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Chronic Illness Psychotherapist

1 month ago


Eatontown, United States RWJBarnabas Health Full time

Chronic Illness Psychotherapist (Pediatrics) - Full Time - Monmouth County, NJReq #:45635

Category:Psychologist

Status:Full-Time

Shift:Day

Facility:Childrens Specialized Hosp

Department:Psychology Monmouth

Location:

Children's Specialized Hospital (CSH), 200 Wyckoff Rd, Eatontown, NJ 07724

Full-Time Position Available

Child/Adolescent Psychologist or Psychotherapist

Chronic Illness Management/Health Psychology

Outpatient Mental Health Treatment - Monmouth, NJ

Flexible Scheduling * Telemed Options Available

Who Are We?

Children s Specialized Hospital, a member of the RWJBH Healthcare System, is the nation s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges, including children with chronic illnesses. Through our 16 New Jersey locations, our pediatric specialists partner with families to make our many innovative therapies and medical treatments more personalized and effective...so children can achieve more of their goals.

What Will You Be Doing?

As an integral member of our team, this psychotherapist will provide outpatient consultation and therapy services. You will work primarily with patients diagnosed with GI and other chronic illnesses, including medical obesity, abdominal pain, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, constipation, Disorders of the Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBIs) and diabetes.

+ Performing complete psycho-diagnostic evaluations and Identify realistic goals for psychotherapy

+ Providing effective individual, family and group psychotherapy including the use of cognitive behavioral, biofeedback and hypnotherapy interventions with children/adolescents.

+ Evaluation and treatment of medical obesity clients using motivational interview techniques.

+ Evaluation and treatment of pre-surgical, bariatric surgery candidates.

+ Attending program development and case conferences for patients treated or evaluated

+ Understanding developmental needs of patient when planning and implementing treatments

+ Obtaining and interpreting patient s behavior based on an understanding of cognitive, bio-psychosocial and aging processes

+ Providing in-services to staff and community agencies as necessary

+ Supervising staff, fellows, interns and externs as needed

What Do You Need?

+ PhD, PsyD, EdD, or LCSW

+ NJ State License

+ Specific training and skills in pediatric chronic pain, as well as cognitive behavioral, biofeedback and hypnotherapy interventions are preferred.

+ AHA BLS Provider Certification

+ Valid driver s license

+ Experience working with children/teens with chronic illness and/or health psychology is preferred.

+ Ability to relate therapeutically with the professional team, children, adolescents and their parents/significant others

+ Partial remote includes after school/evening hours (ex: 4-7pm)

What Do We Offer?

We offer a competitive salary, highly flexible schedules, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous paid time off, flexible saving account, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, matched 403(b) retirement savings plan and more.

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer


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