Job Description
About Shepherd Center With five decades of experience, Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation's top hospitals for rehabilitation, Shepherd Center is also recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Shepherd is the only rehabilitation facility in the nation with an intensive care unit on-site, allowing us to care for the most complex patients and begin the rehabilitation process sooner. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.
Shepherd Center's culture is one of hope, humor, and hard work. You will enjoy career growth, strong relationships with co-workers, strong support from leadership, and fun activities that have kept over 12% of staff members working at Shepherd for more than 20 years.
The Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia, is recruiting for a full-time, on-site outpatient Rehabilitation Psychologist with our SHARE (Shaping Hope and Recovery Excellence) Military Initiative.
The SHARE Military Initiative began in 2008 to provide interdisciplinary, personalized rehabilitation care for post-9/11 military Veterans and first-responders. Many of our clients experience symptoms of or have a diagnosis of mild to moderate traumatic brain injury or concussions, co-occurring psychological or behavioral health concerns, post-traumatic stress, sleep disturbance, mood issues, substance abuse issues, and/or family concerns. Since SHARE's inception, the program has served more than 300 individuals from all service branches. The program typically treats 10-15 wounded warriors at a time, for typically 8 to 12 weeks, with plans to expand our service capabilities.
The psychologist for this position will join a team of 4 other psychologists with specialties in neuropsychology, addiction, and sport and rehabilitation psychology.
The Department of Psychology currently has a large, multi-specialty staff with services in brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, comprehensive rehabilitation, and pain management.
Applicants should have proficiency in working with military or veteran populations, mild to moderate traumatic brain injury, concussions, substance misuse, and military trauma issues. The Psychologist should have specialty training in rehabilitation, health, or neuropsych psychology, psychological assessment, research, and have interdisciplinary treatment team experience.
Primary responsibilities for this position include active interdisciplinary team participation, and providing rehabilitative services for veterans, concussion patients, and their families/caregivers, which may include individual, group, and family therapy/interventions, assessments, consultations, and education.
Shepherd Center is a private, not-for-profit, 152-bed expanding facility, specializing in the medical treatment, research, and rehabilitation for people with neurological injuries or illnesses. The Shepherd Center is accredited by the Joint Commission and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 10 best rehabilitation hospitals in the nation. This position includes a
comprehensive benefits package including competitive salary, health/dental/vision insurance, CEU opportunities, 403(b) with employer match, paid time off, and more.
Qualifications:
- PhD or PsyD from an APA/CPA-approved program in Clinical Psychology.
- APA-accredited internship completion.
- Successful completion of a 1 or 2-year postdoctoral fellowship/residency, or more than 5 years clinical work experience with similar military patient populations.
- Experience working in outpatient medical settings and with interdisciplinary treatment teams is preferred.
- Board certified or eligible for board certification in Rehabilitation, Health, or Clinical Psychology is preferred.
- Eligible for licensure in the State of Georgia.
Job Tags
Full time, Work experience placement, Internship