Summa Health is seeking a board certified/board eligible Clinical Neuropsychologist to join our employed physician group. Summa Health Medical Group is a multi-specialty group practice of 350+ physicians employed by the Summa Health System. Summa Health – headquartered in Akron, Ohio – is one of the largest integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems in the state. With 2 hospitals and 20+ health centers, Summa Health provides access to care throughout the region.
This is a wonderful opportunity to join a comprehensive Behavioral Health Institute that employs 16 psychologists, 18 psychiatrists, and a number of mid-level behavioral health providers. The position also offers an opportunity to collaborate with a recently established comprehensive epilepsy center and other neurologists within the Neuroscience Institute. The position also includes the opportunity to supervise graduate level psychology trainees and to have a faculty appointment at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED).
The selected candidate will provide outpatient and inpatient neuropsychological evaluations for assessing eligibility for epilepsy surgery. The individual should have expertise administering and interpreting neuropsychometric testing, including interpreting intracarotid amobarbital (Wada) tests. An interest in providing and supervising cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques for mental health issues and psychogenic seizures also would be helpful.
Akron is located approximately 35 miles south of Cleveland. With a wonderful array of sights and attractions, accommodations and restaurants, meeting and convention facilities, and countless recreational activities, Akron/Summit County offers family fun and excitement. Known internationally as home to LeBron James, the Black Keys and the Firestone Country Club, the Akron area boasts a pristine national park, 100 miles of hike/bike trails, affordable and diverse housing, downtown and suburban living, and two universities. Akronites also have easy access to Lake Erie and two nearby airports making travel a breeze. The greater Akron area is a welcoming community rich in cultural diversity, history and heritage. It offers big-city amenities with a hometown feel and is located in one of America’s most affordable metropolitan areas.
EOE/AA Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.
COVID-19 vaccine required for all Summa Health employees.
To learn more about this opportunity, contact a physician recruiter directly at 234.312.6286 or email physicianrecruitment@summahealth.org.