Scheduled Hours

20

Position Summary

The Division of Child Psychiatry at Washington University is seeking to hire two part-time Staff Therapists for its Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program (AIOP). The position will involve a combination of direct clinical interventions and group care to adolescents and/or their caregivers and the therapists will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team to implement novel models of care delivery and measure outcomes.

Following a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy model of treatment, this position includes planning, organizing, and implementation of both individual and group therapy services and supportive care for adolescents and their caregivers participating in an intensive outpatient program. This position is primarily in person with some work from home flexibility. Please note: There is a possibility that this role could become full time based on need; when applying, please take this under consideration. The hiring manager and team can provide more information during the interview process.

Of note, the Department of Psychiatry and the Division of Child Psychiatry are particularly interested in and values candidates who have experience working with persons from racially, ethnically, cultural, and socioeconomically diverse backgrounds, along with a demonstrated commitment to cultural competence and the delivery of culturally responsive health care. Because we place a high priority on the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion, candidates should be prepared to explain how they have been and could be involved in advancing this campus goal. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Diversity is a core value at Washington University School of Medicine and in the Department of Psychiatry. We are committed to building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all students, staff, trainees, and faculty. We believe that building a diverse team enriches us individually and as a department by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. In order to achieve these objectives, candidates are expected to align with the school's mission of promoting inclusive excellence. They should be prepared to further this objective within Washington University and collaborate with diverse communities of students, faculty, staff, trainees, and patients. Visit our Websites to learn more about DEI initiatives in the Department of Psychiatry (https://psychiatry.wustl.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion-2/) and at WUSM (https://diversity.med.wustl.edu/).

Job Description

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitates multiple weekly skills groups for adolescents presenting with emotion dysregulation, suicidal ideation, non-suicidal self-injury, depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders, and/or their caregivers.  
• Provides individual psychotherapy services and/or brief interventions for adolescents and/or their caregivers in the program.
• Provides weekly skills calls to adolescents/caregivers in the program.
• Maintains necessary charting in both medical and internal records systems and prepares psychosocial reports.
• Facilitates referrals and community resources for patients/families.
• Tracks programmatic data and prepares outcome reports.
• Participates in weekly collaborative case conferences, treatment planning, team meetings and supervision with multidisciplinary team.

Preferred Qualifications                                                                                             

• The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated psychotherapist with at least two years’ experience working with and providing trauma centered psychotherapy to adolescents with mental health symptoms, particularly emotion dysregulation, suicidal and non-suicidal ideation or self-injury, depression, anxiety, or other mental health and trauma disorders, and their families.
• Experience running groups and an extensive knowledge of group dynamics is desired.
• Training and experience utilizing DBT skills.
• A firm grounding in trauma informed care is highly preferred.
• Education on developmental ages and stages and effective parenting skills is highly preferred.
• Experience working with families from diverse backgrounds and varied lived experiences is desirable.  
• Interactive communication skills with the ability to work successfully both in a multi­disciplinary team setting and with patients and families.  
• Comfort providing services both on-site in a clinical setting as well as virtually via telehealth.
• Familiar and comfortable with PC based computer system skills.
• Training in trauma focused models of therapy such as DBT, TF-CBT, or EMDR.
• Knowledge of the DSM V.
• Experience charting in patient records in a timely manner.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Highly empathetic with an attention to strong clinical and work boundaries and self-care practices.

Required Qualifications

• Equivalent of a master’s degree in social work.
• AAMFT, ASLPC, LCSW, LPC, CPC, LMFT or licensed Psychologist in the state of Missouri and/or Illinois, depending on location.
• Basic Life Support certification (Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements).

Grade

C11-H

Salary Range

$27.00 - $41.87 / Hourly

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Questions

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Accommodation

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Pre-Employment Screening

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees. Benefits eligibility is subject to employment status, full-time equivalent (FTE) workload, and weekly standard hours. Please visit our website at https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/ to view a summary of benefits.

EEO/AA Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity and especially encourages applications by those from underrepresented groups. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Diversity Statement

Washington University is dedicated to building a diverse community of individuals who are committed to contributing to an inclusive environment – fostering respect for all and welcoming individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Individuals with a commitment to these values are encouraged to apply.