Position Title
Staff Mental Health Clinician

University
Princeton University

Department
Counseling and Psychological Services

Salary Range
Commensurate with experience

Position Description
Staff Mental Health Clinician (60%, 10 months)
University Health Services (UHS), located in the McCosh Health Center, is a fully accredited health care facility that provides comprehensive health services to Princeton undergraduate and graduate students and services for Princeton University employees who experience work-related injuries and illnesses.

Reporting to the Director of Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS), the Staff Mental Health Clinician is a clinical or counseling psychologist who provides urgent care and crisis intervention, psychological and psycho-diagnostic evaluations, and time-limited individual and group psychotherapeutic treatment, campus liaison and mental health education, and community referral services to our undergraduate and graduate student population.

The position’s primary responsibility is the provision of direct clinical services, with these services usually representing at least 65% of all duty time during business hours. 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 Director.

The clinician will possess 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 will demonstrate training and experience in the use of specialized treatments that are professionally recognized as effective for these content areas e.g. DBT for affect and behavior regulation, 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.

Minimum Qualifications
Doctorate in clinical, clinical/community, or counseling psychology or in a related field, from American Psychological Association (APA)-approved doctoral programs is required. Completion of APA-approved clinical internship is also required. Candidates will possess psychology licensure or be license-eligible in the state of New Jersey.

A minimum of two years supervised clinical internships/fellowships is required and preference will be given to those with at least three years of independent psychotherapy experience are required.

Evidence of experience working with severely troubled patients and/or on a psychiatric inpatient unit, or the functional equivalent, is required.

Demonstrated competence in crisis intervention and managing after-hours, on-call responsibilities, assessing need for psychiatric hospitalization, handling psychiatric emergencies, and supervising referral for inpatient care is required.

Demonstrated excellence in using an evidence-based approach to psycho-diagnosis and treatment, including mastery of DSM-IV-TR nomenclature, and in understanding best practices in diagnostic evaluations and time-limited psychotherapy is required.

The selected candidate must demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with and provide culturally informed health care to multiple and diverse undergraduate and graduate student groups. That is, it is important for the candidate to be sensitive to the manifestations of psychological problems across different cultural backgrounds, identity configurations, and genders. The ability to deal effectively with college-age populations, international students, parents, faculty, and college administrators is also essential.

Desired Qualifications
Prior experience working in a university mental health service or a comparable healthcare system is strongly recommended.

Prior experience in clinical administrative areas, such as policy development, urgent care coordination, and high risk psychological evaluations is recommended.

Additional training in the psychological care of late adolescents and young adults with the following subspecialties?substance abuse, multicultural psychology, group psychotherapy, campus outreach planning and implementation--is recommended.

Expertise in the area of clinical research, such as data collection, management, and assessment that can be applied to CPS quality improvement initiatives is recommended.

Training and experience in short-term models of treatment is recommended.

University Description
Princeton simultaneously strives to be one of the leading research universities and the most outstanding undergraduate college in the world. As a research university, it seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding, and in the education of graduate students. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching.

The University provides its students with academic, extracurricular and other resources—in a residential community committed to diversity in its student body, faculty and staff—that help them achieve at the highest scholarly levels and prepare them for positions of leadership and lives of service in many fields of human endeavor.

Through the scholarship and teaching of its faculty, and the many contributions to society of its alumni, Princeton seeks to fulfill its informal motto: “Princeton in the Nation’s Service and in the Service of All Nations."

Region Description
The Princeton area, which has a population of approximately 30,000 residents, has tree-lined streets, specialty shops, restaurants, parks and a friendly and safe atmosphere.

For arts lovers, the McCarter Theatre Center, winner of a Tony Award for the best regional theater in the country, is a campus treasure within easy walking distance for students.

To further explore the arts and countless other resources, the shuttle train known as the "Dinky" connects the campus to Princeton Junction Station and regular service to New York City and Philadelphia (approximately one hour to either city).

Required Application Materials
TO apply, visit http://jobs.princeton.edu and post to requisition 0900400, Please complete an online application and submit your resume and cover letter.

Application Deadline
Open until filled

Starting Date

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Mailing Address

Princeton, NJ 

Phone Number

Web Address
http://jobs.princeton.edu

This listing expires on:
12/20/2009