Postdoctoral Fellow Psychology, Allergy Immunology-Physician

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.

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 Accountabilities
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
Customer Service
Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
Teamwork/Communication
Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
Partner with all team members to achieve goals
Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
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
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Use resources efficiently
Search for less costly ways of doing things
Safety
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
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Teamwork/Communication
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
Safety