Cleveland Clinic, one of the world’s most distinguished academic medical centers and ranked by U.S. News & World Report, announces a search for TWO Child Psychologists in our growing outpatient practices in the region.

Job Description:

• The psychologist will develop and implement several outpatient service lines related to the wide range of psychological conditions that present across our region. Treatments will include in-person, virtual, and group therapies.
• The psychologist will serve as a local lead of 2-4 master’s level clinicians or psychologists in training working in the same location.
• The psychologist will partner with our larger team of psychologists and master’s level clinicians as a team of teams to successfully manage care across the many regions that the Cleveland Clinic serves.
• The psychologist will work primarily at one of these two southern region locations:
• Akron, Ohio
• Canton/Belden Village, Ohio
• Additional opportunity to specialize in an area of interest is supported. 

Being a staff psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic also offers opportunities in program development and implementation, and opportunities for teaching learners from a variety of health disciplines. Staff may also participate in our Psychology Fellowship Program and our APA-accredited Psychology Residency Program.

Employment at the Cleveland Clinic allows for opportunities in research and professional development. A faculty appointment at a rank commensurate with experience is available at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Board Certification via the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), which is required to advance from Associate Staff to Full Staff, is fully supported and funded by the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Institute.

Cleveland Clinic Children’s and the Division of Psychology in the Department of Pediatric Behavioral Health and Neurosciences values diversity and aims to create an equitable and inclusive work environment in which all members are respected for their contributions. We believe that a staff of diverse individuals makes us a stronger and more resilient team—and allows us to better meet the varied needs of the patients in the surrounding communities. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to help us further our mission of caring for our patients in an atmosphere of inclusion and integrity.

Qualifications: Doctorate in clinical, counseling, or school psychology, with APA approved internship, licensure in Ohio and at least one year of post-doctoral experience in a clinical child or pediatric psychology setting. 

Benefits: These dynamic positions command a competitive salary enhanced by a very attractive benefits package including but not limited to:

• Excellent medical, dental, vision coverage
• Comprehensive disability and life insurance benefits
• Medical malpractice & tail coverage provided
• Generous time away coverage: vacation, parental leave, holidays and CME time
• Highly competitive retirement plans with employer contribution
• Academic appointments through the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
• Research support from our biostatistics department
• Numerous strong professional development opportunities
• Collegial work environment working with interdisciplinary teams
• Relocation expenses for applicable candidates

Cleveland Clinic Children’s is consistently ranked as one of the best children’s hospitals in the nation and is ranked in 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report. Cleveland Clinic Children’s is a tertiary and quaternary referral hospital on the Cleveland Clinic main campus with more than 350 physicians in 55 pediatric medical and surgical specialties providing over 1 million outpatient visits, 20,000+ in-patient admissions, 12,700 surgeries, and accepting over 1,600 transports per year from around the nation and globe. Cleveland Clinic Children’s has 465 in-patient pediatric beds in its network including its quaternary children’s hospital on the main campus, our free-standing Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation, 2 other satellite hospitals across Northeast Ohio, and 43 outpatient clinics. 

Please review our Division website: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/pediatrics/departments/behavioral-health

Interested Candidates are to submit their cover letter, curriculum vitae and names of three references to Division chair Dr. Benore (benoree@ccf.org) and physician recruiter Jennifer Friedler (friedlj@ccf.org).

Ethan Benore, Ph.D., BCB, ABPP (he/him)

Chair, Division of Pediatric Psychology in the Department of Pediatric Behavioral Health and Neurosciences 

Interim Program Director, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology 

Clinical Director, Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Program 

Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine 

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment/affirmative action employer: Women/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/about/community/diversity

Cleveland Clinic is proud to be a smoke/drug free environment.

• More than 300 pediatric medical and surgical specialists staffing the ~400 inpatient beds and 50 outpatient clinics forming the Cleveland Clinic Children’s network, providing over 1 million outpatient visits, 20,000 hospital admissions, over 12,000 surgeries, and accepting over 1,400 hospital transfers per year.
  
  
• More than 100 pediatric physicians are recognized annually as being among the "Best Doctors in America."
  
  

Cleveland Clinic has been named one of America's Best Employers for Diversity in 2023. 

Cleveland Clinic values a culture where caregivers integrate diversity and inclusion throughout the enterprise. We respect and appreciate our similarities and differences; they enable us to better serve our patients, one another, and our global communities. 

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment/affirmative action employer: Women/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. 

Smoke/drug free environment. 

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