Nationwide Children’s Hospital Child Development Center is continuing to accept applications for their Consult/Liaison Specialization Postdoctoral Fellowship in Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (IND) for the 2024-2025 Training year:
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (IND)
Specialization in consultation/liaison services for inpatient psychiatric ASD/DD population
Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Child Development Center is recruiting for one post-doctoral psychology fellow to provide consultation/liaison services for inpatient psychiatric ASD/DD population. The Behavioral Health Pavilion was opened in March of 2020 and includes several inpatient units including: Adolescent, Child, and Neurobehavioral, in addition to a dedicated Psychiatric Crisis Department and Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit. Trainees have the opportunity to work with a number of different specialties such as Psychiatry, Occupational Therapy, Recreational Therapy, Speech and Language Pathologists, Nursing and Behavioral Health Clinicians. This fellowship track provides advanced training to individuals who are interested in working in an interprofessional, academic medical setting offering excellence in assessment and treatment for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities currently hospitalized in an inpatient psychiatric unit. This is a one year position.
Experiences are individualized based upon the fellow’s interests and training goals and can include:
- Diagnostic assessment with primary concern of potential neurodevelopmental disorder current hospitalized secondary to psychiatric crisis
- Participation in interdisciplinary rounds for patients currently hospitalized in inpatient psychiatric setting
- Provision of individual and/or family therapy for children/adolescents with ASD/DD focused on crisis management and harm reduction
- Provision of crisis management training for caregivers of children/adolescents currently hospitalized
- Development and implementation of behavior management strategies for children/adolescents currently hospitalized at Behavioral Health Pavilion
Additionally, all CDC Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellowships offer:
- specific training in advocacy, quality improvement science, administration, and program development
- didactic and umbrella supervision opportunities to focus on building supervision skills
- opportunities to contribute to medical education of other professions and to lead didactic seminars
- research activities directed by the fellow’s interest or in collaboration with ongoing faculty projects
- The Child Development Center is nationally recognized as an Autism Speaks/Autism Treatment Network/Autism Learning Health Network site.
Interested candidates should send/email:
- a cover letter stating career goals and which position (or positions) they would like to be considered for
- a curriculum vitae
- two letters of recommendation either via direct email from letter writers or use of standard mail.
Virtual interviews are strongly encouraged for all positions. Anticipated start date is 6/24/2024, with options for a later start date if needed. The position has a salary of $61,742 and fellows are supported by a full benefits package.
For additional information, please view http://NationwideChildrens.org/Intellectual-Neurodevelopmental-Fellowship. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is the nation’s second largest children’s hospital. With the generous support of a transformational $50 million gift from Big Lots and their Foundation, Nationwide Children’s Hospital opened America’s largest behavioral health treatment and research center in the spring of 2020 and Behavioral Health continues to be one of the three top areas of focus for the hospital in its strategic growth plan. Nationwide Children's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information about Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Columbus, Ohio, visit us on the Web at http://www.nationwidechildrens.org
Please email Dr. Kryszak with any questions and will all application materials.
