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General Information

Department
Neuro Psychology Pediatric
Position Type
Full-Time
Shift
Day
Job ID
132625
City
Boise
State
ID
Category
Physician

Description & Requirements

Make a Difference Where it Matters Most.

St. Luke’s Children’s Neuro- and Behavioral Psychology is seeking a mid-career pediatric health psychologist to join our team. 

The position involves inpatient consult liaison as well as outpatient clinical care and focuses on delivering evidence-based, integrated psychological services to children and adolescents with acute and chronic medical conditions. The psychologist will work closely with interdisciplinary medical teams to support patient coping, treatment adherence, and adjustment to illness. In this role, they will also partner with several pediatric subspecialty clinics—such as surgery, gastroenterology, neurology, palliative and supportive care, urology, rheumatology, and nephrology—and have opportunities to provide clinical consultation to our masters‑level therapists.


What to Expect: 

Inpatient Consult-Liaison Responsibilities 

The psychologist will provide psychological consultation and intervention to patients admitted to the hospital and collaborate closely with medical teams and psychosocial providers.

 Responsibilities include:

  • Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to address behavioral health and psychosocial needs on inpatient
  • Provide consultation to medical teams regarding patients with behavioral, emotional, or psychosocial concerns impacting medical care
  • Conduct focused assessment and deliver timely, problem-focused interventions for hospitalized patients and families
  • Participate in directing and coordinating behavioral health services for patients with complex medical and psychosocial needs
  • Attend medical rounds, patient care conferences, and psychosocial rounds as appropriate
  • Facilitate communication between families and medical teams when psychosocial factors are impacting care

Outpatient Clinical Responsibilities 

The psychologist will maintain an outpatient clinical caseload providing evidence-based psychological services to children and adolescents with medical and health-related concerns.  There are opportunities in a variety of areas depending on applicant training and interest.

 Responsibilities include:

  • Assessment and treatment of pediatric patients experiencing emotional, behavioral, or adjustment difficulties related to medical conditions
  • Delivery of evidence-based health psychology interventions addressing coping, adherence, pain management, and adjustment to illness
  • Collaboration with pediatric medical specialists to support integrated patient care
  • Development of treatment plans that support patients’ functioning at home, school, and in medical settings


Qualifications:

  • Doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) from an APA/CPA-accredited program
  • Completion of an APACPA-accredited pre-doctoral internship
  • Completion of a postdoctoral training pediatric psychology
  • Licensed or eligible for license in Idaho


Benefits Beyond the Basics:

Alongside competitive pay and retirement plans, we offer benefits that go beyond the basics — including on-site massages, counseling through our Employee Assistance Program, onsite childcare, and access to Virgin Pulse wellness tools. We’re committed to your overall well-being. 

  • Highly competitive guaranteed base salary with potential production and quality incentives
  • Generous recruitment incentives could include sign-on bonus, relocation, student loan repayment, and training stipend 
  • Hospital employed with great benefits, retirement, malpractice, vacation and CME allowance
  • Medical education opportunities teaching med students and residents 
  • Supportive work culture with wellness programs and employee recognition initiatives


Live Well in Idaho: Boise
Boise, known as the “City of Trees,” is a vibrant and growing city that blends urban sophistication with outdoor adventure. Discover a lifestyle with mountains, clean air, safe community, quality of life, outdoor recreation, and real community — all while working in a top-tier health system committed to care excellence. 


For more information on this opportunity, please contact Julia Nigro at nigroj@slhs.org.

What's In It For You

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Personify Health Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.


St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.


*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.