Staff Psychologist

Responsibilities

• Conducts triage, clinical diagnostic evaluation, and assessment of patients, including urgent care/crisis evaluations.
• Provides goal-focused, time-limited individual, couples, and group psychotherapy.
• Provides emergency and crisis intervention services, including scheduled daytime on-call coverage.
• Maintains timely and complete electronic documentation as appropriate.
• Provides consultation, training, and outreach to members of the University of Chicago community both during and after hours.
• Participates in clinical and administrative staff meetings as appropriate.
• Provides clinical supervision of trainees as needed and as appropriate.
• Exercises discretion and confidentiality while handling sensitive situations.
• Reviews, analyzes, interprets, and/or adheres to federal and state laws, rules, regulations, Code of Ethics, policies, and procedures related to clinical psychology.
• Provides mental healthcare through assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, monitoring, and/or referral.
• Evaluates, diagnoses, and treats individuals with mental, emotional, behavioral, or nervous system conditions, including but not limited to developmental disabilities, alcoholism, substance abuse, and disorders of habit or conduct.
• Analyzes the effectiveness of counseling or treatments and the accuracy and completeness of diagnoses, modifying plans or diagnoses as necessary.
• Interprets client treatment plans based on research, clinical experience, and client histories.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Doctoral degree in psychology (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) from an APA approved graduate program.
• Experience: Working in a university counseling setting.
• Providing evidence-based, time-limited psychotherapy.
• Expertise providing services to under-represented populations and first-generation university students.
• Advanced training or experience with college age or young adult populations.
• Technical Skills or Knowledge: Review, analyze, interpret, and/or prepare federal and state laws, rules, regulations, Code of Ethics, policies and procedures as related to clinical psychology.

Preferred Competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Exercise discretion and confidentiality while handling sensitive situations.
• Interest in helping students to overcome behavioral and emotional obstacles to peak academic performance.