Senior Clinical Therapist, LCSW-S

Job Posting Title:

Senior Clinical Therapist, LCSW-S

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Hiring Department:

Department of Psychiatry

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

May 02, 2025

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2025

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Dell Medical School is seeking a Senior Clinical Therapist, LCSW-S. This position has an end date of 8/31/2025, but may be renewable based upon availability of funding, work performance, and progress toward goals. Funding is expected to continue. A flexible working arrangement agreement will be required upon offer.

The Senior Clinical Therapist, LCSW-S will work as part of an interdisciplinary, team-based program that cares for patients enrolled in the Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) program at UT Health Austin Dell Medical School. TCHATT provides telemedicine or telehealth programs to school districts to help identify and assess the behavioral health needs of children and adolescents and provide access to mental health services. This position will provide mental health therapy to children, adolescents, and family members and oversee other counselors providing TCHATT services. The Senior Clinical Therapist, LCSW-S will have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with patients, work independently with a strong attention to detail, and effectively communicate through both oral and written communication while possessing a commitment to professional ethical and practice standards.

This is a state funded position sponsored by the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC). TCMHCC was created by the 86th Texas Legislature to leverage the expertise and capacity of the health-related institutions of higher education to address urgent mental health challenges and improve the mental health care system in this state in relation to children, adolescents, and perinatal women.

Purpose

The Senior Clinical Therapist, LCSW-S will join our growing multi-disciplinary team to conduct behavioral and mental health assessments, treatment planning, brief interventions, and interdisciplinary team consultation as needed, in compliance with standard regulations, policies, and procedures. This position will provide mental health therapy to children, adolescents, and family members and oversee other counselors providing TCHATT services and will also contribute to program development, lead trainings, and use data to inform programming.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and provides diagnostic impressions. Formulates treatment plan according to evidence based practices and protocol. Conducts individual, family and group therapy sessions as needed. Monitors patients for suicidal/homicidal intent and ensures patient safety if necessary. Undertakes crisis intervention, as needed.

• Participates in any supervision, feedback, and quality assurance checks. Maintains client records and performs data entry as required by protocol.

• Provides clinical supervision under a supervision plan with BHEC to at least one team member pursuing their independent practice licensure.  Regularly provides individual/group supervision and participates in training to support supervisee.  Reviews documentation and closes supervisee’s session notes. Provides feedback and recommendations regarding documentation, as needed.

• Serves as a clinical lead and works closely with the social workers on staff to provide mentorship, support, and consultation as needed. Provides guidance, direction, debriefing, clinical staffing, and support to staff, including care coordinators. May help with coverage, staffing, and workflow optimization.

• Demonstrates a deepened knowledge and expertise in treating patients with co-occurring physical and mental health conditions along with addressing patient’s psychosocial factors. Applies clinical experience, condition specific trainings, and certifications to contribute to patients’ improved healthcare outcomes.

• Participates in departmental meetings, continuing education opportunities, academic and research opportunities to optimize patient best practice and interdepartmental collaboration. Attends appropriate training workshops, interdisciplinary meetings and client staffing as required.

• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Licensed as an LCSW-S, or equivalent practiced clinician in Texas. Three years of post-degree clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and family systems. Experience working in a multidisciplinary team with a variety of other health care professionals (i.e., physicians, psychologists, social workers, nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, dietitians, pharmacists, medical assistants). Strong technological, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

More than three years of experience in high demand outpatient or inpatient mental health settings. Experience providing school-based mental health services. Bilingual in English and Spanish strongly preferred. Proficiency in at least one electronic medical records system, e.g., Athena. Demonstrated ability to maintain a positive, compassionate, and professional attitude when engaging with patients and their family members.

Salary Range

$72,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

• Use of manual dexterity

• Occasional weekend, overtime and evening work to meet deadlines

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.