Postdoctoral Fellow Psych
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
The Postdoctoral Fellow Psychology will provide clinical services for patients and families of patients, including assessment, consultation, psychological testing, brief psychotherapy, and when indicated, longer-term therapy, and behavioral interventions.
Minimum Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or PsyD in accredited program, or all doctoral requirements completed (including dissertation successfully defended and predoctoral clinical internship successfully completed) within 90 days of date of hire. (Required)
Minimum Work Experience
3 years (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge
Training in evidenced-based psychological interventions.
Required Licenses And Certifications
Register with District of Columbia for supervision by licensed psychologist as requirement toward licensure. .
Two thousand hours post-degree
Functional Accountabilities
conferral required prior to obtaining license in D.C. (Preferred)
Customer Service
Provide caregiver guidance and psychotherapy to youth and their families. Complete psychological evaluations of youth and consult with family members, educational advocates and schools as needed. Provide mental health consultation to patients and their medical providers.
Teamwork/ Communication
Contribute to multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive care to clients. Document services performed in the EMR systems. Collect data as needed for program. Participate in grant reporting requirements.
Problem Solving
Work with team to ensure compliance with grant expectations and requirements.
Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Partner in the mission and upholds the core principles of the organizationCommitted to diversity and recognizes value of cultural ethnic differencesDemonstrate personal and professional integrityMaintain confidentiality at all times
Customer Service
Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
Teamwork/Communication
Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behaviorPartner with all team members to achieve goalsReceptive to others’ ideas and opinions
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Contribute to a positive work environmentDemonstrate flexibility and willingness to changeIdentify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processesMake appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Use resources efficientlySearch for less costly ways of doing things
Safety
Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performanceContinuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentationStop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situationDemonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communicationActively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workersAttend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Teamwork/Communication
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Safety
Primary Location
District of Columbia-Washington
Other Locations
District of Columbia-Washington
Work Locations
HSC Bunker Hill Peds Ctr
Job
Internship / Trainee
Organization
Ambulatory
Position Status
R (Regular)
Shift
Day
Work Schedule
8am-5pm
Job Posting
Apr 10, 2024, 10:41:37 PM
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