Job Description
Psychologist at Nemours Children's Hospital's Swank Autism Center in Wilmington, DE.
The Swank Autism Center and the Division of Behavioral Health at Nemours Children’s Health – Delaware (formerly Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children) is seeking an experienced, evidence-based psychologist to join our team. The Swank Autism Center provides comprehensive evaluation and intervention support services for children up to age 21 years. We are seeking applicants with demonstrable training and experience working with autistic/neurodivergent children, adolescents, and/or young adults, and their families. This position will focus on autism diagnostic services, individual and group therapy, and supervising trainees in working with patients and families from the larger Delaware Valley community. Examples of therapeutic support programs may include but are not limited to cognitive behavioral therapy, parent-mediated approaches to supporting communication/play skills, emotional regulation, and transition-to-adulthood. Autism diagnostic services include administration and scoring of the ADOS-2 and/or other autism-specific instruments, as well as measures of cognitive, social/emotional, behavioral, and adaptive functioning. The psychologist will be part of a multidisciplinary clinical team who will collaborate with providers in developmental medicine, psychiatry, social work, and applied behavior analysis, as well as colleagues who are autistic and/or caregivers. There are also often opportunities for quality improvement and research initiatives.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant, neuro-affirming care, promoting anti-ableist mental health care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive team environment. Autistic/neurodivergent applicants would be welcomed.
The psychologist will have opportunities to precept Psychology trainees including externs, interns/residents, and/or postdoctoral fellows who rotate through the center. Teaching, training, and mentoring are core values in our division and these efforts are supported and encouraged. We are committed to expanding pathways that promote a diverse workforce and, as such, are intentional in our hiring and retention practices. We practice continuous learning through awareness-enhancing and bias-reduction educational opportunities that guide our overarching lens of health equity. Faculty are encouraged to participate in our division’s active and energetic Diversity Committee.
What We Offer
- Competitive base compensation and an annual incentive plan that values clinical activity, academic accomplishments and quality improvement
- Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
- Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match, 457 retirement savings plans
- Licensure, CME and dues allowance
- Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Minimum Qualifications
Education
- Doctoral degree in clinical, counseling, or school psychology from an APA-accredited doctoral program.
- Internship training from an APA-accredited program in clinical child or pediatric psychology.
- Post-doctoral fellowship training in clinical child or pediatric psychology.
Experience
- Applicants with all levels of post-licensure experience will be considered, with a preference for candidates with a well-rounded experience in pediatric or clinical child psychology, and robust as well as recent experience with autistic children and youth. Experience working on hospital/health care system-based teams is preferred.
- Experience conducting diagnostic evaluations for Autism and co-occurring conditions is required, including experience administering and scoring the ADOS-2
- Specific expertise in providing culturally-informed care; commitment to continued learning from, participation in, and professional growth within the neurodiversity movement
- Bilingual Spanish-speaking skills are highly valued.
- License-eligible in the state of Delaware.
How To Apply
For confidential consideration, please apply below and send a letter of interest and CV to WLMBH-DMRecruitment@Nemours.org
stating “Autism Psychology” in the subject line. Applications are currently being reviewed and will be accepted until the position is filled.
Have questions regarding the position? Click here to contact Jessica N. Vega, Sr. Physician Recruiter.
About Us
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .
