Outpatient Rehabilitation Psychologist Brain Injury

About Shepherd Center

With five decades of experience Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care research and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions including spinal cord and brain injuries multi-trauma traumatic amputations stroke multiple sclerosis and pain. An elite center ranked by U.S. News as one of the nations top hospitals for rehabilitation Shepherd Center is also recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Shepherd is the only rehabilitation facility in the nation with an intensive care unit on-site allowing us to care for the most complex patients and begin the rehabilitation process sooner. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.

Shepherd Centers culture is one of hope humor and hard work. You will enjoy career growth strong relationships with co-workers strong support from leadership and fun activities that have ke pt over 1 2% of staff members working at Shepherd for more than 20 years .

The Rehab Psychologist works with a team of psychologists with specialties in neuropsychology addiction and sport and rehabilitation psychology. The Department of Psychology currently has a large staff with services in brain injury spinal cord injury multiple sclerosis comprehensive rehabilitation and pain management.

The individual in this role should have proficiency in working with military or veteran populations mild to moderate traumatic brain injury concussions substance misuse and military trauma issues. The Psychologist should have specialty training in rehabilitation psychology psychological assessment research and have interdisciplinary treatment team experience.

Primary responsibilities for this new position include active interdisciplinary team participation and providing rehabilitative services for patients and their families / caregivers which may include individual group and family therapy / interventions assessments consultations and education. The Department of Psychology is a large collaborative group of specialists with services in brain injury spinal cord injury multiple sclerosis and pain management. The Rehabilitation Psychologist will also be involved with training postdoctoral fellows and pre-internship trainees.

Shepherd Center is a private not-for-profit 152-bed growing facility specializing in medical treatment research and rehabilitation for people with neuromedical injuries or illnesses. It is accredited by Joint Commission and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the 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. 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 many more including film industries. Culture music sports art film festivals- its all here. But best of all the world-renowned reputation of Shepherd Center makes it easy to take pride in your work and be an important part of incredible patient care teams.

Qualifications :

• PhD or PsyD from an APA / CPA-approved doctoral training in Psychology.
• APA-accredited internship completion.
• 1 or 2-years supervised postdoctoral training in Rehabilitation Psychology or 2 years work experience with neuromedical patient populations.
• Experience working in medical settings and interdisciplinary treatment teams is preferred.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure as a psychologist in the State of Georgia.
• Board certified or eligible for board certification in rehabilitation or health psychology.

For more information please contact Laurie Baker PhD ABPP at . To apply please complete this job application : or contact Dawn Pawlowski in Human Resources at . For more information about the Shepherd Center please visit our website at The Shepherd Center is an equal opportunity employer.

Key Skills

EMR Systems,Presentation Skills,Developmental Disabilities Experience,Data Collection,Intake Experience,Primary Care Experience,Autism Experience,Research Experience,Mental Health Counseling,Psychotherapy,PTSD Care,Addiction Counseling

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1