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The Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC is seeking a full-time licensed Psychologist to serve in a combined role at the USC Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity (KCLC) and in one of the department's outpatient practices, such as at USC Student Counseling and Mental Health (CMH) and Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services (PBHS) clinic at University Park Campus (UPC) and Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services at Health Sciences Campus (HSC) and Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA).

The Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine is committed to excellence in three equally important areas: clinical care, education, and research. We are proud of our long record of service to the residents of Los Angeles County. We provide robust clinical care in the public sector at the Los Angeles County University of Southern California (LAC USC) Medical Center in Boyle Heights and at Augustus F. Hawkins Medical Center in South Los Angeles. We also provide private psychiatry and behavioral health services at Keck Medical Center of USC on HSC and DTLA. In addition, we provide comprehensive care to USC students through Counseling and Mental Health (CMH) services and Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services (PBHS) on UPC. For more information, please visit the Department's website at:

The Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity at the University of Southern California is a highly specialized program with a mission to apply and engage in research and training to serve individuals with diverse learning needs while empowering students to reach their full academic and creative potential. KCLC offers outreach, programming, and individual coaching services to USC undergraduates and departments to promote a campus-wide understanding of learning differences and their potential to facilitate creativity and academic excellence. For more information, please visit the Center's website at:

Essential Functions of the Clinical Psychologist:

Under the direction of the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and division chiefs, the Clinical Psychologist will be responsible for the following:

• [50% effort] Within one of the Department of Psychiatry's clinical practices, the Clinical Psychologist will:
  • Provide direct care of patients, including:
    • Perform initial diagnostic evaluations and biopsychosocial assessments
    • Provide treatment and discharge planning
    • Provide evidence-based psychological interventions in individual and group modalities
    • Evaluate and intervenes in crisis situations
  • Provide indirect patient care, including:
    • Complete documentation and billing in a timely manner in accordance with clinic and departmental policies
    • Participate in clinical outcomes evaluation
    • Collaborate and consults with other mental health and primary care providers involved in the care of patients
    • Provide training, education, and case consultation to department/division colleagues in areas of clinical expertise, as needed
  • May provide psycho-educational workshops to USC faculty, staff, and students
  • May supervise interns, psychology practicum students, post-doctoral/post-graduate fellows, and other trainees, as assigned
  • May participate in after-hours coverage, as needed and assigned
  • Serve on department committees and attend department meetings, as assigned
  • Participate in yearly merit review and quality improvement activities

• [50% effort] Within the USC Kortschak Center, the Clinical Psychologist will:
  • Serve as Training Director for the KCLC APPIC Postdoctoral Fellowship and BBS Marriage and Family Therapy Trainee(s)
  • Provide direct mental health services to USC students and/or Keck Medicine of USC patients
  • Supervise Postdoctoral Fellow(s) for professional licensure in psychology
  • Provide training in psychoeducational assessment/diagnosis, direct clinical services, professional development seminar series, crisis intervention, individual and group psychotherapy
  • Provide training in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of: WAIS-IV, Woodcock-Johnson-IV, WIAT-4, WMS-IV; D-KEFS; NDRT; TOVA; IVA-2; Personality Assessment; Self-Report Inventories
  • Serve as primary supervisor for the Marriage and Family Therapy Trainees
  • Provide individual and group psychological counseling services for USC Students
  • Supervise interns and trainees
  • Develop and conduct group therapy sessions and group workshops
  • Oversee trainee and staff Assessment Seminar
  • Facilitate trainee group supervision
  • Oversee management of APPIC membership
  • Develop and conduct group therapy sessions and group workshops
  • Provide consultation services for faculty, staff and other clinicians regarding student related programs and services
  • Participate in KCLC research initiatives

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Counseling or Clinical Psychology (PhD or PsyD) from an APA accredited program
• 2 years Licensed and in good standing in the state of California

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiar with APPIC guidelines
• Familiar with BBS guidelines
• Specialty or advanced training with disability population
• Experience training and supervising post-docs, interns, and trainees
• Work experience in college counseling centers and/or with transitional age youth (TAY), including supporting college students with learning differences
• Demonstrated expertise in psychoeducational assessment/diagnosis
• Well-developed clinical skills and experience utilizing evidenced-based interventions for the treatment of mental health conditions
• Willingness and ability to see a high volume of patients and meet departmental productivity standards
• Effectively works in a highly diverse, multicultural, and LGBTQIA affirmative environment
• Ability to manage work effort in two different environments or settings
• A commitment to promoting equity through the identification and removal of barriers, facilitation of learning, cultivation of community, on-going cultural education and empowerment of students
• Foreign language skills are welcome

This is a full-time clinical faculty position in the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Salary is competitive and contingent on experience. A generous benefits package includes health insurance, sick time, paid vacation, and professional days.

The Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences strongly values diversity, equity, and inclusion and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. We prohibit discrimination based on 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, LGBTQIA , people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply