| Job Title: | Pediatric Psychologist Heart Center |
| Date Posted: | 2026-08-10 |
| Job Location: | Stanford, Palo Alto, California |
| Job Requirements: | Eligibility criteria for this position include a doctoral degree from an APA-accredited graduate program in clinical or counseling psychology, APA-accredited clinical psychology internship, at least one year of post-doctoral clinical training in child and adolescent psychology, and licensure or license-eligibility as a psychologist in the state of California. Applicants should have experience working in the field of pediatric psychology providing evaluations and evidence-based treatment to children and adolescents with medical illnesses. Rank and salary will be commensurate with experience and range from $153,000-$291,000. This position commands a competitive salary enhanced by an attractive benefits package, including but not limited to competitive compensation including home purchase programs, bonus programs, and vacation time, as well as comprehensive benefits include health/dental/vision, paid malpractice, and 403(b) plans.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford also welcomes applications from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University research, teaching, and clinical missions. |
| Job Description: | The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Stanford University, in conjunction with the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, is seeking a Pediatric Psychologist for a full-time faculty position in the Clinician Educator line. This position entails clinical services for patients receiving care at the Betty Irene Moore Heart Center at Stanford Medicine Childrens Health. The Heart Center is one of the leading pediatric heart centers in the nation providing advanced care, multidisciplinary research, and groundbreaking innovations across the full spectrum of cardiac diseases from fetal diagnosis to infants, adolescents, and adults within the framework of family centered care. Central to the Heart Center clinical care mission is a commitment to supporting the psychosocial needs of its patients. To better meet this mission the Thrive program was launched in late 2024 with focus on whole child, whole family multidisciplinary psychosocial care. The chosen candidate will serve as an attending psychologist providing consultations, assessments, and evidence-based treatment, including brief individual and family therapy, to inpatient and outpatient cardiology patients and their families. In addition, program development to foster innovative approaches to mental health care within a cardiac service is highly encouraged. The chosen candidate will also engage in supervision and teaching of child psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows and child psychiatry fellows. |
| Contact information: | Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and current curriculum vitae online via the following link: https://redcap.link/childapp
Please contact Beth Archibald at (650) 498-7376 or earchiba@stanford.edu with any questions. |
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