Psychologist

## Overview **Position Summary** The position provides direct clinical services to our undergraduate and graduate student population, including urgent care and crisis intervention, psychological evaluations, time-limited individual and group psychotherapeutic treatment, on call services, campus liaison, mental health education, and community referral services. Also, UHS has an active Inpatient Service that provides 24 hour health coverage. As such, this mental health position involves the provision of primary after-hours, on-call coverage, assigned at the discretion of the CPS Associate Director. The Psychologist/Social Worker possesses sophisticated diagnostic skills and specialized knowledge in certain content areas, such as substance abuse, eating disorders, severe personality and identity problems, and affect regulation disturbances and demonstrates training and experience in the use of specialized treatments that are professionally recognized as effective for these content areas e.g. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for affect and behavior regulation, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders etc. The particular skill and knowledge set will be informed by a strong understanding of the full range of developmental and mental health challenges affecting late adolescents and young adults. This is a position with an on-going academic work schedule of 10 months, and is eligible for benefits. For full consideration, candidates should provide a cover letter with their application. ## Responsibilities **Position Duties and Responsibilities** **90% Clinical Care** · Provides urgent care and crisis intervention; performs psychological evaluations, and time-limited individual and group psychotherapeutic treatment · Serves on an on call-after hours rotation with other CPS psychologists/social workers. · Performs specialized evaluations for students of concern: these include administrative, readmission, exit, and post-hospital evaluations · Uses clinical data to inform diagnostic assessments (DSM-V) and treatment planning · Engages in campus outreach and community education related to mental health issues Participates on select UHS multidisciplinary treatment teams · Serves as a mental health consultant to other University partners and stakeholders, and a community referral resource for students · Provides oversight and coordination of one or more of the systems and processes in the clinic. These include the urgent care system that provides triage, evaluation, and clinical care services for high risk and emergent cases, decanal consultations (which provide appropriate consultations to the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students, ODUS), the directors of Student Life, DSL, and the Graduate School, GS. · Effectively manages the daily clinical operations, and/or development of new clinical services in response to changing needs of the student body. **10% Administrative Management** · Participates in UHS, Campus Life, and University committees, as assigned by the Associate Director and Director · Involved in other initiatives, projects, and activities, as assigned by the Associate Director and Director Performs other duties as assigned. ## Qualifications **Essential Qualifications** · Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA)-approved doctoral program. · Completion of APA-approved clinical internship. · New Jersey State licensure or license eligible. · A minimum of two years of supervised clinical internship/fellowships. · Advanced understanding of the full range of developmental and mental health challenges affecting late adolescents and young adults. · Mastery of multiple models of brief integrative and psychodynamic psychotherapies, and evidence-based mental health care. · Evidence of experience in working with severely troubled patients and/or on a psychiatric inpatient unit, or the functional equivalent. · Demonstrated excellence in managing psychological emer…