Post Doctoral Fellow

Job Summary:

The post-doctoral fellow works under the supervision of a licensed psychologist providing behavioral health care (neuropsychological assessment and consultation), in addition to research and scholarly activities as appropriate) in a fast-paced academic medical setting. The fellow will participate in regular supervision and in didactics.

Major Responsibilities / Duties / Critical Tasks:

• Conducts adult neuropsychological assessments in outpatient clinic setting under supervision.

• Conduct oral feedback to patients on evaluation results.

• Prepares and presents lectures/journal discussions, and or didactics as assigned to members of the healthcare community, psychology interns, psychiatry residents, family medicine residents, other students, and the lay public.

• Supervision of psychology interns.

• Psychological evaluation and management of patient population referred by faculty and residents from a variety of clinics (e.g., from Family Medicine to specialty clinics and hospitals).

• Implement research and quality improvement projects.

• Program development, program evaluation, and research and grant funding in area of interest.

• Participates in assigned rotations to continue education.

• Attends weekly supervision.

• Provides appropriate and timely psychological care to patients.

• Conducts scientific and evidenced based research.

• Performs on-call duties as required.

• Communicates written and verbal reports regarding services.

• Helps provide education and training to students.

• Attends educationally related activities.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Accompanying Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

• Knowledge and clinical experience with neuropsychological assessment including traumatic brain injury, dementia, acquired brain injury, intellectual disability, and vocational assessments.

• Knowledge of computer programs including ability to design and deliver didactic PowerPoint presentations.

• Provides patients with a service that assures they are understood, cared for, and treated fairly and courteously, intelligently, individually, and respectfully. Where possible and available, provides evidence-based assessment, and interventions. Where possible and available, conducts research and quality improvement projects.

• Work practices meet Health Center and departmental health, safety, and security requirements.

• Employee maintains high ethical standards and compliance with applicable laws, governing bodies, policies and regulations.

Required Education / Experience:

• Doctorate in Psychology is required, as well as completion of an APA-approved internship. Internship in neuropsychological assessment is required.

Required Certification / Licenses:

• Provisionally Licensed Psychologist or obtained during Fellowship preferred.

• Requires a doctoral degree in psychology.

• Passing of the Jurisprudence Examination preferred.