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Department/Unit Summary:

Welcome to the Division of Pediatric Psychology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. We are the newest division in the Department or Pediatrics, starting July 2021. Our group includes pediatric psychologists and researchers working across a variety of clinical settings, including diabetes, oncology, inpatient hospital services, cystic fibrosis, gastroenterology, and the transplant team.

Our division provides an academic and administrative home for the psychologists in the Department, who have unique needs for continuing education, credentialing, and billing/coding. Our goal is to continue to expand behavioral health services across the Children's enterprise and provide a teaching and training community for pediatric psychology.

Pediatric psychologists play a critical role in delivering exceptional care to children who experience chronic or acute medical issues and their families. Our expert clinicians specialize in providing assessment, intervention, and consultation services to children who need help adjusting to a diagnosis (e.g. cancer), adhering to treatments (e.g. diabetes regimens), and managing challenges around complex and painful procedures (e.g. surgery). Children in pediatric care and their caregivers often experience high levels of stress, depression, and anxiety, and pediatric psychologists proactively support children and families to promote optimal coping and support children's emotional health during treatment. Pediatric psychologists are experts in health behavior change, and psychological support has been demonstrated to enhance both disease and mental health outcomes.

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• Full Time/Non-Exempt Position

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* US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.

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* The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.

* American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows

* Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.

* National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement

* Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6 ^th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Key Functions and Expected Performances:

  Financial/Budget/ Responsibilities
  
  * Work with Administrators to manage operations for centers.
  * Create reimbursement requests for Faculty and Faculty Candidates. Submit to appropriate signature authority for processing (i.e. purchase requisitions, check requests, travel reimbursements).
  * Track Faculty Continuing Medical Education funds to ensure adherence to allotted budgets.

  Recruitment/Human Resources
  
  * Track Faculty certifications to ensure all stay up-to-date. Provide Faculty with notifications when licensures are close to expiring.
  * Assist with the completion of reappointment documents for Faculty. Liaison to credentialing department to ensure continuation of privileges.
  * Coordinate faculty/staff candidate visits, which include scheduling flights and lodging, creating interview itinerary using internal faculty members' calendars, and reimbursement requests.
  * Onboard new Faculty based on Department/Division guidelines and requirements.

  Daily Operations
  
  * Manage Faculty calendars through Outlook.
  * Coordinate Division meetings.
  * Coordinate schedules for meetings requested by Faculty or other departments. Liaison with multiple. departments to complete the scheduling process and effectively communicate dates/times/locations to all attendees and administrative staff involved.
  * Maintain Faculty personnel files.
  * Manage office supplies.
  * Liaison with IT, Procurement, Office of Faculty Affairs and other departments to ensure requests/needs are met.
  * On an as-needed basis, interpret policies and procedures in daily operations.
  * Maintain provider schedules and Provider Time Away System at all locations.
  * Complete ad hoc projects as requested by faculty and administrators.

  Research

  * Assist with Faculty Biosketches
  * Assist with Faculty Other Support documents

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Organizational Impact: Performs non-routine tasks that significantly impact team's performance with minimal guidance.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Conducts research and analysis to solve some non-routine problems.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Applies broad job knowledge and has basic job skills in other areas.
• Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to less experienced team members.

Position Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent experience) and 4 years relevant experience.