Career Opportunities

The Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia, is recruiting for a full-time, on-site psychologist to work with pain patients with SCI, ABI, and other neuromedical conditions.  The psychologist should have specialty training in pain interventions and management, and health or rehabilitation psychology.  Ideal candidates would also have medical center/hospital or interdisciplinary treatment team experience.

Primary responsibilities include active participation as a member of an interdisciplinary clinic team, and providing comprehensive psychological services for pain patients, which may include assessments, consultations, pre-surgical evaluations, interventions, education, and individual, group and family therapy as needed.  Interventions are provided in person and via telehealth. The psychology department currently has a large psychology staff with diverse specialists and services in spinal cord injury, brain injury, and multiple sclerosis. The department also trains students and fellows, with mentoring/teaching opportunities available.

The Shepherd Center is a private, not-for-profit, 151-bed facility, specializing in 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 and education opportunities, 403(b) with excellent employer match, paid time off, qualification for PLSF student loan forgiveness programs and more.

Atlanta is a beautiful place to live- a big city with a hometown feel.  Travel is easy with large domestic and international airports. We host the third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the country, including Coca-Cola, Home Depot, Delta Airlines, AT&T, and more. Culture, music, sports, art, film- it’s all here. But best of all, the world-renowned reputation of Shepherd Center makes it easy to take pride in your patient care and teamwork.

Qualifications:

·         PhD or PsyD from an APA/CPA-approved program in Clinical Psychology

·         APA/CPA-accredited internship completion

·         Successful completion of a 1 or 2-year postdoctoral fellowship/residency or advanced work experience

·         Experience working in medical settings and interdisciplinary treatment teams is preferred.

·         Board certified or eligible for board certification in rehabilitation, clinical, or health psychology.

·         Eligible for licensure in the State of Georgia.

For more information, please contact Laurie Baker, PhD, ABPP at Laurie.Baker@Shepherd.org.

To apply, please complete this job application: Careers (myworkdayjobs.com)or contact Dawn Pawlowski in Human Resources at Dawn.Pawlowski@Shepherd.org  For more information about the Shepherd Center, please visit our website at http://www.shepherd.org/.  The Shepherd Center is an equal opportunity employer.