Postdoctoral Clinical Psychology Fellow - Trauma Recovery

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Evergreen Park, IL

4d • $32 - $32 • Hybrid

About The Position

This fellow role is for the 2026/2027 training year with an expected start timeline of September 2026. Our fellow would be a part our Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) team. Scheduling is M-F 8-4:30p with 10-6:30p once a week. Later day is done remote. Learn more about our TRC here: https://www.advocatehealth.com/health-services/emergency-services/advocate-trauma-recovery-center

Requirements

• MA degree in Psychology
• 1000 hours of Psychology Practicum
• Completion of Psychology Residency
• Clinically appropriate skills
• Courteous and professional
• Demonstrates keyboard skills and familiarity with a Windows environment
• Interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrates commitment to patient focused care.
• Ability to work flexibly in a fast paced environment with established time constraints and in difficult situations.
• May be exposed to patients who potentially could be violent.
• Familiarity with the roles and functioning of other providers in the network of child and family mental health and substance abuse treatment networks.
• Provides coverage for evening programming as necessary.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of dissertation by the start of postdoc, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual, couples, and family therapy services utilizing a solution focused, brief therapy framework under doctoral level supervision.
• Interviews and evaluates patients, establishes diagnosis, and monitors patients’ behavior.
• The treatment plan is developed collaboratively with the patient by defining goals, specific outcomes and timeframes for treatment.
• Intervenes psychotherapeutically to change attitudes, beliefs and behavior of patients to improve individual and family level of functioning.
• Provides case management, outreach and aftercare services to patients.
• Counsels crisis patients to stabilize patients’ condition in order to prevent patients from harming themselves or others, and uses short-term crisis intervention techniques and/or referral to other support services.
• Meets performance standards for direct staff hours (DSH) as outlined for position.
• Develops and leads at least one treatment, skills building group, or IOP group.
• Demonstrates ability to utilize and teach appropriate cognitive/behavior management and skill building techniques.
• Communicates with other agency programs and/or human service agencies to obtain all relevant patient information, refers patients and consults with other staff regarding patient progress.
• Consults with regard to crisis services.
• Communicates effectively orally and in writing.
• Provides coverage to maintain services as needed.
• Completes various administrative and insurance forms to assure accurate data collection for billing, management information system, and other purposes in accord with agency policies and procedures.
• Maintains concise comprehensive case records by following established agency policies and procedures.
• Participates in quality assurance, accreditation, and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities and other special projects.
• Demonstrates active involvement in supervision as evidenced by constructive participation, initiative and apparent effort.

Benefits

• Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
• Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level