"Psychologist"

Job Description

Psychologist

Posting Number: SP004783P
Division/College: Student Affairs
Department: Counseling and Mental Health Center
Location: Moscow

Posting Context Statement:

The University of Idaho Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC) is hiring a psychologist to enhance services and support student well-being. This full-time, 12-month exempt position offers a minimum salary of $85,000.

CMHC provides counseling, crisis intervention, psychiatric care, and assessments through a brief therapy model focused on wellness. Additional services include substance use programs, outreach, consultation, and biofeedback programming. The CMHC is home to an APA-accredited doctoral internship in professional psychology. The center provides a supportive, stigma-free environment. Candidates should be committed to student well-being and advancing the center’s mission and values.

Position Overview:

The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team and spend the majority of their time providing direct clinical services to students which includes initial appointments, crisis intervention, individual counseling and case management activities within the CMHC’s established clinical model. The CMHC offers a broad range of clinical services which include group counseling, psychiatric services, psychological assessment, alcohol and other drug programming, biofeedback and trauma-informed treatments.

In addition, the psychologist will design and implement educational outreach programs, provide consultation about psychological issues to the campus community, serve in at least one liaison role to a campus partner, provide clinical supervision and training for doctoral interns in the APA-accredited internship program and provide occasional afterhours work (e.g., critical campus incidents or outreach requests) on an as-needed-basis. The psychologist will also be expected to engage in scholarship activities which may include professional presentations, program development and/or research and publications. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation as a generalist as well as an emerging or clearly defined area of professional specialization.

Required Experience:

• Providing clinical services to an adult population
• Providing risk assessment and crisis interventions
• Working with a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment

Required Education:

• PhD or PsyD in Counseling/Clinical Psychology from an APA Accredited Program

Required Other:

• Eligibility for licensure as a psychologist in the State of Idaho

Additional Preferred:

• Experience providing comprehensive psychological assessment with adults evaluating for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disorders, and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Experience working with populations impacted by alcohol or other drug use, particularly in early adult populations
• Experience working with biofeedback, particularly in early adult populations
• Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Strong clinical skills, interest, and experience providing psychotherapy to a student population
• Professional skills and commitment to working with students, colleagues, and stakeholders

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:

None

Degree Requirement:
Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire
FLSA Status: Exempt
Employee Category: Exempt
Pay Range: $85,000 annually or higher depending on experience
Type of Appointment: _of_Appointment
FTE: 1.0

Full Time/Part Time: Part Time
Funding:
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy: No
Posting Date: 03/11/2025
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants:

For first consideration, please submit your application materials by January 5, 2026.