Outpatient Therapist Jobs

Department

Psychiatry-Centr ofExcel-OASIS - 412212

Posting Open Date

06/01/2023

Application Deadline

Open Until Filled

Yes

Position Type

Permanent Faculty

Working Title

Outpatient Therapist

Appointment Type

Fixed Term Faculty

Vacancy ID

FAC0004552

Full-time/Part-time

Full-Time Permanent

Hours per week

40

FTE

1

Position Location

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range

Dependent on Experience and Qualifications

Proposed Start Date

07/01/2023

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.

OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

Position Summary

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine is seeking a full-time Clinical Instructor to work at the OASIS program at UNC Chapel Hill. OASIS is a comprehensive outpatient program that specializes in the treatment of adolescents and young adults experiencing new onset psychosis or are at risk for developing psychosis.

The Clinical Instructor in this position will provide direct services and coordinate resources for patients and their families as well as work collaboratively with various community programs within the center.

Primary responsibilities include providing psychosocial and clinical assessment; providing evidence-based individual and group therapy services to adolescents and young adults experiencing their first psychotic episode; assisting in community education on early psychosis recognition; and assisting in program evaluation through collection of outcome measures.

Strong part-time candidates will also be considered.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Applicant must hold a Master’s degree in social work or counseling. Must be licensed or provisionally licensed LCSW, LCAS or LMHC. Supervision for those with provisional licenses provided.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Considerable knowledge of psychosis and related mental disorders and psychosocial treatments; experience and/or strong interest in working with youth; familiarity with community resources and the public mental health system; excellent and written communication skills; and experience as part of a multidisciplinary team are preferred. Substance abuse treatment experience preferred.

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

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