Staff Clinician I, Counseling

Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Counseling and Psychological Services at Emory University invites applicants for a full-time, 12-month generalist staff clinician position. We are a multidisciplinary staff that embodies the use of multicultural and collaborative approaches to provide quality care.

The staff clinician is a generalist position that will provide comprehensive psychotherapy and outreach services (in person and via telehealth) to a student population within a multidisciplinary and multifaceted university counseling center. These services include but are not limited to screening/triage, crisis support and intervention, short-term/brief goal-oriented individual counseling, and group counseling services. This position may also provide supervision and training of Master level trainees.

Counseling & Psychological Services is a part of the Health, Wellbeing, Access, and Prevention portfolio which includes the Center for Student Wellbeing, Office of Respect, and Student Health Services.

• Provide culturally responsive, comprehensive, high-quality, evidenced-based short-term/brief goal-oriented individual, couples/relationship, group psychotherapy, outreach, and facilitate referrals as needed to a diverse student body (in-person and virtually).
• Provide crisis intervention, assessments, brief interventions, counseling, treatment, and consultation in individual and group modalities to undergraduates, graduates, and professional students presenting with a varied clinical concerns.
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule as needed for after-hours consultation related to student urgent mental health needs.
• Maintain an appropriate treatment caseload as assigned, including individual therapy cases and leading and/or co-leading groups and workshops when appropriate, and takes responsibility for ongoing monitoring and management of case assignments
• Develop, implement, monitor, and modify clinical treatment plans that reflect evidence-based interventions that can be accomplished in a short term/brief goal-oriented treatment model.
• Plan and facilitate treatment coordination and communication as needed, with campus partners (e.g., Student Health Services, Office of Respect, Center for Student Wellbeing), and external agencies (e.g., inpatient) to ensure students are receiving the appropriate level of care based on presenting concerns.
• Adhere to agency standards regarding case management, documentation, and scope of services.
• Participate as an active and engaged member of the team, including staff meetings, multicultural seminars, case conference, professional development, and other organizational meetings, and consulting appropriately with colleagues and supervisors and campus partners.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Master's of Social Work from an accredited school of social work. Licensed (or license eligible within 24 months) as a Clinical Social Worker in the state of Georgia.
• Two years of social work experience is required.
• Applicants must also have excellent clinical skills, successful experience working with full range of human diversity, and a commitment to Student Affairs campus involvement.

NOTE: Position tasks are generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location.  Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities). Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance, 201 Dowman Drive, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA Telephone: V) | TDD).

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