Virginia Commonwealth University

Clinical Psychologist M89513

Virginia Commonwealth University • $75K — $95K *
Richmond, VA 23284In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
2 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited program.
  • Completion of an APA-accredited internship.
  • Licensed or license-eligible as a Clinical Psychologist in Virginia.
  • Experience with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
  • Training in trauma-focused therapies (e.g., Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy).
  • Strong communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a complex academic medical center environment.

Responsibilities

  • Provide inpatient psychological services to caregiver-infant dyads in a Level IV NICU.
  • Deliver brief interventions and assessments in the Neonatal Continuing Care Program.
  • Offer outpatient psychotherapy addressing PTSD and perinatal mood issues.
  • Conduct trauma-focused treatments for adults.
  • Coordinate care to enhance caregiver mental health and infant development.
  • Supervise and train psychology trainees and interdisciplinary education.
  • Contribute to service activities and program development efforts.

Benefits

  • Support for program development in NICU and mental health services.
  • Opportunity for interdisciplinary education with medical trainees.
  • Access to a diverse and professional academic environment.
Full Job Description
Unit: School Of Medicine

Department: Psychiatry

Mission or Goal of the Unit

The Department of Psychiatry, in collaboration with the Division of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, is committed to providing comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and evidence-based psychological services to infants, children, and their caregivers. The program emphasizes high-quality care for medically complex populations, including caregiver-infant dyads in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and continuity of care through outpatient follow-up services.

Chief Purpose of this position

The Clinical Psychologist will provide specialized psychological services to caregiver-infant dyads in the NICU and follow-up programs. The role focuses on supporting caregiver mental health, promoting infant development, and improving family functioning through evidence-based assessment and intervention. The position also supports the academic mission through teaching, supervision, and program development.

Position Responsibilities

Clinical
  • 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.
  • Conduct 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
  • Provide supervision and training to 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.
  • Support programmatic growth within inpatient NICU psychology services and outpatient follow-up care models.

Qualifications:

Minimum 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.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in infant mental health, early development, and caregiver-infant dyadic interventions.
  • Experience working in NICU or other medical settings with high-risk infants and families.
  • Experience providing maternal mental health services, including postpartum care.
  • Prior teaching and supervision experience with trainees.
  • Interest or experience in program development within hospital-based or academic settings.

ORP Eligible: No

Flexible Work Arrangement: Other

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Crystal Hudson
Contact Email: [email protected]

About Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University is a public research university in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, the Virginia General Assembly merged MCV with the Richmond Professional Institute, founded in 1917, to create Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2018, more than 31,000 students pursued 217 degree and certificate programs through VCU's 11 schools and three colleges. The VCU Health System supports the university's health care education, research, and patient care mission. Echoing his November 10, 1970 inaugural address, Dr. Warren W. Brandt, emphasized the University's commitment, which was unique in the country. "We are striving to be a strong institution with significant emphasis on being an urban university-serving the city, the state, and other institutions. We're not trying to be an elitist institution, but to be an institution which meets the needs of the Urban community by accepting a wide range of students into a variety of programs." VCU had a record $310 million in sponsored research funding in the fiscal year 2019 and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". A broad array of university-approved centers and institutes of excellence, involving faculty from multiple disciplines in the humanities, public policy, biotechnology and health care discoveries, supports the university's research mission. Twenty-eight graduate and first-professional programs are ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the best in the country. VCU's athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the VCU Rams. They are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The VCU campus includes historic buildings such as the Ginter House, now used by the school's provost.
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