Staff Clinician and Urgent Care Specialist - Counseling Center

Tufts University Counseling and Mental Health Service (CMHS) is a part of Tufts department of Health and Wellness within the division of student affairs. The department contributes to the educational mission of the University through a variety of activities devoted to prevention, intervention, and consultation. Serving a diverse student body of approximately 8500 undergraduate and graduate students on two campuses, CMHS is active on campus doing training, outreach and liaison work, as well as consulting to the Tufts communities of students, parents, faculty, and staff regarding students of concern. We also provide mental health crisis intervention and emergency on-call services to the campus community.

Please submit a cover letter with your application.

The Staff Clinician also serves as an Urgent Care specialist and is a as member of the CMHS clinical team, providing the full range of mental health services to Tufts University students from the Medford and SMFA campuses, participating in meetings, trainings, committees, etc.

As an Urgent Care specialist, this role will handle the below duties:

• Provision of urgent care for students requiring crisis intervention and/or emergency care, including admission to and discharge from hospital.
• Collaborate closely with partners on campus (such as Health Center Staff, Deans office, and others) as well as off campus (hospital ERs, inpatient teams, and outpatient clinicians).

As a Staff Clinician in the remainder of clinical time, this role will also handle the below:

• Provide the full range of services to eligible students including consultation, assessment, and brief individual treatment, group treatment, referral assistance, outreach, and programming.

We are always committed to strengthening and expanding culturally competent clinical and programming expertise in a number of areas including; providing relevant and effective services to communities of color; gender identity including non-binary, transgender, and related issues; working with students on the autism spectrum; assisting students with eating and body image disturbances; misuse of alcohol and other drugs; and working with international and first-generation student issues.

Basic Requirements:

• Must be licensed in Massachusetts as an LCSW, LICSW, LMHC, or Psychologist Provider license
• Experience evaluating and triaging complex, high acuity, and/or high-risk cases in a fast-paced environment
• Mental health risk assessment, crisis intervention, and emergency management experience
• Clinical experience with college student/young adult populations and ability to work collaboratively on a team
• Must be well-versed in and comfortable with short-term treatment and possess strong generalist experience with a variety of issues common in college populations
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and time management skills
  
• Demonstrated commitment to cultural competency, including specific training and experience working with diverse populations including, but not limited to students of color, LGBTQAI+ students, as well as students of different ethnicities, immigration histories, abilities, and intersecting identities

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years post-license clinical experience, and experience addressing crises in a campus community
• Bilingual candidates

Special Work Schedule Requirements:

This will position will participate in after-hours on-call rotation and other after-hours campus activities, as needs dictate.