Postdoctoral Fellow - Psychology

Children's National Hospital

8d•$40,000 - $150,000

About The Position

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. The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Requirements

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.
3 years of work experience.
Training in evidenced-based psychological interventions.
Register with District of Columbia for supervision by licensed psychologist as requirement toward licensure.

Nice To Haves

Two thousand hours post-degree conferral required prior to obtaining license in D.C.

Responsibilities

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.
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.
Work with team to ensure compliance with grant expectations and requirements.