Senior Neuropsychologist

Job Description

Job Description

About Child Mind Institute

We're dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We've become the leading independent nonprofit in children's mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow's breakthrough treatments.

As part of the Gund Learning and Diagnostics Center team, you will report to the Associate Clinical Director and Director, Gund Learning and Diagnostics Center. You will provide neuropsychological and psychological evaluation services to children, adolescents, and young adults. Your evaluations include gathering and interpreting data from multiple sources (e.g., parents, teachers, children) and using multiple methods (e.g., psychological testing, rating scales, clinical interview, behavioral observation) to answer referral questions. You will communicate results to parents and educators in person and via a comprehensive written report. Additionally, you will offer services including remediation, organizational skills training and educational consultation. This is an exempt, full-time, hybrid (this position requires a minimum of four (4) days per week in the office, on a schedule determined by your supervisor in our NYC headquarters office. The in-office requirement and schedule are subject to change based on the needs of the program and the organization.

• Conduct comprehensive neuropsychological assessments for children, adolescents and young adults, including the use of personality measures and projectives, autism evaluations (including the use of the ADOS-2 and ADI-R), early childhood developmental evaluations, and evaluations with ID/DD populations.

• Provide cognitive remediation, organizational skills training and school consultation for children with learning disorders, ADHD, or other behavior problems.

• Advocate for children with accommodation requirements in educational and legal settings.

• Collaborate with our clinical colleagues, including receiving and providing consultation, to support team-based care within our practice. 

• Provide training or clinical supervision to trainees, including psychologists, social workers, and licensed mental health counselors.

• Conduct workshops, presentations, and webinars on children's mental health topics for community outreach.  

• Ensure all clinical documentation requirements are met. 

• Perform additional job-related duties as needed.

• Doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) in Psychology with a focus in neuropsychology from an accredited program.

• Current, valid, unrestricted license to practice psychology in the State of New York.

• Completion of a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology.

• 8+ years of clinical experience.

• Training in specific assessment tools.

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Our great compensation package and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs. For more information about our benefits, please visit our employee benefits website.

The salary range for the position is posted. Factors such as candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations affect the salary offered within this range. In addition, this salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

Child Mind Institute is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

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In compliance with California law, we also prohibit discrimination based on reproductive health decision-making, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other category protected by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). In New York, we extend this prohibition to include status as a victim of domestic violence, familial status, or any other characteristic protected by the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL).

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