Requisition Number: 2024-5198
Type of Position: Full-Time
Location: Washington, DC
Overview
We have openings for Full-time and Part-time Outpatient Clinical Psychologists in the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Outpatient Service. This position is part of a multidisciplinary team in a growing hospital-based adult behavioral health outpatient clinic. Programming includes Intensive Outpatient Programs, for mental health and addiction treatment, a Partial Hospital Program, and individual/group therapies. The Outpatient Program is a teaching site for psychology externs, psychiatry residents and medical students. This position is employed by Signet Health and includes excellent benefits, Continuing Education funds, and a sign on bonus.
Essential Functions
- Conducts and documents initial patient evaluations.
- Provides psychotherapy to include counseling, group and family therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-based therapy, and behavior therapy.
- May provide clinical supervision of other clinicians or clinicians in training.
- Maintains detailed documentation of services provided to permit administrative and peer review; audit of services against charges for services and meet documentation requirements of the designated department(s) and the District of Columbia.
- Engages in teaching/training as required.
- Maintains and enhances clinical skills, via supervision, in-service training, appropriate workshops, courses, and conferences.
- Adheres to the standards for ethical and professional practice of the American Psychological Association and the District of Columbia.
- Provides brief mental health and co-occurring therapy that includes general individual counseling, family therapy, various forms of therapy based on patients need, trauma-based therapy, addiction related therapy, and other types of facility-based group therapy as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
EOE
Requirements/Qualifications
Candidates need to have a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the provision of psychological treatment of patients with psychiatric/behavioral health disorders. Must be flexible to adjust to the needs of a fast-paced environment, demonstrate effective problem-solving skills and display excellent oral/written communication skills. Previous adult behavioral health and substance use treatment experience preferred. Candidates must have active District of Columbia Psychologist license or be license eligible.
Hospital/Program Description
MedStar Washington Hospital Center is a 912-bed acute care hospital and part of the. MedStar Health system. The system combines the best aspects of academic medicine, research, and innovation with a complete spectrum of clinical services to advance patient care. As the largest healthcare provider in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region, MedStar Health’s 10 hospitals, MedStar Health Research Institute, and a comprehensive scope of health-related organizations are recognized regionally and nationally for excellence in medical care. MedStar Health has one of the largest graduate medical education programs in the country, training 1,100 medical residents annually, and is the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University.