Clinical Psychologist M89513
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine · Richmond, VA · 2 mo ago
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Position Responsibilities
- Provide inpatient psychological services to caregiver–infant dyads in a Level IV 60-bed NICU and a Level III 20-bed NICU throughout hospitalization.
- Deliver services including brief behavioral interventions and psychological assessment in the Neonatal Continuing Care Program (a developmental follow-up program for high-risk infants).
- Provide longer-term outpatient postpartum psychotherapy addressing common concerns such as PTSD, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and grief.
- Congduct evidence-based trauma-focused treatments, including Prolonged Exposure (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) with adults.
- Participate in care coordination and consultation to support caregiver mental health and infant developmental outcomes.
Teaching
- Supervise and train psychology trainees (e.g., interns, fellows).
- Participate in interdisciplinary education, including teaching medical students, pediatric residents, and fellows.
Service
- Contribute to departmental and institutional service activities, including committee participation as requested.
Administrative / Program Development
- Participate in the development and expansion of NICU and perinatal mental health services.
- Sustain programmatic growth within inpatient NICU psychology services and outpatient follow-up care models.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited doctoral program.
- Completion of an APA-accredited internship.
- Licensed or license-eligible as a Clinical Psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Experience in evaluation and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
- Training and experience in trauma-focused, evidence-based therapies (e.g., Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy).
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a complex academic medical center environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.