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Mental Health Clinician - Crisis at Texas A&M University System | LAYIQ

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience
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.
Required Licenses and Certifications
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.

Preferred Qualifications

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.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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.

Responsibilities

Clinical Services & Supervision Provided
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.
Departmental Needs
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.
Administrative Duties
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.
Consultation Received
Consults with licensed professionals when managing complex and/or crisis situations.
Seeks appropriate consultation to best support students.
Professional Development
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.
Other Duties
Performs other duties as assigned.
Additional Information
Machines or equipment used in the performance of essential duties
Computer
Telephone
Copier
Other Requirements and Factors
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.
PII includes information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, either alone or when combined with other personal or identifying information.
PHI refers to any health information that can be linked to a specific individual and is protected under federal privacy 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.
Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

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
Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
Professional Development: 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
Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

Mental Health Clinician - Crisis

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