POSITION TITLE: Staff Psychologist, Full Time, 10 Month

POSITION TYPE: Staff

POSITION NUMBER:

JOB CODE TITLE: Staff Psychologist

JOB CODE:

JOB GRADE: 10

FLSA STATUS Exempt

DEPARTMENT: Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Cowell Center

REPORTS TO: Assistant Director of CAPS or Director of Health and Counseling

APPROVED BY: ________________________________ DATE: __________________

Staffing, Human Resources (Name and Signature)

POSITION PURPOSE: The Staff Psychologist is a member of the Student Health and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) team of psychologists, psychology trainees and psychiatrist. Together this team practices in the unique environment of college health and directly contributes to student success by delivering integrated mental healthcare to SCU students utilizing the services of the Cowell Center. The Staff Psychologist provides the highest quality of mental health services to students while supporting the vision of the University to make student learning a central goal by facilitating the psychological well-being of the student body.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Patient Care:

Conduct evaluation and brief therapy for students.
Engage in crisis management; assessing, intervening and stabilizing clients.
Conduct group therapy offering a group approach to working with a variety of therapeutic issues.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills related to the differences in care requirements for adolescents and adults, including, but not limited to: growth and development, psychological and psychosocial needs.
Provide health education related to promoting client self-care and psychological health.
Daily manage and triage crisis/urgent cases
Maintain confidentiality of all client, CAPS and Cowell Center information at all times.
Electronically complete written intake assessments of students in a timely manner.
Electronically complete written follow-up progress notes of students in a timely manner.

Consultation, Referral and Outreach Duties

Utilize effective communication techniques with students, faculty, staff, parents, family members and concerned others to promote good, quality client care.
Utilize effective communication techniques with community providers.
Appropriately refer clients on-campus and to off-campus community providers.
Share in the regular rotation of on-call after-hours phone consultation to University staff, including the on-duty Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs).
Appropriately document all consultations.

Outreach Duties

Serve as a liaison to/partner with the residence hall community.
Serve on university-wide committees as appropriate.
Provide psycho-educational outreach programming to the campus community.
Develop and direct outreach programs to the campus community
1. Supervisory and Training Duties
Supervise and train advanced practicum trainees and pre-doctoral interns.
Provide mental health training to Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs).
1. Departmental Development
Actively and collaboratively support the mission, goals, and initiatives of the Cowell Center.
Observe all Cowell Center policies and procedures.
Keep abreast of changes in psychological care that affect CAPS and the campus community.
Conduct all work activities with respect for rights and wishes of clients, families, and co-workers.
Attend scheduled staff meetings.
Serve on departmental committees as appropriate.
Maintain cooperative interactions with other clinical and support staff.
Display a positive attitude within the Cowell Center and across departmental lines to contribute to staff morale and overall customer satisfaction.
Participate in departmental performance improvement activities.
Develop and foster relationship and trust with employees and the SCU Community.
Work individually and as a team in a collegial, respectful, and professional manner.
Demonstrate collaborative practice with team members utilizing conflict resolution and chain of command as necessary.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES:

Collaborate and appropriately consult with psychiatrist and Student Health Services to provide care to students who need medical management of emotional problems.
Provide advice, consultation, and support in the development, implementation and evaluation of department wide policy.
Maintain membership in Professional Organizations as deemed appropriate.
Remain knowledgeable of best practices in the field of psychology and university counseling centers while staying abreast of the latest trends in the discipline of psychology.
Perform other work-related assignments as assigned and/or required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The items below are representative of the knowledge, skills, abilities, education, and experience required or preferred.

This position requires the ability to effectively establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within a diverse multicultural environment.

Commitment to understand and support Santa Clara University’s distinctive Jesuit tradition and educational vision and willingness to model institutional values of service to others, community, and diversity.
Commitment to understand, support, and model the values of a Jesuit, Catholic university as they relate to Counseling and Psychological Services.
Santa Clara University is committed to Inclusive Excellence, therefore, it is vital all candidates seeking employment be committed to and demonstrate skills, knowledge and awareness to serve the unique needs of our diverse campus community.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

1. Doctorate degree (Ph.D., Psy.D., Ed.D.) in counseling or clinical psychology from an accredited program in psychology.

California licensed psychologist or licensed eligible.
Prior college or university counseling experience, preferred.
Prior experience addressing the needs of a diverse student population, preferred.
Two years post-degree experience with young adults, preferred.

KNOWLEDGE:

Demonstrated ability to use technology in improving the delivery and evaluation of programs and services.
Demonstrated knowledge in the application of student development theories.
Demonstrated knowledge in addressing the needs of a diverse student population.

SKILLS:

Demonstrated presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form with a variety of people including students, faculty, staff, alumni, and parents.
Demonstrated skills in the application of student development theories

ABILITIES:

Ability to establish professional relationships; interact effectively with diverse constituencies; and

maintain confidentiality when required.

Ability to work well both individually and as a part of a team in a collegial, respectful, and professional manner.
Ability to work independently with a wide variety of student psychological

Nothing in this position description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

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