Description

The Department of Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Brooklyn invites applications for a full time licensed psychologist specializing in rehabilitation/health psychology (inpatient focus) or neuropsychology (less emphasis, but can be outpatient focus). The position is ~80% inpatient, 20% outpatient.

Our inpatient 30-bed adult unit is a stroke rehabilitation Joint Commission accredited site. We often admit patients from NYU Langone's Comprehensive Stroke Center, certified by the Joint Commission as a comprehensive stroke center. We also care for patients receiving treatment for other neurological conditions, including traumatic brain injuries, multiple sclerosis, brain tumors, and neurosurgical populations.

Inpatient Responsibilities (80%):

• Conduct brief neurobehavioral status exams to promote rehabilitation and psychosocial functioning and/or identify targets for psychological intervention.
• Frequent targets for assessment on the inpatient service include behavior, emotional state, insight/self-awareness and coping skills.
• Provide brief, evidenced based interventions. The focus of interventions will be to support adjustment, improve coping and/or cooperation and participation in all aspects of the rehabilitation program.
• Consult with team members daily and summarize/aggregate collected data in verbal and/or written form to inform behavioral plans.
• Participate in rounds, case conferences, and team meetings to discuss and evaluate the diagnoses and treatment/management of patients.
• Deliver psychoeducational services to families.

Outpatient Responsibilities:
• The outpatient clinic is a half-day in-person service with option for additional hours virtually. The clinic is primarily utilized for follow up with patients previously known to the psychologist on the inpatient service; however, referrals from neurology are also frequently accepted. Nature/purpose of follow up will depend on the psychologist's area of specialization but may include:

• Cognitive rehabilitation and/or individual psychotherapy to further support adjustment/coping following acquired brain injury
• Health and behavior intervention(s) to modify factors directly affecting physiological functioning, health and well being, or specific disease-related problems
• Comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations to clarify diagnosis and assist with identifications of additional resources, return to work, long-term planning, etc.

Of note, the psychology service has well established and integrated externship training program. Post training supervision experience and interest in training is preferred.

Salary range 110k-116k

Qualifications

Candidates must have a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from an APA accredited program with an APA accredited pre-doctoral internship and must have completed a formal postdoctoral fellowship or equivalent in rehab psychology, health psychology or clinical neuropsychology. Applicants should be licensed or license-eligible in the state of New York. Candidates should be board-certified or eligible for ABPP board certification; in addition, 1-3 years post training clinical experience and expertise in the assessment of stroke and/or traumatic brain injury is preferred. However, applicants from a broader range of training will be considered. Must be eligible for licensure in the State of New York.

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should forward cover letter and CV to: Vincent Cavallaro, Vice President of Neurology and Rehabilitation Services. [redacted].

Please feel free to distribute this opportunity to appropriate candidates.