Post Doctoral Scholar

Oregon Health & Science University • Portland, OR

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The anxiety treatment postdoctoral position emphasizes behavioral health and includes evaluation, treatment, and optional research activities within the Anxiety Treatment and Diagnostic Intake Clinics. The post-doctoral fellow will provide diagnostic intake assessments, and outpatient intervention services to medically, developmentally, psychologically complex, and/or treatment refractory patients with anxiety and related disorders. Patients have primarily been referred from OHSU subspecialty or general pediatric clinics and providers or seen in response to inpatient consultation. Services will be provided primarily at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital or Cornell West located clinics, depending on space availability and service needs. Diagnostic intake services will include conducting informed consent, clinical interview, brief screening (questionnaire administration and scoring), and providing feedback and recommendations to patients/families and referring providers. Advanced treatment experiences and training will include traditional in-person and telemedicine-based psychology services delivery. Referral concerns include the anxiety disorders (GAD, SAD, SM, etc.), obsessive-compulsive disorder, and trauma (PTSD), and related conditions (e.g., misophonia, emetophobia) and common comorbidities (e.g., ARFID, anorexia nervosa, FND, BFRD’s tics, behavioral problems, etc.). Interventions will be evidenced-based and primarily include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention (ERP) or trauma-focused CBT. Other interventions may include motivational interviewing (MI), habit reversal treatment (HRT, CBIT), parent training in evidence-based behavior management, and coping skills development training. Training will include the supervision of graduate students and emphasizes collaboration and consultation with other providers and teams. The postdoctoral fellow will have access to a multitude of career development opportunities through the Division of Pediatric Psychology, Institute on Development & Disability, and OHSU, including a full range of didactic offerings, including weekly group supervision and peer support.

Requirements

• PhD/PsyD in Psychology from an APA-Accredited Doctoral Program.
• Completion of APA-accredited doctoral internship.
• Residency contract approved by the Oregon Board of Psychologist Examiners
• Understanding of development across the lifespan and psychosocial contributors to behavioral health.
• Experience in behavioral intervention, family-based interventions, anxiety treatment (ERP), and possessing advanced and effective communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Clinical Psychology.
• Hospital based care experience.
• Experience with psychosocial assessment and behavioral treatment of children and adolescents with gastroenterological problems and conditions.
• Psychosocial evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with gastroenterological problems and conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide diagnostic intake assessments.
• Provide outpatient intervention services to medically, developmentally, psychologically complex, and/or treatment refractory patients with anxiety and related disorders.
• Conduct informed consent, clinical interview, brief screening (questionnaire administration and scoring), and providing feedback and recommendations to patients/families and referring providers.
• Deliver traditional in-person and telemedicine-based psychology services.
• Supervise graduate students.
• Collaborate and consult with other providers and teams.

Benefits

• Access to a multitude of career development opportunities through the Division of Pediatric Psychology, Institute on Development & Disability, and OHSU.
• Full range of didactic offerings, including weekly group supervision and peer support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree