Description

Clinical Psychologist (M89513)
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU - Richmond, VA

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.

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