Staff Therapist/Psychologist

The SCC is seeking a full-time Staff Therapist/Psychologist to provide culturally responsive, developmentally appropriate mental health services to Pacific University’s undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. This position provides short-term individual therapy, crisis assessment and intervention, consultation, clinical case management, community referrals, and other clinical services within the SCC’s scope of practice.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Clinical Services at the Student Counseling Center, the Staff Therapist/Psychologist works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary clinical team and campus partners to promote student wellbeing and strengthen access to mental health support. The position may also provide clinical supervision and professional development for graduate-level practicum trainees, depending on the employee’s credentials and experience.

The Staff Therapist/Psychologist serves students across Pacific University locations through in-person and virtual services. The position is expected to maintain a regular presence in both the Forest Grove and Hillsboro clinics while providing telehealth services, when clinically appropriate, to eligible students located in Oregon.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Clinical Services

• Provide culturally responsive and affirming clinical services to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students with a wide range of identities, backgrounds, experiences, and presenting concerns.
• Conduct initial consultations, clinical assessments, crisis assessments, and safety planning.
• Provide short-term individual therapy and, depending on student need and clinician expertise, group therapy or other clinical interventions within the SCC’s scope of practice.
• Participate in scheduled drop-in and crisis coverage and provide timely assessment, intervention, consultation, and follow-up for students experiencing mental health emergencies.
• Develop treatment plans collaboratively with students and provide referrals to community mental health, medical, or other support services when students’ needs fall outside the SCC’s scope or would be better served through specialized or longer-term care.
• Coordinate care, with appropriate student authorization, with healthcare professionals, campus partners, community providers, and student support systems.
• Provide third-party consultation to faculty, staff, students, families, and other support persons regarding students who may be experiencing distress, while maintaining appropriate confidentiality and professional boundaries.

Clinical Documentation and Case Management

• Maintain timely, accurate, and clinically appropriate documentation in the SCC’s electronic health record system.
• Manage scheduling, case communication, referrals, care coordination, and other administrative responsibilities associated with a clinical caseload.
• Maintain clinical records and protect student information in accordance with applicable laws, professional ethical standards, university policy, and SCC procedures.
• Participate in case consultation, clinical review, disposition planning, and other processes that support continuity and quality of care.

Clinical Training and Supervision

• Depending on licensure, credentials, and experience, provide primary or secondary clinical supervision to graduate-level practicum trainees.
• Collaborate with SCC staff to support trainee onboarding, case consultation, professional development seminars, and evaluation.
• Contribute to a training environment that supports ethical practice, cultural humility, reflective learning, professional identity development, and responsiveness to the needs of diverse student communities.
• Participate in continuing education necessary to maintain professional credentials and strengthen clinical practice. An annual professional development stipend is provided by the SCC.

Consultation, Outreach, and Campus Collaboration

• Develop collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, academic programs, student organizations, and other campus partners to strengthen coordinated support for student mental health and wellbeing.
• Serve as a mental health consultant or liaison to assigned university programs, committees, or student communities.
• Participate in outreach, consultation, and community-engagement activities that increase awareness of SCC services, reduce barriers to care, and respond to the needs of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
• Contribute clinical expertise to campus discussions and initiatives related to student mental health, belonging, access to support, and student success.
• Work collaboratively and respectfully with colleagues whose roles, professional perspectives, and approaches to supporting students may differ.

Assessment, Quality Improvement, and Center Operations

• Participate in the review and development of SCC policies, procedures, protocols, and clinical practices.
• Contribute to assessment, program evaluation, accreditation, and continuous-improvement efforts designed to strengthen service quality, access, and student outcomes.
• Use clinical data, student feedback, professional standards, and an equity-informed perspective to identify opportunities for improving services and reducing barriers to care.
• Participate in staff meetings, case consultation, professional development, strategic planning, and other center responsibilities.
• Maintain flexibility in response to changing student needs, clinical priorities, campus conditions, and staffing needs.