Faculty Pediatric Neuropsychologist

Job Description

About the Company

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a community-based distributed health system that encompasses the Cambridge, Everett, and Somerville Hospitals. It is deeply committed to serving its diverse patient population, with more than half of its patients identifying as non-white (56%) and a quarter (25%) speaking a primary language other than English. CHA stands as a primary teaching site for Harvard Medical School (HMS), integrating advanced clinical care with academic engagement.

CHA’s core mission revolves around being passionate advocates for the underserved, actively partnering with communities to address public health challenges and conduct research that reduces barriers to care. The organization firmly believes that everyone deserves access to high-quality, convenient healthcare. This commitment to equity and excellence is central to its strategic plan, which guides its proactive future, improving patient health and experience. Recognizing its workforce as its most valuable asset, CHA prioritizes competitive salaries, benefits, and professional development opportunities for its employees.

The company maintains a strict non-discrimination policy, forbidding discrimination based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, relationship identity or structure, gender identity or expression, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. CHA aims to foster a workplace free of discrimination, promoting equal employment opportunity and prohibiting discriminatory conduct.

Job Description: Full-Time Faculty Pediatric Neuropsychologist

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is seeking a full-time Faculty Pediatric Neuropsychologist to join its award-winning Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry.

Key Responsibilities & Duties:
• Performing comprehensive neuropsychological assessments.
• Providing patient and family education.
• Engaging in consultation with colleagues across various medical, neurological, and mental health specialties.
• Offering occasional consultation to inpatient services, including neurodevelopmental, child, and adolescent units.
• Teaching and supervising psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows, contributing to the division’s robust and vibrant training program.
• Engaging in clinical research relevant to CHA’s community-oriented mission (encouraged).

Preferred Experience & Skills:
The ideal candidate will have experience in:
• Assessing cognitive and socio-emotional functioning associated with severe mental illness, particularly complex trauma, psychosis, and clinical high risk.
• Working with neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Addressing neurological/medical complications from early childhood to early adulthood.
• Experience in culturally diverse community health settings.
• Proficiency in cognitive remediation.
• Skills in providing multilingual and culturally-sensitive neuropsychological services are highly valued.

Work Environment & Team:
The successful applicant will join a dynamic team of adult and pediatric neuropsychologists within psychiatry, fostering consultation and collaboration. The child and adolescent psychiatry division provides sub-specialty care in neurodevelopmental disorders and early psychosis, offering outpatient care in two clinics, three high school-based clinics, and integrated care consultation in eleven primary care clinics. CHA encourages a supportive and vibrant team experience, welcoming both early-career and mid-career applicants.

Academic Affiliation & Qualifications:
• The position includes a faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School (HMS).
• Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA/CPA accredited program.
• Completion of an APA/CPA accredited pre-doctoral internship is required.
• Completion of a postdoctoral residency in Neuropsychology is required.
• Candidates must be board certified or eligible for board certification.
• Licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is required upon starting the position.

Compensation & Application:
The position offers a competitive salary and benefits.
To learn more and apply, candidates should visit www.CHAproviders.org or send their CV directly to Melissa Kelley, CHA Provider Recruiter, at makelley@challiance.org. The Department of Provider Recruitment can be reached by phone at (617) 665-3555 or by fax at (617) 665-3553.