Children’s National Hospital
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
The Postdoctoral Fellow will provide clinical services including psychological testing, psychotherapy, and behavioral interventions for patients and their families. They will also collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive care and document services within the electronic medical record system.
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. or PsyD from an accredited program or be within 90 days of completing all doctoral requirements. A minimum of 3 years of work experience is required, along with training in evidence-based psychological interventions.
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)
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 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