Psychologist, Perinatal

Inova Health

Psychologist Neuropsychologist providing consultation and therapy for perinatal women at Inova Women's Behavioral Health. Full-time role with hybrid remote opportunities and competitive compensation.

Posted 7/13/2026full-timeFairfax • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $115,000 - $155,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in perinatal mental health, including risk assessment, triage, and brief therapy, while fostering collaborative relationships with healthcare teams. Capable of developing educational programs and conducting research in women's behavioral health.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Clinical Psychologist LicensurePerinatal Mental Health ExpertiseBasic Life Support CertificationExperience in Inpatient Consultation LiaisonResearch and Development in Behavioral Health

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Hard Skills

Risk AssessmentTriageBrief TherapyCounselingUniversal Screening ImplementationFollow-Up Protocol DevelopmentEducational Seminar DevelopmentOutcomes-Based Research

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

Edinburgh Postnatal ScalePHQ-9GAD-7

Certifications & Qualifications

Clinical PsychologistBasic Life Support

Industry Keywords

Inpatient ResponsibilitiesWomen’s Behavioral HealthCommunity Outpatient ServicesHigh Risk PregnancyFamily Centered CareFetal Care Team

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Primarily inpatient responsibilities include consultation liaison with the NICU, High Risk Pregnancy, Family Centered Care, and Fetal Care Team.
This role includes initial assessment of risk, triage, brief/short-term therapy and counseling while on the inpatient unit and providing a bridge to in-house or community outpatient services for an appropriate level of therapeutic services
This role includes an opportunity to retain an outpatient caseload (1 day per week) within Women’s Behavioral Health and provide direct clinical services
Lead role with ongoing implementation of inpatient universal screening regarding perinatal mental health (Edinburgh Postnatal Scale, PHQ-9, GAD-7). Ongoing development of appropriate follow-up protocols and procedures for elevated screening results.
Develop and provide educational seminars and lectures on perinatal and post-partum mental health to nurses, residents, and expectant parents within INOVA Fairfax Women’s Hospital and community stakeholders and partners
Develop and maintain strong partnerships and collaborative relationships with staff throughout the INOVA Women’s and Children’s Hospital (e.g., nursing staff, OB/GYN, social workers, case managers, pediatricians, breastfeeding medicine)
Opportunity for participation and collaboration with ongoing research and development of clinical and outcomes-based research within perinatal and postpartum behavioral health

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education: Doctorate Psychology
Certification: Basic Life Support - Upon Start
Licensure: Clinical Psychologist - Upon start.
Payor Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete the credentialing process by third-party payors and Ability to enrolled as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor
Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services
Experience: 3 years of experience post licensure

Benefits

Comp & perks

Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules and more.