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Staff Psychotherapist
Columbia UniversityColumbia University Medical Center30+ days ago
Salary
$90,000.00–$100,000.00 yearly
Job type
- Full-time
Job descriptionMasters level degree or higher with licensure in the state of New York. Preference will be given to those with university counseling center experience Demonstrated competence in crisis intervention, assessing need for psychiatric hospitalization, handling psychiatric emergencies, and supervising referral for inpatient care is required. Evidence of experience working with severe and persistent psychiatric illness in an outpatient or university setting and / or on apsychiatric inpatient unit, or the functional equivalent, is required. Demonstrated excellence in psychiatric assessment and diagnosis, including mastery of diagnostic nomenclature, and anunderstanding of best practices in diagnostic evaluation and time-limited Demonstrated commitment to and proficiency in cultural competency. Prior experience with and / or additional training in the psychological care of late adolescents and young adults with the followingsubspecialties : trauma-informed treatment, DBT, multicultural psychology, and substance abuse. Training and experience in short-term models of treatment. Prior experience in urgent care coordination and high risk psychological evaluations.
Position Summary
As a member of the Counseling Services, the full-time psychotherapist provides in-person assessment and clinical care to a diverse population of Columbia University Irving Medical Center students and their dependents.
Responsibilities
- Provision of short term treatment, consultation and referral of students for appropriate care in support of academic success andretention.
- Facilitation of the triage and evaluation process.
- Participation in after hours on-call rotation
- Provision of outreach and education to students.
- Participation on committees and in team meetings within Counseling Services.
- Maintenance of quality assurance and improvement activities.
- Provision of care in an interpersonally and culturally sensitive manner.
- Documentation of care as prescribed by law and in accordance with best practices.
- Performance of a variety of other job related responsibilities as requested.
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications