Psychologist
Summary of Position
Provide individual and group psychotherapy, crisis and emergency on-call, case management, campus outreach, consultation and supervision/training of doctoral interns and postdoctoral fellows.
Duty/Responsibility
Provide psychotherapy to students individually, as couples and/or in groups in person and via telehealth. Provide intakes, walk-in and emergency appointments. Diagnose students using current nationally and internationally recognized diagnostic systems, utilizing appropriate empirically validated psychological instruments and/or techniques. As a function of diagnosis, develop and implement treatment plans based upon evidence-based practices in the field of mental health. Screen clients for mental health disorders and refer for psychiatric evaluation, specialized treatment, and/or long-term therapy as appropriate. Maintain files to document counseling contacts. Provide clinical services in accordance with New Hampshire law and adhere to the Ethical Principles of your profession. Are knowledgeable about and provide services consistent with current professional and ethical standards and local, state and federal laws governing the practice of counseling.
Provide outreach programming services for the campus community. Conduct workshops and programs designed to address the needs and/or concerns of students, faculty and staff. Serve as consultant to faculty, staff and students on matters relating to the well-being of students, and to other programs.
Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team. Serve on committees both within the counseling center and in the greater university as assigned. Maintain awareness of best practices, ethics, mental health law in New Hampshire, emerging trends and new legislation.
Provide crisis intervention for emergencies as needed and emergency on-call after hours including nights each semester.
Perform other related duties, as assigned.
Provide supervision and/or training to doctoral level trainees and post-doctoral fellowship trainees.
Acceptable minimum level of education
Terminal Degree
Acceptable minimum years of experience
3 years
Other minimum qualifications
Doctorate in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, or equivalent, including a supervised internship and three years experience in the mental health field. Eligibility for licensure as a psychologist in New Hampshire. While the posted minimum qualification for our openings is 3 years of experience, we are eager to recruit early career psychologists. Demonstrated experience and proficiency in providing culturally competent care for individuals with diverse identities.
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Preference is for three years post licensure experience as a psychologist as well as strengths in crisis and case management.
Salary Information
Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.
Institution Information
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide
Quicklink for Posting
https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/60201
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.