout our state and beyond.

The medical University of South Carolina is a part of MUSC Health, as the clinical health system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest quality and safe patient care while training generations of compassionate, competent health care providers to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. Close to 25,000 care team members provide care for patients at 14 hospitals with approximately 2,500 beds and 5 additional hospital locations in development, more than 300 telehealth sites and nearly 750 care locations situated in the Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee Dee and Upstate regions of South Carolina. In 2022, for the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina.