Staff Clinician / Psychologist

Overview

Counseling and Mental Health Services (CMHS) operates as a unified service across the Boston, Grafton, SMFA, and Medford sites. The Grafton site serves over 500 professional students and supports over 3,000 students through virtual means. The Boston site serves approximately 2,500 students and supports around 400 medical students. CMHS contributes to the university's educational mission through prevention, intervention, and consultation related to mental health needs.

What You'll Do

• Work as an integral member of the student health service team, based at the Grafton site.
• Provide in-person services to Grafton students and virtual support to the Boston and Maine locations.
• Conduct Initial Consultation appointments to determine the most helpful resources and next steps for students.
• Provide a full range of psychological services, including individual therapy, student couples work, and group treatment.
• Manage outreach and follow-up on Student of Concern cases, collaborating with campus intervention teams.
• Provide clinical consultation to other members of the Tufts community regarding students of concern.
• Participate in in-service training and perform other clinical duties as assigned.
• Utilize the electronic medical record system (Medicat One) for scheduling and timely documentation.
• Complete and maintain clinical documentation in accordance with university policies, procedures, and relevant ethical and legal standards.
• Participate in team meetings, staff meetings, and other departmental meetings as required.
• Maintain awareness of legal and ethical principles, best practices, and current developments in the field.
• Liaison Work: Participate in community outreach/liaison activities and programs as defined by the Director of CMHS or their designee.
• Collaborate with campus partners to provide mental health consultation and support cross-departmental student wellbeing initiatives.
• Participate in orientation and outreach activities for incoming and returning students.
• Provide direct assessment, crisis management, and safety planning, including arranging assessments at the ER when indicated.
• Collaborate successfully with other campus services, such as campus police, student health service, and Deans, to manage mental health emergencies.

Basic Requirements

• Ph.D. or PsyD in psychology and licensed in Massachusetts as a Psychologist Provider.
• Demonstrated experience and expertise working with diverse populations, including communities of color, LGBTQI+ students, and transgender/non-binary students.
• Clinical experience involving brief therapy, preferably with a college student/young adult population.
• Strong generalist experience with anxiety management, trauma, substance abuse, depression, mood disorders, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorder.
• Ability to participate in after-hours on-call rotation and other after-hours campus activities as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three or more years of post-license clinical experience.
• Experience addressing crises in a college or university setting.
• Skilled in triage and Initial Consultations, with the ability to quickly determine the best type of service to meet client needs and goals.
• Bilingual/multilingual skills.

Pay Range

Minimum $81,200.00, Midpoint $101,600.00, Maximum $120,900.00. Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.