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Clinical Child & Adolescent Clinical Psychologist for Adolescent Inpatient Unit
Brown University HealthUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 Jan 2026
About the role
Are you a doctoral-level clinical psychologist who thrives in fast-paced, mission-driven inpatient settings? Do you have a passion for working with adolescents experiencing acute emotional and behavioral challenges within a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team? If so, we invite you to explore an exciting opportunity at Brown University Health: Newport Hospital, an affiliated teaching hospital of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Newport Hospital recently opened a brand-new Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit, a state-of-the-art, 8-bed inpatient program designed to provide acute stabilization, comprehensive evaluation, and intensive treatment for adolescents with serious emotional and behavioral health needs. This is a unique opportunity to join a newly launched program and play a meaningful role in shaping its clinical culture, treatment model, and interdisciplinary collaboration from the ground up.
The Role
As a Clinical Child/Adolescent Psychologist on the Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit, you will serve as a core member of the inpatient multidisciplinary team, contributing clinical expertise across assessment, treatment planning, therapy, and milieu support.
Key responsibilities include:
What We’re Looking For
We are seeking a psychologist who is clinically grounded, team-oriented, and energized by inpatient adolescent work.
Qualifications include:
Newport Hospital recently opened a brand-new Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit, a state-of-the-art, 8-bed inpatient program designed to provide acute stabilization, comprehensive evaluation, and intensive treatment for adolescents with serious emotional and behavioral health needs. This is a unique opportunity to join a newly launched program and play a meaningful role in shaping its clinical culture, treatment model, and interdisciplinary collaboration from the ground up.
The Role
As a Clinical Child/Adolescent Psychologist on the Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit, you will serve as a core member of the inpatient multidisciplinary team, contributing clinical expertise across assessment, treatment planning, therapy, and milieu support.
Key responsibilities include:
- Serving as a primary clinician providing diagnostic assessments, individual therapy, and family consultation for adolescents ages 12–18.
- Participating in comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluations and contributing to collaboratively developed treatment plans.
- Providing individual, group, and/or family therapy, with models of care emphasizing family-based, developmentally informed approaches.
- Supporting milieu staff through consultation and guidance on the implementation of therapeutic programming.
- Treating adolescents presenting with a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, PTSD/trauma, ADHD, self-harm behaviors, and other internalizing and externalizing disorders.
- Focusing on behavioral stabilization while building coping skills, emotional regulation, and reducing risk for rehospitalization.
- Collaborating closely with psychiatry, nursing, social work, and allied health professionals to deliver integrated, patient-centered care.
What We’re Looking For
We are seeking a psychologist who is clinically grounded, team-oriented, and energized by inpatient adolescent work.
Qualifications include:
- PhD or PsyD with clinical internship from APA-accredited programs.
- Licensed or license-eligible in the state of Rhode Island.
- Postdoctoral experience in acute or inpatient adolescent settings is strongly encouraged.
- A collaborative professional style and strong interest in treating adolescents with complex psychosocial and diagnostic presentations.
- Comfort working in high-acuity settings that require flexibility, clinical judgment, and close interdisciplinary coordination.
- Join a newly established inpatient adolescent unit, offering the opportunity to help shape program development and clinical practices.
- Work within a supportive, multidisciplinary team committed to evidence-based, family-centered care.
- Opportunities for teaching and supervision may be available within the broader Brown University Health system.
- Potential eligibility for a Brown Medical School Clinical Faculty appointment.
- Collaborative research opportunities may be available.
- Competitive salary.
- Professional allowance for licensure and continuing education, plus professional development days.
- Excellent benefits, including generous vacation and sick time.
- 401(k) with 6% employer match (after one year of employment; three-year vesting).
- Federal loan repayment assistance available.
- EPIC electronic medical record system with a commitment to ongoing optimization.
- Diverse patient population, both culturally and economically.
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