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U.S. Anesthesia Partners lists this Clinical Psychologist M89513 opportunity in richmond, Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Advertising Summary
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located inthe heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU’ssponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationallyrecognized for patient care and education. Virginia CommonwealthUniversity is an equal opportunity employer.
Unit
School Of Medicine
Department
Psychiatry
Mission or Goal of the Unit
The Department of Psychiatry, in collaboration with the Division ofPediatrics and the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, iscommitted to providing comprehensive, interdisciplinary, andevidence-based psychological services to infants, children, andtheir caregivers. The program emphasizes high-quality care formedically complex populations, including caregiver–infant dyads inthe Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and continuity of carethrough outpatient follow-up services.
Chief Purpose of this position
The Clinical Psychologist will provide specialized psychologicalservices to caregiver–infant dyads in the NICU and follow-upprograms. The role focuses on supporting caregiver mental health,promoting infant development, and improving family functioningthrough evidence-based assessment and intervention. The positionalso supports the academic mission through teaching, supervision,and program development.
Position Responsibilities
Clinical
Provide inpatient psychological services to caregiver–infantdyads in a Level IV 60-bed NICU and a Level III 20-bed NICUthroughout hospitalization.
Deliver services including brief behavioral interventions andpsychological assessment in the Neonatal Continuing Care Program (adevelopmental follow-up program for high-risk infants).
Provide longer-term outpatient postpartum psychotherapyaddressing common concerns such as PTSD, perinatal mood and anxietydisorders, and grief.
Conduct evidence-based trauma-focused treatments, includingProlonged Exposure (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) withadults.
Participate in care coordination and consultation to supportcaregiver mental health and infant developmental outcomes.
Teaching
Provide supervision and training to psychology trainees (e.g.,interns, fellows).
Participate in interdisciplinary education, including teachingmedical students, pediatric residents, and fellows.
Service
Contribute to departmental and institutional serviceactivities, including committee participation as requested.
Administrative / Program Development
Participate in the development and expansion of NICU andperinatal mental health services.
Support programmatic growth within inpatient NICU psychologyservices and outpatient follow-up care models.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from anAPA-accredited doctoral program.
Completion of an APA-accredited internship.
Licensed or license-eligible as a Clinical Psychologist in theCommonwealth of Virginia.
Experience in evaluation and treatment of perinatal mood andanxiety disorders.
Training and experience in trauma-focused, evidence-basedtherapies (e.g., Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive ProcessingTherapy).
Strong interpersonal, communication, and interdisciplinarycollaboration skills.
Ability to work effectively within a complex academic medicalcenter environment.
Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment ofrespect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty,staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or acommitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in infant mental health, early development, andcaregiver–infant dyadic interventions.
Experience working in NICU or other medical settings withhigh-risk infants and families.
Experience providing maternal mental health services, includingpostpartum care.
Prior teaching and supervision experience with trainees.
Interest or experience in program development withinhospital-based or academic settings.
ORP Eligible
No
Flexible Work Arrangement
Other
Contact Information
Contact Name: Crystal Hudson
Contact Email:
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Worksite address
richmond, VA, 23214, US
Who can apply
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