The Division of Psychology at Nemours Children’s Health – Jacksonville is offering TWO postdoctoral fellowships beginning in August or September 2025. Positions are open to graduates from American Psychological Association-approved doctoral programs who will have completed their internship training and all degree requirements by the start of fellowship.
Interested applicants may apply to one or both positions:
Pediatric Psychology – Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Consultation-Liaison
The fellow will provide services within a multidisciplinary program for youth with a wide range of diagnoses such as brain tumor, bone tumors, acute lymphocytic leukemia, and patients who are in remission from cancer. This position will include inpatient consultation and liaison, outpatient therapy, and neurocognitive testing with these patient populations. The fellow will also have the opportunity to participate in a monthly comprehensive neuro-oncology clinic, in addition to multidisciplinary psychosocial rounds and tumor board. Participation in one or more minor rotations will provide additional training experience.
Pediatric Psychology- Pain Psychology, Consultation-Liaison
The fellow will conduct outpatient clinical work treating youth with a wide range of chronic pain conditions including (but not limited to) headaches, abdominal pain, post-concussive syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome, amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome, autonomic disorders, and generalized pain. Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville currently offers families integrated, multidisciplinary pain treatment via the following programs: Gut-Brain Clinic, Headache Clinic, and the Integrated Pain and Wellness Clinic. Clinical activities will include interdisciplinary intake evaluations, outpatient therapy with a focus on cognitive behavioral, acceptance, and family systems approaches, and collaboration with schools and other providers. Fellows will also provide inpatient consultation-liaison services focused on pain management. Participation in one or more minor rotations will provide additional training experience.
Both positions will include outpatient care as well as inpatient medical consultation/liaison at Wolfson Children’s Hospital (in specialty areas as well as with other pediatric populations). Each fellow will also have additional minor rotations, which may include training in sleep medicine or endocrinology. Fellowships are 1 year in duration, with the potential offer of a second year.
In addition to their primary training experiences, fellows participate in Nemours enterprise-wide (FL and DE) didactic seminars spanning topics such as professional development, case presentations, self-care, clinical and research supervision, and research and scholarly inquiry. Fellows will participate actively in diversity and cultural humility seminars across the enterprise. Additional opportunities to engage in diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism activities are also available and encouraged. There is also the opportunity to participate in a variety of continuing education activities.
Nemours Children’s Health – Jacksonville Division of Psychology
Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville is part of the broader, nonprofit Nemours pediatric health system, which provides primary care, urgent care, specialty care, and hospital and ER care in the state of Delaware, the Delaware Valley region, and the state of Florida and surrounding areas. The Division of Psychology at Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville includes 10 pediatric psychologists, 2 neuropsychologists, and 3 research psychologists. The Division of Psychology is part of the Department of Pediatrics and works closely with the Divisions of Neurology, Gastroenterology, Orthopedics, Hematology/Oncology, Endocrinology, Anesthesiology, and Pulmonology. NCH-J operates in three locations in the greater Jacksonville area and is partnered with Wolfson Children’s Hospital, an inpatient pediatric hospital, for consultation-liaison services. NCH-J also has developed a first of its kind Animal Assisted Therapy program (ADAPT) incorporating dogs and mini horses into therapy sessions. The fellow is invited to complete training and participate in our ADAPT program.
Benefits and Salary
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Jacksonville offers a competitive salary of $64,302 annually. We also include a generous benefits package, including 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO), which can be used flexibly for vacation, sick leave, job interviews, and graduation; subsidized health insurance; six paid holidays; five education days, one day of volunteer time off for an approved activity; and free on-site parking. Other benefits include options for prescription medication coverage; options for dental and vision insurance; retirement annuity programs; employer-paid short-term disability; basic life insurance and A&D; voluntary additional life insurance and/or AD&D; voluntary long-term disability; flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care, and/or transportation; Employee Assistance Program; wellness program; financial education program; and others.
The Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville, downtown location is on the banks of the St. John’s River and 20 minutes from the Atlantic beaches. Jacksonville is a vibrant city (population >1 million) in the northeast corner of Florida. Jacksonville boasts several unique and affordable neighborhoods perfectly suited for young professionals, couples, and families. It operates the largest urban park system in the country. Jacksonville offers a multitude of dining, cultural, and nightlife options, and hosts multiple professional sports teams. Jacksonville is located within easy access to many diverse nature and wildlife settings for hiking, canoeing, camping, and other outdoor activities.
Please refer to our website for full details, including videos and complete descriptions of training opportunities, salary/benefits, and faculty bios:
www.nemours.org/jaxpsychfellowship
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Application Requirements
Deadline: December 9th, 2024
We are committed to equity, accessibility, and the safety of our applicants. Therefore, all interviews will be virtual.
- Curriculum vitae
- Cover letter specifying your interest and experience in the major and minor rotation experiences described on the website.
- Two letters of recommendation; at least one from a direct clinical supervisor
- Letter from dissertation chair indicating status of dissertation defense or other relative degree requirements by start of fellowship
Please submit all documentation to:
Alexandra Plachuta, GME Coordinator – Alexandra.Plachuta@nemours.org
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Please contact the NCH, Jacksonville Psychology Fellowship Training Director with any questions.
Shana L. Boyle, Ph.D.
Director of Psychology Fellowship Training, Nemours Children’s Health-Jacksonville
Division of Psychology, Department of Pediatrics