Psychologist, Crisis Coordinator

Universities of Wisconsin•La Crosse, WI

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Psychologist, Crisis Coordinator is a generalist mental health provider serving University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students, with primary leadership for the Counseling & Testing Center’s suicide prevention efforts and emergency response. The role organizes campus suicide-prevention training, coordinates urgent-care and drop-in crisis services, supports distressed students, and serves as a main contact for campus police, telehealth vendors, local healthcare facilities, and other entities serving students in distress. The psychologist also represents the Center in local suicide-prevention groups, emergency-response teams, and regional communities of practice. The position provides psychological assessments and counseling, including triage, intake, crisis and risk assessments, and individual, couples, and group services. Additional work includes referrals, consultation, in-service training, outreach, health promotion, applied research, evaluation, and service on department, division, and university committees. The successful candidate helps foster an inclusive and welcoming environment and works in accordance with applicable ethical, legal, and accreditation guidelines. The position is full-time from August 1 through May 31 and averages 20 hours per week during June and July. Typical office hours are 7:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m., with a schedule averaging 40 hours per week onsite during the full-time period. Evening hours may be required as services expand; occasional evening or weekend outreach or campus crisis response may also occur, but after-hours crisis coverage is not required. Services are provided through a combination of in-person and telehealth counseling from the onsite office. Limited hybrid telework may be available to established employees when consistent with department needs. The position is based in a typical office setting, involves considerable computer-based work, and has limited physical demands.

Requirements

Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) from an APA-accredited clinical or counseling psychology program.
At hire, independent licensure as a psychologist in Wisconsin, or independent licensure in another state with eligibility to apply for a Wisconsin license by reciprocity.
Significant experience with crisis intervention and risk assessment.

Nice To Haves

Experience providing mental health services in a higher-education setting.
Experience conducting outreach programming, presentations, training, or workshops relevant to college students.
Two or more years of post-graduate clinical experience, including significant experience providing brief therapy to emerging adults with a wide range of presenting concerns.
Experience with solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) and other brief treatment models.
Interest or experience in providing clinical supervision.
Commitment to providing group counseling, including psychoeducational or skills groups, support groups, and therapy groups.
Experience with Electronic Health Records and computer applications used for telehealth services.

Responsibilities

Lead the Counseling & Testing Center’s suicide-prevention efforts and emergency-response coordination.
Organize suicide-prevention training and programming for the campus community.
Coordinate urgent-care and drop-in crisis services and assess incoming third-party crisis-response reports.
Conduct crisis, risk, triage, intake, and other psychological assessments and evaluations.
Develop treatment and safety plans for clients at risk of harm to themselves or others.
Provide individual, couples, and group counseling and develop psychological treatment programs and groups.
Supervise and consult with clinicians and trainees on crisis/risk assessments, high-risk cases, and individual and group therapy.
Serve as a primary contact for entities that serve students in distress, including campus police, county crisis response, telehealth vendors, and local healthcare facilities.
Represent the Counseling & Testing Center in local suicide-prevention groups, emergency-response teams, and regional communities of practice.
Contribute to campus critical-incident response planning and collaborate on the clinical response to campus crisis events.
Provide referral, consultation, in-service training, outreach, health promotion, and prevention and education services.
Develop outreach services addressing the needs of the campus community and provide consultation to the university and outside community when feasible.
Conduct applied research, needs assessments, and evaluation of counseling and crisis-response services.
Complete clinical documentation and professional communications in accordance with departmental policies and timelines.
Provide expertise, training, and guidance to faculty, staff, colleagues, and students, including contributing to clinical staff seminars.
Serve on staff, division, and university committees or task forces, and perform other duties and projects assigned by the director.
Maintain clinical competence through professional development and continuing education, and maintain appropriate licensure.