Postdoctoral Fellow

Description

The GGAF Ackerman Center is currently recruiting a 1-year Postdoctoral Fellow specializing in assessment of neurodevelopmental disabilities with children, adolescents, and young adults. As a non-profit specialty medical center, GGAF Ackerman Center’s mission is to provide comprehensive clinical services, resources, education, research, and advocacy for the development of meaningful solutions. Our goal is to provide better outcomes individuals, families, and our community as it relates to living with a neurodevelopmental condition.

The Postdoctoral Fellow will be primarily responsible for conducting evaluations for patients aged 2 to 20 years old referred through the Autism Treatment Assistance Program (ATAP). This opportunity provides fellows with a deep understanding of the neurodiversity within autism spectrum disorders, including broad exposure to assessing, identifying, and providing differential diagnosis for a wide range of co-occurring conditions, such as other neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., intellectual disabilities, language disorders, learning disabilities, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, genetic syndromes, prenatal alcohol or drug exposure), medical/neurological conditions (e.g., epilepsy, cerebral palsy, gastrointestinal difficulties), and/or mental health concerns (e.g., depression, anxiety, bipolar, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trauma, etc.). The assessment process includes, but is not limited to clinical interview, neuropsychological testing administration and scoring (cognitive, language, academic, behavioral, adaptive, executive functioning), autism spectrum disorder assessments, observations, parent feedback session, and integrated report writing.

Growth opportunities:

· Gain experience working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals with the goal of identifying and treating any symptoms or conditions that may be impacting functioning, including:

o Developmental behavioral pediatricians, pediatric neurologists, geneticists, nurse practitioners, speech/language pathologists, board certified behavior analysts, social workers.

· Acquire skills to operate within a neuropsychological team, including working with testing assistants (e.g., psychometricians).

· Participate in community outreach, advocacy, awareness, parent/professional trainings, and fundraising events.

· Take part in monthly prenatal drug and alcohol multidisciplinary clinics.

· Additional experiences in treatment and/or diagnostic teams will be determined based on the fellow’s training needs and goals.

· We utilize in-person and telehealth to collaboratively work with families.

Fellowship details:

· Salaried position with a Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm schedule.

· Register with the Nevada Board of Psychological Examiners as a Psychological Assistant and have intention of becoming a Licensed Psychologist

· Preparation time and support for the national and state psychological examinations (EPPP and Nevada State Examination).

· Applicants should have a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) in psychology from an APA Accredited Program or equivalent and completed an approved doctoral internship.

· Applicants should have prior clinical experience with assessment measures and evaluation of neurodevelopmental disorders with children and adolescents.

To apply, please send the following documents to the Practice Administrator, Amanda Heidari at [email protected]:

· Letter of interest

· Current curriculum vitae

· Three letters of recommendation

· Contact information for three professional references

· A recent redacted, de-identified assessment report written by the applicant

· List of psychological/neuropsychological tests the applicant has experience administrating

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,900.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Las Vegas, NV 89106: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person