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 student need Demonstrates experience and capability to work as part of a highly cohesive and interdisciplinary team in a university counseling center as well as an ability to collaborate across campus; Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills that facilitate promotes students’ wellbeing and organizational health; Demonstrates a continued commitment to self-awareness and growth related to intersectionality of one’s identities, ways of being and how those areas contribute to individual and systemic impact; Experience with crisis intervention and consultation is essential

 

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Work requires a doctoral degree in Psychology from an accredited educational institution. Must be eligiblefor full licensure as a Practicing Psychologist as defined by the North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Practicing Psychologists.

Experience

Licensure requires a minimum of two years of appropriate supervised experience, as defined by the N.C. State Board, after the receipt of a doctoral degree. Alternatively, the Board accepts one year pre-doctoral and one year post-doctoral towards the supervision requirement. The appropriateness of education and experience of applicantsfor licensure is evaluated solely by the Board according to statutory provisions as outlined in the North Carolina Practicing Psychologist Licensing Act.

 

 

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

 

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

 

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.