Clinical Assistant or Instructor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences (Clinician Educator)

About the Role

USC Counseling and Mental Health is actively recruiting a full-time licensed therapist (PhD/PsyD/LCSW/LMFT/LPCC) to join a diverse and dynamic multidisciplinary team who are strongly committed to providing excellent clinical treatment, training, and outreach services regarding mental health and wellness. We are seeking licensed therapists with expertise in dealing with clients at risk or in crisis, those with experience in case management, and candidates who have strong clinical skills, are familiar with the duties associated with a university counseling center, and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, collegial, professional environment. This will be a combined role providing both case management services and direct mental health care to USC students at risk or in crisis.

About USC Student Health and Counseling and Mental Health

USC Student Health provides a comprehensive campus health program including mental health services, medical services, prevention and health promotion, health communications, and public health services to improve the health of the USC population. Mental Health services support students so that they may achieve their academic and personal goals through the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences Counseling and Mental Health division (CMH). CMH services include individual, couples, and group counseling; assessment and referral to other professionals and institutions; crisis intervention; biofeedback; psychiatric evaluations and medication follow-up; consultation; outreach and prevention; and training and supervision.

Position Description

This position is a hybrid role that combines the responsibilities of a CMH Crisis Team clinician/therapist and a case manager. Clinicians provide specialized psychotherapy and case management services to students who meet high-risk criteria, including individual treatment, group therapy, intake assessments, triage, case consultation, and coordination with third parties. They conduct student welfare checks in collaboration with the USC Department of Public Safety and work closely with USC Student Health Care Coordinators, service providers, and community agencies to ensure students are connected to appropriate resources and services.

Responsibilities

• Interviewing clients and collateral contacts to assess needs
• Recommending and monitoring treatment plans
• Evaluating treatment progress
• Preparing and maintaining confidential case records
• Providing consultation on complex cases
• Supervising interns and practicum students
• Presenting didactic training seminars on clinical theories, interventions, and diagnoses
• Delivering psychoeducational workshops to USC faculty, staff, and students

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's or higher degree in social work, marriage & family therapy, counseling, psychology, or related field
• Licensed in the state of California
• Experience in dealing with students/clients at risk or in crisis
• Experience providing case management services
• Expertise in short term treatment, including brief psychotherapy, stabilization and referral of serious mental illness, and crisis
• Resilient, self-aware, and can thrive in a fast paced, demanding environment
• Commitment to inclusion and equity
• Multicultural competency in working with students of color, students from all economic classes, first generation students, LGBTQ students, and international students
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards of professional practice and to professional integrity
• Desire to continue to grow as a professional and committed to excellence

Preferred Qualifications

• Work experience in a college counseling center or similar
• LPS designation
• Excellent diagnostic skills
• Experience working with issues encountered in late adolescence, including: gender identity, sexual trauma, eating disorders, and substance use disorders
• Bilingual or multilingual; foreign language skills are a plus but not required

Pay

• Annual base salary range: $90,200 - $135,600 with additional compensation provided in recognition of the after-hours coverage demands of the role
• When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term care, disability, malpractice coverage and more
• Significant retirement benefits (USC makes a 10% contribution when you contribute 5%)
• Tuition assistance for you and your family
• Paid professional days and parental leave
• Access to free continuing education credits through our Grand Rounds lecture series
• Generous paid time off

Schedule

• Full-time clinical faculty position with an academic appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and clinical service assignment in Counseling and Mental Health as a Case Manager and High-Risk Team therapist
• Application Deadline: Until position is filled
• Starting Date: Negotiable

Application Instructions

Apply here and upload: A CV; a cover letter expressing interest/fit for this position, and specifying training/expertise in working with students/clients in crisis or at risk; and 3 letters of recommendation, 2 of which should be from current/former direct clinical supervisors and speak to clinical expertise/skill.