Psychologist

Counseling Psychologist

Provides counseling for individuals, couples, groups, career, and crisis counseling for the University community. May be required to work after hours and on call rotation. Ensures compliance with policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Engages in counseling-related activities including, but not limited to, providing individual, couples, and group psychotherapy, providing triage walk-in coverage, maintaining counseling records, administering, interpreting psychological assessments and providing comprehensive integrative assessment reports, making referrals, and managing various administrative and organizational needs.
• Ability to do tele-health psychology and PSYCHPACT credential eligibility are desired.
• Provides presentations and outreach and prevention services for students, faculty, and staff.
• Provides supervision for practicum students and doctoral psychology interns.
• Consults with students, family, faculty, staff, and community members about students who evidence problems that may require psychological counseling and mental health services.
• Provides after hour and on-call crisis intervention services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Ph.D or Psy.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, and one year of relevant experience. Must be licensed or licensed eligible in the State of Tennessee as a Psychologist with Health Service Provider (HSP) designation.

Working Conditions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to handle or feel, and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to walk.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

About Us

The University of Memphis is a leading, student-centered, urban public R1 research institution. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, on 1,160 acres. The University serves a population of nearly 20,000 students and 2,500 employees, including more than 1,000 full-time faculty members. The University offers bachelor's degrees in more than 230 areas of study, master's degrees in more than 50 subjects and doctoral degrees in 26 disciplines; supported an institutional record of more than $100 million in research awards for FY24; and has an operating budget of close to $500 million.