Staff Psychologist

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides psychological services to all students enrolled at UNC Chapel Hill who have paid the student health fee. The psychological/counseling services provide individual, couples, and group therapy, same day triage appointments, crisis intervention, outreach services and medication evaluation and management. The team also provides risk assessment evaluation for the Dean of Students office.

Campus Health Services and CAPS is a unique health care entity and position duties do not necessarily compare to an academic department or other service units of the University. We face many challenges associated with healthcare delivery that most job descriptions do not address, including Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) accreditation, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance, CPT and ICD-9 coding, billing, electronic health record, and electronic insurance filing.

Position Summary:

The Staff Psychologist is a professional, licensed or license eligible to practice psychology in the State of North Carolina, or is a professional with an equivalent degree and license. They are expected to carry out this practice in an ethical and informed manner within the administrative framework of Campus Health Services. They provide individual and group therapy and assessment; supervision and training of practicum students and interns; outreach programming; and crisis intervention, including daytime and evening weekend on-call services. Consultation with members of the University community and participation on counseling related campus committees is also encouraged and expected. The therapist plays an important role in health education, especially through individual contacts with student clientele.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Relevant professional degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and licensure in the appropriate clinical field of psychology, social work, or mental health practice.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

Board eligibility for licensure by the North Carolina Board of Psychology. Board certification is expected. Psychologists who have just completed their internship will be given adequate time to convert from board eligible to board certified. Equivalent degrees in social work are also acceptable.

The Staff Psychologist must: Have a current knowledge in depth of his/her field and its standards of practice. Experience working with traditional college aged students.

Have a commitment to the practice of quality mental health services

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

Experience working with traditional college aged students (age 18-25).

Previous experience in the University setting and the processes of maturation which occur during college years, undergraduate and graduate.

Special Physical/Mental Requirements:

Daytime, evening and weekend on-call services.