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Children's National Medical Center

Postdoctoral Fellow Psych

Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022

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Description 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 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 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

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

Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

Partner with all team members to achieve goals

Receptive to others' ideas and opinions

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

Use resources efficiently

Search for less costly ways of doing things

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

Location & Logistics Primary Location: District of Columbia-Washington

Work Location: THEARC, 1801 Mississippi Avenue SE, Washington, 20020

Job Type: Internship / Trainee

Organization: Ctr Neuroscience & Behav Med

Position Status: Regular, Full‑Time

Shift: Day, 8:30am‑5pm

Work Schedule: 8:30am‑5pm

Job Posting: Mar 20, 2025, 3:22:41 PM

Full‑Time Salary Range: 40,000 – 150,000

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