Postdoctoral Fellow Psych

Children s National Hospital
US - District of Columbia - Washington
April 29, 2025

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.

Qualifications: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 AccountabilitiesCustomer 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 AccountabilitiesOrganizational 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 times

Customer Service

Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

Partner with all team members to achieve goals

Receptive to others' ideas and opinions

Performance 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 judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

Use resources efficiently

Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

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 performance

Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Teamwork/Communication
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Safety

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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