Counselor, Urgent Care

Vanderbilt University•Nashville, TN

42d•Hybrid

About The Position

The RESET Counselor will spend a portion of their clinical time (approximately 15-20 clinical hours per week) providing urgent during daytime operating hours. This position will also perform community outreach, consultation, and liaison activities including some limited evening hours as needed to support satellite and/or outreach services. Specific events and scenarios may also require after-hour consultation and/or postvention work. Multicultural awareness and responsiveness are important components of all clinical and community outreach-oriented work.

Requirements

A Master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education in counseling, social work or other mental health-related field is necessary.
Licensed (LPC, LCSW, LMFT) in Tennessee or out of state licensure with eligibility to be licensed in Tennessee within one year of employment is required.
Certification in at least one trauma treatment (EMDR, Brain Spotting, etc.) is required.
Specialty training in suicide ideation, homicide ideation, psychosis, eating disorder, AOD, trauma, or other needs is required.
5+ years of clinical experience is required.
3+ years working with high acuity patients is required.
Experienced in crisis care evaluation and intervention is required.
Training in trauma informed practices is required.
Experience with young adult population is required.
Demonstrated team orientation in style and philosophy is required.
Ability to function in an acute care model for assessment and management of clinical emergencies is required.
Effective interpersonal skills to form and maintain meaningful relationships with students, colleagues, and all stakeholders is required.
Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with patients/ clients from diverse backgrounds is required.
Demonstrated ability in the intersectional work of identity development and trauma is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a higher education setting is preferred.
Specific knowledge, experience, and skills in providing services to a diverse student population including APIDA, international, Latinx, African-American, LGBTQI, military, first-generation, low-income, and/or rural is preferred.
Evident language fluency in Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, Hindi, Bengali or other Asian languages is preferred.
Demonstrated skill in written and oral communication, including public speaking and group meeting facilitation is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide professional, short-term mental health services to students, including integrated assessment, treatment planning, and participation in program planning.
Develop effective working relationships with the Vanderbilt community to ensure a collaborative support network.
Provide outreach and educational programming to the campus community.
Maintain appropriate and timely documentation.
Provide specialized crisis intervention and follow-up services, including clinical assessments and response to mental health emergencies.
Identify appropriate interventions for students in crisis and collaborate with campus partners.
Confer with continuity counseling team to determine appropriate referrals or team maintenance.
Communicate with campus partners supporting students in crisis and develop intervention strategies.
Collaborate with Vanderbilt University Medical Center departments and other community providers for student care transitions.
Serve on divisional committees and working groups.
Participate in division-wide events.
Learn and comply with financial policies and procedures.
Engage in professional development, including presentations at conferences and workshops.
Perform other duties necessary to enhance the student experience and/or facilitate the success of the University, division, or department.