EMPLOYED PHYSICIAN

Memorial Healthcare System is seeking psychologists and/or neuropsychologists for full-time and staff relief opportunities to join our Inpatient Rehabilitation Neuropsychology and Behavioral Health teams. Opportunities are available for candidates with experience with adult rehabilitation patients as well as those that do consultation liaison work with adult patients and their families in an acute medical environment with a focus on stroke, SCI, trauma, neurological and kidney/heart transplant patients and general medical patients. Positions are supervised by on-site psychologists and do not require an on-call schedule.

Responsibilities include:

• Assessment and ongoing treatment of patients throughout their inpatient hospital stay
• Collaborating with treatment team members to formulate clinical intervention and referring patients to other disciplines for consult and evaluation as indicated.
• Providing neuropsychological & psychological expertise and education to a multidisciplinary team of professionals.
• Acting as resource to other disciplines on patient and behavioral problems related to various psychological or neuro-psychological disorders.
• Developing and providing education to both hospital staff and to the community.
• Providing support and education to the patient’s family.

For staff relief opportunities, the assignment can be for six months or more, Monday-Friday 8-4:30pm. Candidates with an active and clear Florida license preferred. The position offers a compensation package that is commensurate with training and experience. Professional malpractice and medical liability are covered under sovereign immunity. 

About Memorial Healthcare System

Memorial Healthcare System, located in South Florida, is one of the largest public healthcare systems in the United States. A national leader in quality care and patient satisfaction, Memorial has ranked 11 times since 2008 on nationally recognized lists of great places to work – in Modern Healthcare magazine, Florida Trend magazine and Becker’s Hospital Review, just to name a few.

Memorial’s facilities include its flagship, Memorial Regional Hospital, one of the largest in Florida; Memorial Regional Hospital South; Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, the only freestanding children's hospital in Broward and Palm Beach counties; Memorial Hospital West; Memorial Hospital Miramar; Memorial Hospital Pembroke; and Memorial Manor, a US News five-star-rated nursing home.

Memorial’s work environment has been rated by employees and physicians alike as an open-door, inclusive culture that is committed to safety, transparency and, above all, outstanding service to patients and families.

About South Florida

South Florida offers a dynamic urban/suburban lifestyle with an abundance of cultural and recreational amenities, miles of beautiful beaches, top-rated golf courses, zoos and wildlife refuges, a vibrant arts community, museums and world-class dining. South Florida's high quality of life – including year-round summer weather, exciting multiculturalism and no state income tax – attracts new residents from all over the country and around the world.