Postdoctoral Fellow Psychology

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

conferral required prior to obtaining license in D.C. (Preferred)

Functional Accountabilities

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 organization

Committed to diversity and recognizes value of cultural ethnic differences

Demonstrate personal and professional integrity

Maintain confidentiality at all timesCustomer Service

Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are metTeamwork/Communication

Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

Partner with all team members to achieve goals

Receptive to others’ ideas and opinionsPerformance Improvement/Problem-solving

Contribute to a positive work environment

Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgmentCost Management/Financial Responsibility

Use resources efficiently

Search for less costly ways of doing thingsSafety

Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performanceOrganizational Accountabilities (Staff)

Organizational Commitment/Identification

Teamwork/Communication

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

Safety