Details
Posted: 15-Jan-22
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Type: Full Time
Salary: Open
Job Summary
Neuropsychologist - PhD or PsyDThese individuals are psychologists who have completed special training in the neurobiological causes of brain disorders and who specialize in diagnosing and treating these illnesses using a predominantly medical, as opposed to psychoanalytical, approach.
Job Duties
The Neuropsychology Division handles outpatient referrals across a full array of medical, neurologic and psychiatric conditions and provides inpatient and outpatient neuropsychological evaluations and consultations to a large community practice network as well as various specialty medical services, including, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Psychiatry, Medicine, and Cardiology. There will also be opportunity to take part in an interdisciplinary team, including a Behavioral Neurologist, contributing to comprehensive assessments and management of geriatric patients with concerns for neurocognitive disorders. Opportunity for involvement in additional areas of interest could be possible.
The Neuropsychology Division sponsors a Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Residency Training Program, and Neuropsychology Track for the APA-approved predoctoral internship. Research opportunities are also available.
Position Details
Education
Doctoral Degree- (Required)
Experience
Certification(s) and License(s)
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.* Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.
We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.
