Licensed Mental Health Therapist Clinical Instructor or Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences (Clinical Track) Open Rank

Description of Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences

The mission of the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences is to care for and protect the mental health of our communities. Our vision is to drive innovative, leading mental health care by being the place to work, receive care, and create future leaders through learning and discovery. The Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences is committed to excellence in three equally important areas: clinical care, education, and research. The Department has grown substantially in recent years in its research mission, strengthened by its ongoing collaborations with local, national, and international partners and has expanded the breadth and depth of the education programming, with innovative leaders in curriculum, evaluation, research, and teaching methodology. The Department’s clinical educators and clinical services are a fundamental part of the academic and training missions. The team of mental health professionals offer a range of psychiatric and behavioral health services utilizing the most up-to-date research in the field and state-of-the-art technology. The Department of Psychiatry provides clinical services primarily at the Los Angeles General Medical Center, USC Student Health and student exclusive practices as part of Keck Medicine of USC, and additional ambulatory practices for Keck Medicine of USC, including Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the USC Care Medical Group.

Description of PBHS at HSC

PBHS at HSC is an outpatient mental health clinic within the Keck Medicine of USC medical system and is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of clinical psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and case managers that provide mental health services to Keck Medicine patients.

Position Description [Purpose, Scope, and Duties]

The USC Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is seeking licensed clinical psychologists and social workers to provide outpatient evidence-based psychotherapy treatments and mental health services within the Keck Medicine of USC medical system. Clinicians will perform psychosocial evaluations and diagnostic assessments, provide short-term evidence-based psychotherapies and psycho-educational interventions, and work with multidisciplinary teams in treatment planning to provide high quality care to Keck Medicine of USC patients, staff, and faculty.  Successful applicants will provide mental health services to a wide variety of individuals including those with co-morbid medical illness, behavioral health concerns, and/or psychiatric conditions.    

This is a full-time clinical faculty position with an academic appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and a clinical service assignment in PBHS at HSC. Salary is competitive, and contingent on experience. A generous benefits package includes: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term care, disability, malpractice coverage and more (information about benefits can be found here); significant retirement benefits (USC makes a 10% contribution when you contribute 5%); tuition assistance for you and your family; paid professional days and parental leave; access to free continuing education credits through our Grand Rounds lecture series; and generous paid time off.

Essential Functions

• Reports to clinic/division leadership
• Conducts initial diagnostic evaluations and biopsychosocial assessments, develops treatment plans, and provides short-term evidence-based psychological interventions
• Provides individual and group therapy, as indicated
• Evaluates crisis situations and intervenes appropriately
• Completes timely documentation and billing in accordance with to clinic policies
• Maintains appropriate clinical records and complies with all relevant regulatory policies and procedures
• Participates in clinical outcome evaluation
• Collaborates and consults with other mental health and medical providers
• Participates in multidisciplinary case conferences and clinic meetings
• Attends and contributes to department and division meetings, fostering clinical objectives and a consultative collegial environment
• Participates in yearly peer review and quality improvement activities
• Schedules reflect a hybrid of telemedicine and in-person clinic.THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Doctorate in Counseling or Clinical Psychology from an APA-accredited program, or Master’s degree in Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy
• Licensed in California
• Well-developed clinical skills and experience utilizing evidenced-based interventions for the treatment of mental health conditions
• Effectively works in a highly diverse, multicultural, and LGBTQIA affirmative environment
• Interest and skill in an integrated approach to care
• Willingness and ability to meet departmental productivity standards consistent with patient volumes for short-term outpatient psychotherapy clinics
• Ability to make quick and accurate clinical assessments
• Flexible/comfortable adapting to a new and evolving clinical practice

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with hospital based or medical system environment
• Excellent diagnostic skills and knowledge of DSM5
• Resilient, self-aware, and able to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Experience working with issues related to chronic medical illness, new medical diagnosis, and/or providing short-term psychotherapy interventions
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards of professional practice and to professional integrity 
• Desire to continue to grow as a professional; committed to excellence and lifelong learning
• Strong communication skills
• Foreign language skills are a plus

The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the "Trojan Family," which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make the university what it is. USC is one of the world’s leading private research universities with approximately 48,500 students from all 50 states and boasts one of the largest international student bodies in the country. USC is located in the heart of Los Angeles, a culturally rich metropolitan city with a large ethnic and economically diverse population and is close to both beach and mountains with wonderful outdoor recreation opportunities. The mild temperatures along with the city’s average of 329 days of sun per year makes Los Angeles a wonderful city to live and work.

The Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences is committed to attracting and nurturing a diverse community dedicated to providing culturally informed, high-quality behavioral healthcare to a multicultural population. Both in our work environment and clinical practice, we embrace diversity across multiple dimensions. We aim to provide a safe, inclusive environment for our faculty, staff, residents, fellows, trainees, volunteers, patients, colleagues, and the multitude of stakeholders with whom we work. Through our clinical services, educational programs, research studies, and policy initiatives, we are committed to addressing health care disparities for historically underserved groups; to combating racism and anti-Blackness at all levels; and to promoting and ensuring social justice.

USC strongly values diversity, equity, and inclusion and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. All genders, BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, people with disabilities, veterans, bicultural/multicultural and bilingual/multilingual individuals, and foreign nationals are encouraged to apply. For more information about the work visa types that USC’s Faculty and Staff Visa Services is able to sponsor, please visit the website at “https://visaservices.usc.edu/future/work-visa-types/"