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Job Description
Responsible for advising individuals and groups in universities and colleges, schools, clinics, rehabilitation centers, Veterans Administration hospitals, and industry to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. Maintain an open line of communication with care providers, patients and their family members in order to efficiently address emergencies. Conduct research, teach classes and attend industry conferences to remain current on the latest treatments.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Conduct comprehensive psychological, psychoeducational, and neurodevelopmental evaluations for children and adolescents.
- Administer, score, interpret, and integrate findings from standardized psychological assessments, including but not limited to ADOS-2, WISC-V, WAIS, Vineland, BASC, Conners, and other evidence-based assessment tools.
- Assess cognitive, academic, executive functioning, adaptive functioning, social-emotional, behavioral, and autism-related concerns.
- Formulate diagnostic impressions and recommendations based on clinical interviews, records review, collateral information, and testing results.
- Prepare comprehensive psychological evaluation reports that summarize background history, assessment findings, diagnoses, and treatment recommendations.
- Provide feedback and psychoeducation to patients, families, referring providers, and other stakeholders regarding evaluation results and recommendations.
- Collaborate with pediatricians, child and adolescent psychiatrists, therapists, schools, and community providers to support coordinated treatment planning.
- Consult with families and providers regarding educational accommodations, special education evaluations, IEPs, 504 Plans, and community resources when appropriate.
- Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences, treatment planning meetings, and program development initiatives.
- Provides consultation and diagnostic support to pediatric primary care providers participating in the NJ Pediatric Psychiatry Collaborative.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation in accordance with departmental, regulatory, and professional standards.
- Provide clinical supervision and training to psychology trainees, interns, fellows, or other staff as assigned.
- Participate in quality improvement, grant-related initiatives, and other departmental projects as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Some local travel may be required.
Qualifications
- Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, or School Psychology from an accredited program.
- Current New Jersey Psychologist license required.
- Minimum of two years of experience working with children and adolescents preferred.
- Demonstrated experience conducting psychological, psychoeducational, and neurodevelopmental assessments.
- Experience administering and interpreting standardized cognitive, behavioral, and adaptive functioning measures.
- Excellent report writing, communication, and consultation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with the developmental disabilities (DD) population.
- Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
- Strong critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Excel.
- All licenses and certifications required to fulfill the duties of the role at the state and/or national level.
About Us
At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:
- Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
- Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
- Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
- Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
- Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
- Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
- Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
- Atlantic Medical Group
- Atlantic Visiting Nurse
- Atlantic Mobile Health
- Atlantic Rehabilitation
We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.
We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:
- Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For."
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the “World’s Best Hospitals” in 2026.
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
- Atlantic Health scored four “A” grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
- Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare – 2026.
- Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
- Named by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
- Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.
Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.
We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.
Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.
Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:
Team Member Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
- Life & AD&D Insurance.
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
- PTO & Paid Sick Leave
- Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
- Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
- Backup and On-Site Childcare
- Well-Being Rewards
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
- Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
- Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance
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Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.
EEO STATEMENT
Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.
At Atlantic Behavioral Health, we know behavioral health plays a significant role in the healing process – not just for patients dealing with mental health disorders or substance abuse, but also for those recovering from injuries, surgeries, diseases, and other conditions. We help them cope with the stress and emotional challenges caused by such physical ailments. Our behavioral health team features highly trained psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and licensed clinicians. We provide a variety of mental health services on an inpatient and outpatient basis, including intensive outpatient programs.
