The Student Health & Wellness Center (SHW) seeks a skilled behavioral health provider who can provide excellent clinical care to OHSU students and postdoctoral fellows across the spectrum of developmental and mental health issues. As with all SHW providers, this position will: - provide generalist mental health counseling services to OHSU students and postdocs; - identify and educate about resources that promote self awareness, wellbeing, and personal growth; - employ interventions that are flexible, individualized and evidence based. The mission of SHW is to support Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) students, postdoctoral fellows and pathway scholars in personal health and well-being during their academic careers at OHSU. We work to provide exceptional and confidential primary and behavioral health care, integrative medicine, wellness programming, suicide prevention and food resource assistance, located on the primary OHSU campus on Marquam Hill in Portland, Oregon. At SHW, we promote a work culture that is passionate about serving our patients, supports work/life balance for each employee, provides robust professional development opportunities, and encourages collaboration between roles. We believe in providing high-quality care for our patients in an environment that also supports the well-being of each team member and of the health of our team as a whole. Additionally, we follow OHSU's commitment to competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, retirement, life and disability insurance, paid-time-off, holiday pay, commuting benefits, employee wellness program, and more).

 

How to apply section: To complete your application, please submit a CV/resume as well as a cover describing your interest in the position and how your past experiences have prepared you for the job.

The duties of this position include:

• Provide culturally affirming and responsive therapy to our diverse student population, including those that identify with underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, LGBTQQAI+, and students of all abilities. This includes diagnostic evaluation and treatment planning, crisis intervention, and counseling using individual, couple and group modalities. SHW emphasizes short-term duration of counseling but does not have formal session limits.
• Independently and efficiently manage a large and complex caseload of clients, including timely chart completion.
• Design and implement at least one weekly therapy or support group for students. 
• Serve as part of a team consisting of multidisciplinary mental health professionals (e.g., psychologists, psychiatrists, LPC’s,LCSW’s, LMFT’s), primary care team members (e.g., physicians, nurse practitioners, massage therapists, and medical assistants), wellness professionals, and vital support staff.
• Foster strong relationships with student leaders, Center for Learner Diversity and Inclusion, academic leaders in all schools within OHSU, and OHSU student support services to facilitate outreach presentations, trainings, and overall education about psychology and mental health.
• Design and deliver outreach programming on mental health topics of interest to students
• Participate in behavioral health team meetings where we support one another, consult about challenging cases, strategize how to improve access while preventing provider burnout, determine criteria for appropriate referrals, and partner with our primary care team to provide continuity of care for shared clients. 

• Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) or Masters degree (Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist)
• Training and experience in treating diverse patients, including traditionally underserved populations and comprising  
  
  • initial assessment 
  • treatment planning 
  • individual and group therapy  
  • crisis intervention
• Experience or interest in providing relationship/couples’ therapy.
• Strong skills in written and oral communication and ability to communicate across cultures.
• Extensive and demonstrated experience and strong commitment to cultural humility and cultural awareness. This includes acknowledging and celebrating differences and communicating respectfully regardless of varying beliefs, orientations, identities and cultural backgrounds.
• Willingness to design and deliver talks to an academic audience.
• Training in or exposure to one or more empirically validated treatments, such as: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and/or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. A foundation in modern psychodynamic theory is welcomed.

• Experience working in a Student Health or Student Counseling setting 
• Experience in collaborating and coordinating care with inter-professional teams
• Experience and/or ability to lead groups for students that identify with diverse groups.
• Demonstrated lived experience in Black/African American, Latino/Latinae, or Native American communities.

Position Conditions:

• This position will be an unclassified faculty position and the applicant will be required to gain a faculty appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at OHSU.
• The hours of employment are negotiated annually with the Behavioral Health Director or his/her designee. Deviations from the assigned hours, though rare, may be necessary to ensure adequate care for these patients. Clinic hours are Monday-Friday and there is no on-call or weekend work in this role. Clinicians will be asked to work one evening per week (until 7 pm) to accommodate our students’ busy schedules.
• At the request of the Behavioral Health Director or his/her designee, the clinician may serve as liaison to other OHSU programs coordinating with SHW.

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.