Bilingual (Spanish) Neuropsychologist/Clinical Child Psychologist for Autism Program

Bilingual (Spanish) Neuropsychologist/Clinical Child Psychologist for Autism ProgramThe Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology (CAPP) at MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). School of Medicine is seeking a full-time neuropsychologist or clinical child psychologist for an immediate opening in our interdisciplinary autism assessment clinic. The Division faculty provide clinical care within a pediatric setting, supervision of neurodevelopmental and child clinical psychology interns (APA accredited program), fellows, and graduate trainees. We are also involved in the education of medical students and residents as well as research and other scholarly activities. There is a strong tradition of interprofessional, integrated care service delivery models in this academic health system.For the current position, we are seeking candidates with experience in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) to serve as the clinical lead to our interdisciplinary Spanish speaking Autism Assessment team. Formal training or willingness to achieve reliability on all ADOS Modules in both English and Spanish is required. The MAAC Clinic is an interdisciplinary clinic providing high-quality diagnostic and assessment services to individuals across the lifespan with suspected ASDs who are primarily on Medicaid.As an academic medical center associated with CWRU School of Medicine, MetroHealth also boasts an active psychiatry and psychology residency programs and a neurodevelopmental psychology fellowship program. Participation in clinical supervision and didactic presentations are expected. Thus, candidates with interest and experience in training are highly valued. While ASD diagnostic services will be a primary focus of this position, additional provision of bilingual behavioral intervention services (e.g., cognitive behavioral interventions, group social skills training, parent-child interaction treatments) neuropsychological evaluations for Spanish speaking individuals aged 3 to 18 years, and research can be incorporated into the clinician’s schedule as appropriate.Qualifications include the following: fluent Spanish and English verbal communication skills, a Ph.D./Psy.D. from an APA-accredited clinical psychology graduate program with primary interest and background in pediatric/child clinical psychology, child/pediatric internship in an APA accredited program, completion of a neuropsychological or child clinical post-doctoral fellowship, license eligibility in Ohio by start date.We can provide additional training and supervision for candidates to achieve reliability on ADOS Modules.Written Spanish proficiency is not required. This full-time faculty position will have a competitive salary for academic rank.We have exceptional clinicians with extraordinary hearts. The MetroHealth System has an established commitment to service to our community in addition to providing state of the art medical care to the greater Cleveland area.From our extensive Metroparks systems with thousands of miles of greenspace to our award-winning eateries to the incredible arts scene featuring the largest performing arts center outside of New York and one of the best orchestras in the world and a low cost of living to boot, Cleveland is one of the top places to live in the country.If you would like to learn more, please send cover letter and CV to the attention of:Eloy Vazquez, Provider RecruitmentThe MetroHealth SystemEmail: evazquez@metrohealth.org