Are you mission-driven and passionate about helping others succeed?
Do you strive to lead, follow, and act with integrity?
Are you the one who honors your commitments?
Is building trusting relationships an integral part of why you do what you do?
Do you push limits and challenge the status quo?
If you answered YES, keep reading to discover how you can significantly contribute to Team USA's success!
Here's a summary of responsibilities:
Under the direction and supervision of the Lead Psychological Services Provider, the Psychological Services Provider will support the implementation of psychological services and programming for Team USA including assigned National Governing Bodies (NGBs) throughout the country as well as the specialized psychological services and programming in disordered eating, eating disorders, body image, and relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs). The Psychological Services Provider will assist in implementing the clinical pathways for psychological assessment, referrals, treatment/interventions, and management and will serve as a case manager for psychology referrals. This provider will need to have an interest and expertise in eating disorders, disordered eating and relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs).
This provider will serve as a subject matter expert and collaborate closely with physicians, sports dietitians, athletic trainers, psychiatrists, coaches, and performance staff to support athlete health, wellbeing, and performance. The Psychological Services Provider is clinically competent – with an expertise in eating disorders, disordered eating and relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs) - and continuously maintains current licensure and certification in the field. The Psychological Services Provider must be experienced in the care of elite and diverse athlete populations and in creating and completing medical documentation.
This position will provide treatment and consultation that spans the spectrum of psychological care for athletes, including prevention, early intervention, outpatient treatment, mental health support, body image concerns, and performance-related factors associated with eating disorders and REDs.
Here’s how you’ll have an impact:
- Serve as a point of contact and psychology provider for Team USA athletes and NGBs. Specifically serve as the point of contact and psychology provider for eating disorders, disordered eating and relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs). Provide crisis intervention, psychological evaluation and assessment, and referral services. Facilitate case management process for psychology referrals. Offer outreach and education resources on psychology as needed.
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team of providers to determine and deliver the appropriate services for Olympic and Paralympic athletes and teams including disordered eating, eating disorders, body image, and relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs).
- Provide individual and group psychology services for Team USA athletes. Provide remote services to Team USA athletes and NGBs across the country and around the world as needed.
- Provide a high level of service and communication at all times to all entities.
- Provide educational psychology materials for coaches and NGBs to help facilitate the psychological needs of their athletes and teams.
- Support the USOPC Psychological Services registries and referral process.
- Support the implementation of athlete psychological services policies and procedures for daily operations and Games environments. Assist in the training of athletes, coaches, and staff on these policies and procedures.
- Contribute to the development of an environment for USOPC team members and Olympic and Paralympic athletes that is healthy, safe, equitable, and culturally diverse.
- Provide psychological services coverage for events, practices, training camps, and competitions at Olympic & Paralympic Training Centers, Training Sites, and around the country and world, including at Olympic and/or Paralympic Games. Support the implementation of strategies for providing care at major national and international competitions and Games.
- Consult with key stakeholders to develop and implement individualized and targeted psychological services for each athlete/team. Work with Psychological Services Coordinator to provide services in response to requests from resident and camp programs and/or as identified in NGBs’ high performance plans.
- Adhere to HIPAA-compliant documentation and recordkeeping including recording and entering all athlete encounters and related data in the electronic medical records in a complete and timely manner.
- Provide management of athlete psychological services in accordance with licensure, scope of practice, Code of Ethics, standards of care, and functions of individual professional licensure permitted by State law. Maintain continuous compliance with medical and legal requirements for the states of employment as well as any other states in which the psychological services provider supports the USOPC or National Governing Bodies at sporting events or other assigned activities.
- Maintain compliance with IOC, USADA, SafeSport, and the Olympic & Paralympic Code to provide for maximum health and performance for each athlete.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Here are the skills and experience you'll need to be effective:
- Ph.D/Psy.D in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or related field (preferred) OR master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, with equivalent work experience
- State Licensure as a mental health provider
- AASP Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) Certification (preferred)
- Current CPR certification
- Certification in Anti-Doping training completed within 30 days of start date
- 5+ years of experience providing psychology services to athletes diagnosed with disordered eating, eating disorders, or relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs)
- Electronic Health Record experience
- Knowledge of psychotherapy and clinical/counseling psychology
- Knowledge of mental performance/sport psychology
- Knowledge of exercise science, kinesiology, and motor skill development
- Knowledge of eating disorders, disordered eating and relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs)
- Commitment to diversity and demonstrated competency in multicultural counseling skills
- Knowledge of and adherence to professional, legal, ethical, and professional standards endorsed by licensing professional organization
- Ability to conceptualize, diagnose problems, and implement appropriate treatment solutions
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and computer programs
- Strong interpersonal skills, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with a diverse population including, but not limited to, athletes (both Olympic and Paralympic), coaches, administrative staff, physicians, volunteers, and other medical personnel
- Continuously comply with local, state, and federal health and safety standards, rules, and regulations
Here are the tools, equipment, & conditions:
- Standard office equipment and audio-visual equipment.
- Health care facility
- Work irregular and/or extended hours on occasion, including nights, weekends, and holidays as well as on-call rotation
- Must be willing and able to travel domestically and internationally
- Must maintain clean, organized, and safe work areas
- Regular attendance at work is an essential job function
Here's where you'll work:
Remote
Here's some more information you need to know:
- Hiring pay range $115,000 - $125,000 per year.
- This Full-Time, Exempt position is intended to work 40 hours per week.
- Bonus: This position will be eligible for the Annual Incentive Award Program, which has a 20% target. The USOPC may change or eliminate this program at any time at its sole discretion.
- Benefits: This position will be eligible for USOPC benefits. You can view a summary here.
This job posting will close 12:00pm MT on 7/6/2026