Staff Psychologist

Duke University:

 

Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

 

Scope of Responsibilities: 

Under the direction of the Associate Director, Director of Clinical Services of CAPS, the Staff Psychologist will provide clinical services, supervise interns, and engage with the campus community. CAPS provides excellent quality of care to undergraduate and graduate students. We are committed to demonstrating empathy and trust with students, one another, campus/community partners, and other stakeholders. As social justice motivates our work, all students will experience acceptance and compassion, and affirmation for their lived identities and life experiences.

 

Duties:

 

• Provides individual, couples, and group counseling to Duke students; 
• Participates in mental health triage services;
• Administers and interprets limited assessment measures as appropriate;
• Responds to clinical and campus crises as needed; 
• Provides supervision and seminars to assigned trainees in accordance with training policy and procedures.
• Commits to professional activities that are designed to promote the critical thinking skills related to individuals, environments, cultures, and systems and to provide culturally responsive psychological interventions.
• Provides campus and community engagement services through outreach, and liaison relationships with faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and students; and
• Provides campus and community level interventions that address salient mental health topics. 

 

60%

• Maintains complete, accurate, timely and confidential documents in electronic health record;
• Completes clinical documentation according to CAPS policies and procedures;
• Attends CAPS staff, clinical team, and committee meetings;
• Attends CAPS-sponsored professional development activities;
• Attends professional development activities required by field of study; and
• As budget allows, represents CAPS on campus, in surrounding communities, and nationally.
• Participates in Division of Student Affairs Committees;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

40%

 

General Qualifications

• Must have a completed doctoral degree in the psychology field from an APA-accredited program;
• Must have completed an APA-accredited psychology internship; and
• Currently licensed or immediately eligible for transfer of licensure within one year of hire in the state of North Carolina.
• Experience providing primary supervision to psychology interns

 

Strongly Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrates experience working with international communities such as individuals from Asian, South Asian, Latinx, and Middle Eastern/North African countries;
• Experience also working with members of the LGBTQIA communities as well as demonstrates experience and skills working with individuals from diverse spiritual/religious backgrounds;
• Bilingual language skills are strongly preferred;

 

Additional Job-Specific Skills and Competencies

• Demonstrates experience and capability to work from a variety of theoretical approaches based on stu