Our client is looking for a Clinical Psychologist - Autism Center to join their clinical team.
Our client is an independent, national nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. Their teams work every day to deliver the highest standards of care, advance the science of the developing brain, and empower parents, professionals, and policymakers to support children when and where they need it most. Together with their supporters, they help children reach their full potential in school and in life.
This is an exempt, full-time, hybrid (minimum 4 days in office) position located in our Midtown, NY office.
Position Details:
- The Autism Center is an integrated research and clinical center dedicated to autism research, diagnosis, evaluations, evidence-based treatment and support of autism and co-occurring neurodevelopmental conditions.
- You will work intensively with children and adolescents, their parents and teachers, and young adults on the autism spectrum and with related neurodevelopmental conditions. You will conduct diagnostic and behavioral assessments of as well as provide evidence-based outpatient treatments to provide clinical services and to support of research aimed to understand the underling biology of autism and related conditions.
- You will split your time between our research programs and clinical practice services.
You Will:
- Conduct comprehensive diagnostic and/or clinical assessments.
- Obtaining important clinical history.
- Administering and interpreting semi-structured interviews and assessments (e.g., ADI-R, ADOS-2, Kiddie-SADS, VABS-3), and developmental, cognitive, language, and achievement standardized testing.
- Collecting necessary additional data (e.g., ratings scales, collateral contact).
- Oversee the assessments and activities conducted by earlier career staff including trainees (post- and pre- doctoral fellows) - research assistants, earlier career stage colleagues and social workers.
- Develop written reports to include important medical history, cognitive testing results, and diagnosis based on clinical assessments and summarize treatment recommendations, as well as deliver evaluation feedback and appropriate treatment recommendations to parent and/or young adults.
- Provide evidence-based outpatient treatment in individual or group modalities to children, adolescents and young adults on the autism spectrum with or without cooccurring anxiety, mood, ADHD, and other behavioral neurodevelopmental conditions.
- Conduct family-based interventions with parents and other family members and maintain collateral contacts with educators and other providers.
- Collaborate with other clinicians and our board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists on cases requiring pharmacotherapy.
- Conduct workshops, presentations, and webinars on children's mental health topics for community outreach.
- Coordinate and actively participate in research case conferences, and data and/or literature review meetings, as well as multidisciplinary team meetings across the clinical and research initiatives of the center including continuing education meetings.
You Have:
- Must have completed a Ph.D. or Psy.D. program in Psychology
- Must have or be eligible for a valid, unrestricted license to practice psychology in the State of New York.
- Training in specific evidence-based interventions for autism and neurodevelopmental conditions with demonstrated expertise in at least one of the following: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Project Impact, Early Start Denver Model, Facing Your Fears, PEERS, Children Friendship Training, JASPER, Unstuck and On Target, Pivotal Response Treatment, Parent Management Training, RUBI, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.
- Proficiency in the administration and scoring of the ADOS-2, and/or ADI-R and research reliability in at least one of these two instruments
Disclaimer
The availability of hybrid work arrangements is subject to change at the company's discretion based on business needs, operational requirements, and other factors. The company reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue hybrid work options at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to transition to an onsite work arrangement as determined by management.
Benefits
A great compensation package and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, flexible work schedules, discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs.
Pay Range
The anticipated salary range for this position is $116,142.00 To $145,177.00 annually. Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Our client is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sex stereotype, gender identity/gender expression/transgender (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned) and sexual orientation; national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law [Vehicle Code section 12801.9]); ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age (40 and over), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.
