Clinical Psychologist

Job Summary

Drexel University's Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Science (WELL) Clinic (drexel.edu/Well Clinic) is hiring a Clinical Psychologist with specialization in evidence-based treatments for weight and eating disorders. The position includes providing evidence-based outpatient individual and family treatment and diagnostic evaluations to children, adolescents, adults and families. A portion of the caseload will sometimes include patients enrolled in NIH-funded clinical trials conducted by WELL Center faculty. In addition, the psychologist will provide training and supervision to trainee clinicians (e.g., clinical interns); participate in outreach programming to local area providers to improve awareness of eating and weight concerns and familiarity with WELL Clinic services; and engage in ongoing training to remain aware of current treatment trends and gain competency in specialized treatments that have proven efficacy

The WELL Clinic provides state-of-the-art, evidence-based outpatient treatment for eating disorders and related conditions to the Philadelphia region and beyond (via telemedicine). The WELL Clinic also serves as a top-notch training site for professionals, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. Finally, the Clinic serves as the host of several NIH-funded eating disorder clinical trials run by researchers at the WELL Center.

Essential Functions

• Clinical intervention/patient contact
• Diagnostic evaluation
• Clinical support
• Provide Training and Supervision
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• PhD or Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology with specialty in treating individuals with eating disorders using evidence-based treatments
• 1 year of experience providing clinical supervision
• PA Psychologist licensed or license-eligible

Physical Demands

• Typically sitting at a desk/table
• Typically standing, walking
• Lifting demands ≤ 25lbs
• Typically bending, crouching, stooping

Location

University City- Philadelphia, PA

Additional Information

This position is classified as Exempt with a salary grade of M. For more information regarding Drexel’s Professional Staff salary structure, https://drexel.edu/hr/career/ducomp/salstructure/

Special Instructions to the Applicant

Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

Review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.

Advertised:Jun 28 2022 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:Apr 30 2023 Eastern Daylight Time