Clinical Psychologist - Eating Disorders

Children's Mercy KC

4 days ago

Kansas City, MissouriFull TimePsychology

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Practice Authority in Missouri

No Prescribing

Therapy and assessment only in this state.

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Children's Mercy KC as a Clinical Psychologist – Eating Disorders, Academic Appointment in United States. Thanks for your interest in Children's Mercy! Do you envision finding a meaningful role with an inclusive and compassionate team?

Key Responsibilities

based treatments for eating disorders, including CBT, DBT, FBT, CBT

Kansas City School of Medicine, with rank commensurate to

Requirements

We are recruiting at all levels of rank/experience.

The Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health at Children’s Mercy is growing and expanding programs as part of the institution’s Mental and Behavioral Health Strategic Plan.

Benefits & Compensation

Meredith Dreyer with any questions or for more information: Meredith Dreyer Gillette, PhD Psychology Associate Division Director Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health mldreyer@cmh.

edu For more information about Children’s Mercy Kansas City and about Kansas City itself, visit cmkc.

At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Children's Mercy KC as a Clinical Psychologist – Eating Disorders, Academic Appointment.

Key Skills

Clinical psychologyPediatric psychologyEating disorders treatmentCBTDBTFBTCBT-ARACTProgram developmentClinical scholarshipQuality improvementTeachingMultidisciplinary collaborationPatient evaluation

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Psychologist - Eating Disorders at Children's Mercy KC a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Psychology psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Psychology — Psychologist Career Context

This Psychology position at Children's Mercy KC is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Kansas City, Missouri.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Clinical psychology, Pediatric psychology, Eating disorders treatment, CBT, DBT, FBT, CBT-AR, ACT. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychology role.

Core responsibilities: The psychologist will evaluate and treat children and adolescents with eating disorders within a multidisciplinary outpatient team. Responsibilities also include participating in program development, teaching in training programs, and engaging in scholarly activities.

Benefits package: Competitive Salary and Benefits Package, Academic Appointment at UMKC School of Medicine, Protected Academic Time, Faculty Mentoring, Dynamic and Collegial Work Environment. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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