Children's National Hospital · 5 days ago
Postdoctoral Fellow Psych
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$40K/yr - $40K/yr
3+ years expChildren's National Hospital is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology to provide clinical services for patients and their families. The role involves assessment, consultation, psychological testing, and therapy, while also contributing to multidisciplinary teams for comprehensive care.
AssociationChild CareHealth CareNon Profit
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
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
Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
Partner with all team members to achieve goals
Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions
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
Use resources efficiently
Search for less costly ways of doing things
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
Qualification
Required
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
Two thousand hours post-degree conferral required prior to obtaining license in D.C
Company
Children's National Hospital
Children’s National Hospital, based in Washington, D.C., was established in 1870 to help every child grow up stronger.
Founded in 1870Washington, District of Columbia, USA
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$19.4MKey Investors
Gilbert Family FoundationAdvanced Research Projects Agency for HealthUnited Health Foundation
2025-10-09Grant· $8M
2024-10-23Grant· $8M
2021-11-09Grant· $3.4M
Leadership Team
Kurt Newman
President and CEO
Michelle Riley-Brown, MHA, FACHE
President and CEO
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