Clinical Psychologist

Position Objective: The Clinical Psychologist will independently provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the National Institute of Mental Health within the National Institutes of Health.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Recruit and screen patients for the projects which focus on children with extremely severe, impairing irritability and their families. 1

• Coordinates scheduling and evaluations of patients within each protocol.

• Participate in the planning and execution of clinical research in the capacity of clinicalsupport staff.

• Provide clinical support to patients and families throughout the time that they are participating in research protocols. 3

• Provide family support and crisis management services as needed.

• Provide referral to appropriate NIH resources and community services, when indicated.

• Write and comprise information and consent forms to present to schools.

• Conducts psychological testing of patients and healthy control subjects.

• Administer and score a wide range of complex structured and semi-structured interviews(such as SCID, the K-SADS and many others) to the child and adolescent probands and the parents of the probands.

• Perform screening evaluations of potential research subjects using structured and semi-structured testing methods.

• Conduct clinical ratings during outpatient treatment studies and longitudinal clinical studies.

• Conduct preliminary evaluation of potential probands through extensive telephone interviewing of parent, review of medical records, consultation with treating professionals, and consultation with NIMH medical staff, leading to acceptance for on-site evaluation or

• rejection with referral if indicated.

• Conduct structured and semi-structured interviews with probands and families of probands. 2

• Provide structured psychotherapy in the form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

• Administer and interpret neuropsychological assessments to probands and family members as part of research protocols.

• Conduct screening/baseline evaluations in collaboration with staff.

• Conduct patient and volunteer follow-up evaluations and track patients through longitudinal studies.

• Performs as senior clinician responsible for conducting research ratings for inpatients and outpatients.

• Interface with schools on novel recruitment projects; meet with public school personnel and staff on a regular basis during recruitment periods to ensure participation in research; meet with school personnel to determine suitability of research participation within the schools.

• Provide informational sessions to parent groups, students, teachers and counselors.

• Write, research and comprise information in accordance with the private school personnel and staff during the recruitment process

• Work products and documents related to recruiting and screening patients; conduct semistructured clinical interviews in patient research studies as well as outpatients and research volunteers; provide clinical support to patients and families.

• Work products and documents related to providing cognitive behavioral therapy to patients; conduct clinical ratings during outpatient treatment studies and longitudinal clinical studies; administer and interpret neuropsychological assessments; provide family support and crisis management services; provide referral to appropriate NIH resources and community services.

• Work products and documents related to participating in the planning and execution of clinical research; administer and score a wide range of complex structured and semi structure interviews; conduct screening/baseline evaluations in collaboration with staff.

• Work products and documents related to preparing oral/written feedback to participants and their parents; develop/maintain research protocol records; interface with schools on novel recruitment projects; meet with public school personnel and staff; provide informational sessions to parent groups, students, teachers and counselors.

• Work products and documents related to providing consultation regarding study design and psychological instruments; perform screening evaluations of potential research subjects; participate in patient and volunteer meetings and recruitment efforts for protocols.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and six years of experience

• Valid State license as a Psychologist

• Computer skills to include MS Office Suite

• Familiarity with clinical research as well as cognitive behavioral therapy

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with non-technical and technical staff

• Detail-oriented and possess strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects

* This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required by this position.

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