![]() We welcome applicants with interests in program development, quality improvement, and training practicum students, psychology interns, and/or postdoctoral fellows, as well as medical students and residents. Training and experience in collaborative, integrated behavioral health models of service delivery in primary care are highly preferred. A fellowship in Pediatric Psychology is required. Successful candidates must possess a doctoral degree in psychology with training in pediatric psychology and be licensed or license-eligible in Connecticut. This work may involve single session interventions during or following pediatric visits or referral to services conducted by clinical behavioral health specialists within the PCC for brief treatment and/or the care management team for referral to community providers outside the PCC for more extensive ongoing treatment and services. The pediatric psychologist’s role includes providing brief interventions for the behavioral health management of illness. Psychoeducation about child development and child mental health may also be provided as part of teaching, consultation, or clinical contact. Typical questions for the pediatric psychologist may also involve brief diagnostic evaluation and intervention for behavioral health concerns as they relate to chronic illness, adherence to medication plans, plans for enuresis or encopresis, and addressing parental accommodation of illness. Medical education is a critical part of this role, providing residents and fellows teaching around issues of attachment and parenting, adjustment to illness, non-pharmacological pain management, etc. The pediatric psychologist will serve as a consultant on the multidisciplinary teams of physicians, nurses, and allied health staff. The pediatric psychologist will participate in developing a co-precepting model of integrated care with the pediatric faculty members and provide support to primary care providers on how to approach basic behavioral health issues, such as providing resources and support regarding managing behavioral aspects of chronic illness. Our embedded pediatric psychologist will work collaboratively with primary care providers, clinical behavioral health specialists, care coordinators, and allied professionals to provide holistic comprehensive care. This clinical ladder track faculty position will be at the level of Assistant Professor. The Yale Child Study Center has an opening for full-time pediatric psychologist dedicated to providing integrated behavioral care to children, teens, and families in the New Haven Primary Care Consortium. The YCSC values Spanish language skills as an important way to meet the needs of the communities served a Spanish-speaking clinician who becomes certified as a bilingual health provider and provides patient care in Spanish receives a salary supplement. We also are a site for the National Health Service Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program. ![]() YCSC Outpatient Services serves as a National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment site, and Pediatric Psychologists are eligible for the [National Health Service Specialty Loan Repayment Program. Yale is also a Public Service Loan Forgiveness site all Yale faculty are eligible to participate, receiving loan forgiveness after making 120 payments while employed at nonprofits such as Yale. ![]() ![]() Yale University provides a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including the Yale Home Buyers program a scholarship program for dependents at any college and an automatic 5% contribution to a faculty member’s retirement plan plus a 5% match to individual contributions to a Yale retirement account, providing up to a 10% contribution from Yale.
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