"Staff Psychologist - Medical Center"

As a top academic health and science center in the United States, Georgetown University Medical Center seeks to provide excellence in education and cutting-edge interdisciplinary research collaboration to improve human health. Emphasizing service, we are dedicated to the Catholic, Jesuit principle of cura personalis - 'care of the whole person.'

The Staff Psychologist is a key part of the University's commitment to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of its medical students. As an embedded clinician within the School of Medicine (SOM), this role serves as a vital resource, ensuring that CAPS effectively meets the unique needs of SOM students. Primary responsibilities include delivering direct clinical services such as individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, and telehealth services; offering consultation to faculty and staff; and developing outreach, wellness, and educational programming.

This is an independent and highly self-directed role. The embedded clinician must proactively build and manage their clinical caseload, identify and reduce barriers to care, and respond skillfully to the mental health needs of the medical student community. The successful candidate will be skilled at navigating complex institutional systems and building collaborative relationships. Additional duties include:

• Establishing a visible, approachable, and trusted presence within the SOM
• Actively engaging in building a clinical caseload through outreach and responsive communication
• Initiating and leading programs that promote a culture of wellness within the SOM student body
• Providing consultation and training to SOM faculty and staff regarding student mental health concerns
• Maintaining strong, collaborative communication with both the CAPS team and SOM leadership
• Some evening hours (at minimum 2 days) are required

Work interactions include direct service to students, consultations to deans and faculty, and collaboration with student affairs professionals and psychiatric staff.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology or a related field, or an MSW, or LPC.
• Licensure in the District of Columbia as a social worker, professional counselor or psychologist within one year of start date.
• Preference for previous college mental health experience and demonstrated experience working with healthcare professionals and trainees.

Work Mode Designation: This position has been designated as Hybrid.

Pay Range: $66,783.00 - $126,720.23