Licensed Therapist for High-Risk Team Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences (Clinician Educator)

Description of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services at University Park Campus

Located in a beautiful state-of-the-art facility in the Engemann Student Health Center on USC’s University Park Campus, PBHS@UPC offers greater access to mental health care for USC students through intermediate and long-term, solution-focused, evidence-based practices for more complex conditions. A multi-disciplinary team comprised of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, case managers, and other professionals accomplish the practice’s mission of ensuring access to the highest quality of mental health care for all students.

Position Description [Purpose, Scope, and Duties]

PBHS High Risk Team clinicians/therapists provide intensive DBT/CBT individual treatment (e.g. – twice weekly therapy, crisis intervention, family therapy), routine and urgent intake, case-consultation, third party consultation for USC 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
• Available to participate in on-call rotation
• Experience in dealing with students/clients at risk or in crisis
• Expertise in short term treatment, including: brief psychotherapy, stabilization and referral of serious mental illness, and crisis
• Trained or certified in DBT and/or CBT
• Resilient, self-aware, and can thrive in a fast paced, demanding environment
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; and 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

• LPS designation
• Excellent diagnostic and de-escalation skills
• Experience working with issues encountered in late adolescence, including: transgender identity, men’s issues, sexual trauma, eating disorders, and substance use disorders
• Bilingual or multilingual

Application Deadline

Until position is filled.

Starting Date

Negotiable

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $100,000-$146,000. 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.

Schedule

This is a full-time 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 the PBHS clinic on the High Risk Team.

Benefits

A generous benefits package includes: 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; and generous paid time off.