at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
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Job ID50501
LocationEvanston, Illinois
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Department: Counseling & Psych Serv
Salary/Grade: NEX/21
Job Summary:
The Mobile Crisis Unit is dedicated to providing immediate, expert mental health support to community members experiencing crisis. Our mission is to ensure timely and compassionate intervention, promoting safety and well-being while fostering a supportive campus environment.
The Crisis Clinician responds as part of a team to provide in-the-field crisis intervention and mental health services to the University community using strengths-based, person-centered, and trauma-informed intervention and de-escalation techniques. The Crisis Clinician partners with the Dean of Students Office, Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS), Northwestern University Police (NUPD), and other University and community colleagues to determine appropriate responses and follow-up in a timely manner, ensuring a seamless transition to additional support and services.
The Crisis Clinician reports to leadership within the Counseling & Psychological Services. This role includes the use of an office touchdown space when not actively deployed in the field.
Please Note: The primary work location will be the Evanston campus. This position may require travel between Evanston and Chicago campuses and off-campus locations. The part-time hourly Crisis Clinician will work non-traditional hours (evening, overnight, and/or weekend work), and may work a varied number of shifts per week. As NU reviews community demand, times and days may change quarterly and will remain nontraditional.
Pay: The pay range for the part-time hourly Crisis Clinician position is $49.04 to $52.10 per hour depending on experience, skills, and internal equity.
Department Overview:
CAPS is a unit within the Division of Student Affairs at NU and is highly utilized by students and other campus community members seeking consultation. CAPS has offices on both the Evanston and Chicago campuses. NU has a total student population of approximately 21,000 students across both campuses, with approximately 18,500 of these students attending classes on the Evanston campus. The Chicago office serves primarily graduate and professional students while Evanston office serves both undergraduate and graduate students. In addition to our clinical services, CAPS reaches over 10,000 NU community members through outreach and educational programming on both campuses. CAPS also has a training program, including an APA-accredited Doctoral Internship in Psychology at our Evanston office and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Sport Psychology. CAPS is a learning organization, in that our strategic planning, priority setting, clinical services, and professional development are informed by local data collection as well as benchmarking with national trends and peer institutions. We have made a commitment to engaging in ongoing anti-racism work. This commitment is realized through our efforts to identify and disrupt aspects of White dominant culture embedded in our practices, processes, and structures. CAPS also identifies very closely with the vision, values and guiding principles of our umbrella organization, the Division of Student Affairs.
Department Website: https://www.northwestern.edu/counseling/index.html
About Student Affairs: By pursuing justice, equity, and belonging, Student Affairs cultivates student programs, services, and skills; disrupts barriers; and partners across Northwestern and neighboring communities to create an inclusive culture in which all students can thrive. Learn more about the Division of Student Affairs here: https://www.northwestern.edu/studentaffairs/about/strategic-plan/objectives.html
Specific Responsibilities:
Clinical Services (40% of time)
Conduct triage and crisis evaluations and provide crisis intervention therapy for the Northwestern community.
Work closely with EMT, NUPD and/or local law enforcement in response to emergency calls in which fire or law enforcement are the primary first responders.
Provide brief and immediate mental health services or referral, linkage, and consultation with other mental health service providers.
Maintain clinical records and necessary statistics of psychotherapeutic and other client contacts in Titanium Electronic Record System.
When onsite assessment is needed or requested, drive to the location of the crisis.
Consult with parents, physicians, faculty, academic deans, residence life staff, the Behavioral Consultation Team, off-campus counseling services, other campus offices and students, when appropriate, and... For full info follow application link.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
