How to hire an Eating Disorder Psychologist

How to hire an eating disorder psychologist, step by step

Here's a step-by-step eating disorder psychologist hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an eating disorder psychologist job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new eating disorder psychologist
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your eating disorder psychologist job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find an eating disorder psychologist for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect eating disorder psychologist also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents eating disorder psychologist salaries for various positions.

   Type Of Eating Disorder Psychologist	Description	Hourly Rate
   Eating Disorder Psychologist	Psychologists study cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior by observing, interpreting, and recording how people relate to one another and their environments.	$25-53
   Clinical Fellow	Clinical fellows are doctoral-level health professionals whose interest focuses on biomedical research. They take part in protocol-based clinical research and laboratory research... Show More	$25-43
   Clinical Psychology Internship	Clinical psychology interns are responsible for assisting the clinical psychology staff by utilizing their academic knowledge to practical applications. A clinical psychology intern observes the daily operations in a health care facility, shadows medical staff, and prepares reports for clinical psychology processes or psychological research... Show More	$12-26

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common Skills:

   • Eating Disorders
   • Psychological Assessments
   • Psychiatry
   • Substance Abuse
   • Family Therapy
   • DBT
   • Treatment Planning
   • Clinical Services
   • Mood Disorders
   • Anxiety Disorders

   Responsibilities:

   • Assess patients in inpatient psychiatric hospital and outpatient settings, juvenile emergency detention and in open juvenile residential settings.
   • Provide consultation regarding appropriate placement/treatment of juveniles in the DJJ system.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your eating disorder psychologist job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. An eating disorder psychologist can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, eating disorder psychologists' average salary in alabama is 54% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level eating disorder psychologists 53% less than senior-level eating disorder psychologists.
   • Certifications. An eating disorder psychologist with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in an eating disorder psychologist's salary.

   Average eating disorder psychologist salary

   $77,475yearly

   $37.25 hourly rate

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   Entry-level eating disorder psychologist salary

   $53,000 yearly salary

   Updated May 21, 2025

4. Writing an Eating Disorder Psychologist Job Description

   A job description for an eating disorder psychologist role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's an eating disorder psychologist job description:

   Eating Disorder Psychologist job description example

   **Overview**
   
   The **Psychologist I** will provide psychological treatment services and/or psychodiagnostic assessments for outpatient clients at the Center for Autism & Related Disorders (CARD). The Psychologist I will also provide training to parents, paraprofessionals and professionals. Primary clinical responsibilities will be for patients aged 2 through young adult.
   
   **Position will be full time at the Patuxent location or split between the Patuxent and Greenspring locations. The new Center for Autism and Related Disorders Columbia location is located at 9800 Patuxent Woods, Columbia, MD.
   
   **Responsibilities**
   
   1. Provide direct fee for service services in the Center for Autism & Related Disorders (CARD) clinic to include treatment (individual sessions, consultations, dyads and groups, child and/or child/family), and psychodiagnostic assessment (behavioral assessment, psychological testing).
   
   2. Participate in interdisciplinary staff meetings as needed to discuss and evaluate the diagnoses and treatment/management of patients and formulate rehabilitation plans.
   
   3. Provide interpretative information to parents and/or primary caregivers (including teachers, therapists); may provide short-term counseling to parents for effecting changes in child management.
   
   4. Initiate and participate in innovative programs and research projects.
   
   5. Assist CARD psychology supervisors in the development of research initiatives.
   
   6. Design and conduct presentations nationally, regionally, and locally.
   
   7. Assist in preparation of grant proposals for submission
   
   8. Assist in preparation of manuscripts for submission for publication.
   
   9. Enter reports and patient correspondence into Epic, including entering test data into the department database
   
   10. Maintain productivity and reporting standards.
   
   **Qualifications**
   
   **QUALIFICATIONS:**
   
   + Primary clinical responsibilities will be for patients ages 2 through young adult.
   
   + Licensure in Maryland.
   
   **EDUCATION:**
   
   + Doctoral degree in psychology from an APA- or CPA-accredited doctoral program.
   
   + Completion of an APA- or CPA-accredited predoctoral internship in professional psychology.
   
   + At least one year of postdoctoral fellowship is required.
   
   **EXPERIENCE:**
   
   Minimum of 1 year of experience in working with children with developmental disabilities (may be satisfied through postdoctoral training in psychology).
   
   **Benefits**
   
   **We require full COVID vaccination or documentation of medical and/or religious exemption(s) approval for this job as we are a healthcare institution committed to putting health and safety first for our patients, students, employees, and the communities we serve.**
   
   **Kennedy Krieger Institute offers excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401K with match, tuition reimbursement, free parking and child care subsidies! In addition, we offer rich professional development opportunities.**
   
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   **Vacancy ID** _8159_
   
   **Pos. Category** _Psychology_
   
   **Job Location : Street** _9800 Patuxent Woods_
   
   **\# of Hours** _40.00_
   
   **_Job Locations_** _US-MD-Columbia_
   
   **Pos. Type** _Regular Full Time_
   
   **Department : Name** _CARD_
   
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5. Post your job

   To find the right eating disorder psychologist for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with eating disorder psychologists they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit eating disorder psychologists who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your eating disorder psychologist job on Zippia to find and recruit eating disorder psychologist candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit eating disorder psychologists, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new eating disorder psychologist

   Once you've decided on a perfect eating disorder psychologist candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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