Mental Health Clinician - Crisis

Texas A&M • College Station, TX

2d • $6,723 • Onsite

About The Position

The Mental Health Clinician, under general supervision, is responsible for providing mental health counseling and outreach that is responsive to the unique backgrounds and needs of individuals, couples, and groups. This position may provide supervision for clinical staff and graduate trainees in counseling or mental health care. This position will focus primarily on crisis management services including tracking high-risk/high-complexity student clinical needs, attending to walk-in crisis appointment needs, and providing needs-based assessment with a clinical interview for students discharged from mental health hospitals. This position will partner closely with UHS crisis intervention providers and adjust services as well as key campus partners such as University Police Department and Student Assistance Services. This role supports the mission of University Health Services by fostering the mental well-being and holistic development of Texas A&M students.

Requirements

• Master's degree in counseling, Social Work, or other degree acceptable to the Texas State Board of Examiners for Professional Counselors, Social Workers, or Marriage and Family Therapists.
• LPCs: A minimum of 3,000 post-licensure clinical hours completed in no fewer than 18 months under supervision.
• LMFTs: A minimum of 3,000 post-licensure clinical hours completed in no fewer than 24 months, including at least 200 hours of supervision.
• LCSWs: At least one year of supervised clinical experience with a minimum of 100 supervision hours.
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• Licensed in the State of Texas within one year of employment.
• Must maintain licensure for continued employment.
• Ability to work as a generalist who serves all students presenting concerns.
• Demonstrated experience working with individuals that are representative of our TAMU counseling center clients.
• Clinical experience providing multiculturally informed counseling, consultation, crisis intervention, campus engagement, program coordination/development, training and supervision.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Adherence to the Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct for the relevant Texas State Licensing Board, the code of ethics relevant to their field, and all relevant federal and state laws.
• Computer
• Telephone
• Copier
• This position may require a flexible schedule for evening and weekend work for outreach and/or crisis response.
• This position may direct and/or evaluate the work of others.
• The individual in this position may be required to handle Personally Identifiable Information (PII) as defined by Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations and Protected Health Information (PHI) as defined by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations.
• The individual is required to handle PII and PHI in accordance with University Health Services (UHS), Texas A&M University System policies, and all applicable federal regulations.
• FERPA and HIPAA training are required upon employment and must be completed on a recurring basis as determined by policy and job duties.
• This position is security sensitive.
• This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures.
• All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with crisis management in higher education or behavioral health hospital setting.
• Experience providing case management and tracking for high-risk clients.
• Experience providing stabilization and crisis counseling.
• Experience working with community referrals and hospital discharge processes.
• Experience in providing outreach and mental health education.
• Experience supervising clinical trainees or licensed associate clinicians.
• Ability to provide clinical counseling in more than one language utilized by A&M students.
• Training in evidence-based practices and/or related areas of specialization.

Responsibilities

• Provides mental health counseling, specifically crisis intervention and tracking for individuals.
• Assesses clients, creates care plan, and provides treatment services and referrals.
• Engages in case management and referrals.
• Delivers mental health related outreach, presentations, workshops to students, faculty, and staff.
• Provides consultation to faculty, staff, students, and families regarding students' mental health and well-being.
• Provides adjunct supervision of psychology and counseling practicum students.
• Provides CAMS consultations/CAMS assessment coordination.
• At times of high student need, flexes schedule to provide additional clinical services including appointments, outreach, crisis, and other duties as needed.
• Participates in departmental, division and university committees, meetings and special initiatives.
• Assists with organizational and administrative tasks, as requested.
• Meets ethical obligations for timely documentation of counseling services per State of Texas licensure requirements and University Health Services policies.
• Provides adjunct support and/or training seminars for trainees.
• Supports clinical operations through organizational and administrative tasks related to client care.
• Consults with licensed professionals when managing complex and/or crisis situations.
• Seeks appropriate consultation to best support students.
• Per state licensure requirements, participates in continuing education and professional development activities related to the performance of job functions, emerging trends in college mental health and maintenance of skills in one's professional specialty area.
• Maintains currency of practice through professional literature review, organizational research and evaluation activities, and shares with peers.
• Provides professional presentations as appropriate.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Free exercise programs and release time
• All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level