Postdoctoral Researcher

Oregon Health & Science University • Portland, OR

12d

About The Position

The anxiety 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, or psychologically complex or treatment refractory patients with anxiety and related disorders. Inpatient consultation service experiences are available and encouraged. Patients are primarily 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, selective mutism, trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, misophonia and restricted eating (ARFID, Anorexia Nervosa) associated with emetophobia, OCD, choking phobia, and others. Interventions will be evidenced-based and primarily include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention (ERP). Other interventions may include motivational interviewing (MI), habit reversal treatment (HRT), parent training in 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. Opportunities to offer community-based trainings to parents, patients, and service providers may also be available.

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, exposure and response prevention, and having effective communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Clinical Psychology.
• Hospital based care experience is preferred.
• Experience with psychosocial assessment and behavioral treatment of children and adolescents with gastroenterological problems and conditions is preferred.
• 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, or psychologically complex or treatment refractory patients with anxiety and related disorders
• Conduct informed consent
• Conduct clinical interview
• Conduct brief screening (questionnaire administration and scoring)
• Provide feedback and recommendations to patients/families and referring providers
• Provide traditional in-person and telemedicine-based psychology services delivery
• Provide cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention (ERP)
• Provide motivational interviewing (MI)
• Provide habit reversal treatment (HRT)
• Provide parent training in behavior management
• Provide coping skills development training
• Supervise graduate students
• Collaboration and consultation with other providers and teams

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees