Exciting Pediatric Psychologist Opportunity in Beautiful Southern Arizona!

This is an excellent opportunity for an Academic Pediatric Psychologist to practice in a pediatric oncology clinical setting with Banner – University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. Our dynamic, multi-disciplined, and experienced team is dedicated to providing exceptional patient care for this vulnerable population. 

Position Description

The preferred candidate will join a growing, collegial community of psychologists and physicians. The psychologist will deliver comprehensive, evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions; contribute to care coordination across disciplines; and provide education and psychological support to patients, their parent(s), and loved ones across the continuum of cancer care. The psychologist will also have access to weekly case consultations and opportunities to participate in teaching psychology externs, interns, and postdocs.

Position Requirements

• PhD or PsyD, and a completed internship from an American Psychological Association-accredited program
• A desire to work with children living with cancer and their families 
• Dedicated to excellent communication and collaboration with multi-specialty teams
• Comfort with play therapy
• Desire to engage and practice in academic medicine
• Monday-Friday
  • No call
  • Schedule may vary dependent on patient volume
  • Flexibility for telehealth visits
• Experience preferred, but highly qualified new graduates will be considered

Location: Diamond Children’s Cancer Center Tucson, AZ

Banner Health and University of Arizona Health Network have come together to form Banner – University Medicine, a health system anchored in Phoenix and Tucson that makes the highest level of care accessible to Arizona residents. At the heart of this merger is academic medicine – research, teaching, and patient care – across three academic medical centers.

Banner Health offers competitive salary and recruitment incentives, along with an industry leading benefits package that provides security for you and your family, including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and pharmacy plans 
• Paid time off plans
• Eligible for benefits coverage within 30 days
• Financial savings resources
• Protected time off for CE activities and professional development funds (e.g., reimbursement for licensure fees, continuing education stipend)
• Free CE events offered through Department of Psychiatry
• Career advancement and optimal work/life balance
• Employee Discounts
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility

Submit your CV for immediate consideration at APP@bannerhealth.com

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, Banner University Medical Group (BUMG) recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds. BUMG is an EEO/AA - M/W/D/V Employer

All too often, families of critically ill children have to travel from place to place or even across the country to get the specialized care their children need. Our medical community has come together to focus and expand health care for kids in one place in Tucson – Diamond Children's Medical Center.

Diamond Children's offers a bright, healing environment where children feel safe while receiving the advanced care they need from the pediatric specialty physicians and researchers of the University of Arizona Steele Children's Research Center, as well as community pediatric physicians.

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