The Physicians and The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, located in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking child and adolescent psychologist to join their growing program. Applicants should hold a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D) from an accredited program in clinical counseling or school psychology from an APA accredited program and have completed a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology or clinical child and adolescent psychology. Candidates with interest in developmental delay disorders, hematology/oncology, or trauma are preferred. New graduates will be considered.

ECU Health and Acadia Healthcare have announced plans to build a state-of the-art, 144-bed behavioral health facility that will open in the spring of 2025. The new facility will include 24 inpatient beds dedicated to the mental health needs of children and adolescents.

Job Highlights:

*Employment by ECU Health Physicians-Community Practice Model
* Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville, NC, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina
*Growing 9-hospital physician led healthcare system
*Established Behavioral Health Division includes: 6 clinical psychologist (4 adult & 2 pediatric); 6 neuropsychologist; 3 child and adolescent LCSW's; 5 adult LCSW's; and 1 addiction LCSW
*Inpatient and outpatient clinical care
*Schedule includes 5 days per work, 8a – 5p, with no call
*Responsibilities will include direct patient care, collaboration with child and adolescent therapy team, evidence-based psychosocial programming, and training to ensure appropriate intervention for patients
*Teaching and clinical supervision of medical students, residents, PhD students and other health professionals
*Assessment, intervention, and consultation in pediatric subspecialties, primary care clinics and NICU follow up clinic
*Provide diagnostic testing as clinically indicated including testing for ADHD, mood disorders, and autism spectrum disorders
*Provide leadership and oversight for group-based interventions and individual-based psychotherapy using evidence-based techniques
*Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package to include: annual administrative stipend, relocation assistance, vacation, sick, and holidays, malpractice (with tail), 401k, 457b, medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance

ECU Health

ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 185 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 110 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education, and research.

ECU Health Physicians includes an academic practice model (ECU employment) and a community practice model (health system employment). There is shared leadership and shared services to support the overall group and to ensure alignment for clinical care, research, education and strategy.

This innovative structure creates opportunities within ECU Health Physicians ranging from acute to ambulatory, academic practice to community practice, regional to rural, and everything in between.

Greenville, NC

Widely recognized as the thriving cultural, educational, economic and medical hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is the 10th largest city in the state with a metropolitan population of nearly 100,000. The Dickinson Avenue Arts District offers a vibrant arts, music, culinary and festival scene in the Uptown Greenville district. Greenville is also home to East Carolina University, the Brody School of Medicine, and Pitt Community College. , Excellent affordability, convenient location and natural resources combined with all of the amenities of a metropolitan university town, Greenville is the perfect place to live, work and play!

*Located inland off of the North Carolina coast, Greenville is 45 miles east of interstate 95, just over an hour to Raleigh, a little over an hour to the pristine beaches of the Crystal Coast of NC
*Home to East Carolina University (ECU), a vibrant university with an annual enrollment of more than 24,000 students
*Numerous waterways and the Greenville Greenway System are perfect for boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and camping
*Mild climate perfect for year-round outdoor activities
*Cost of living below the national average, diverse and affordable housing and excellent educational opportunities, both public and private
*Investment of more than $500 million in downtown Greenville’s revitalization bringing new restaurants, shops, businesses, and residents to the area