Clinical Psychologist

Job Type: Faculty Job Description: In partnership with KCU’s Center for Population Health and Equity, the Health Services Psychology Department at KCU is accepting applications for a Clinical Psychologist position at 0.6 FTE. The clinical psychologist will provide clinical services and trainee supervision at Care Beyond the Boulevard, working with doctoral clinical psychology students. Scheduling will be mutually agreed upon. Successful candidates will have a passion for providing care to underserved populations, collaborating with professional staff to provide quality care, and teaching the next generation of clinical psychologists. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Deliver direct psychological services to individuals experiencing homelessness through a clinical partnership with Care Beyond the Boulevard (CBB), a nonprofit healthcare organization. Services include intake evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and ongoing individual and group psychotherapy using evidence-based approaches tailored to underserved populations Engage in trauma-informed, culturally responsive care within CBB’s community-based, interdisciplinary setting Collaborate with CBB’s medical providers, case managers, and outreach teams to ensure continuity of care and address complex psychosocial needs Develop and implement personalized treatment plans utilizing evidence-based interventions Provide supervision to clinical psychology trainees, providing oversight of clinical activities including assessment and therapy with CBB Support student development through regular supervision meetings, feedback, and evaluation of clinical competencies Collaborate with educators, school personnel, and other professionals to facilitate appropriate educational accommodations and interventions Perform other duties as assigned Supportive Functions: Participate in developing goals, objectives, and systems to support the Center for Population Health and Equity, the department, and KCU overall Qualifications: Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (PsyD or PhD) from an APA accredited program Knowledge, sensitivity, and passion for diversity, multiculturalism, social justice, and community service Experience mentoring students Impeccable oral and written communication skills Ability to employ critical thinking and analysis to solve complex problems. Effectively interacts with academic, clinical, business, and regulatory personnel Thrives in and actively supports a diverse environment of students and colleagues Ability to work effectively as a team member to ensure that departmental goals are met by providing support to staff, and always keeping students’ and graduates’ best interest as a priority Strong interpersonal skills High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office applications Physical Requirements: Physical dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms, and shoulders repetitively to operate a keyboard and other office equipment, use a telephone, access file cabinets and other items stored at various levels, including overhead Ability to speak and hear well enough to communicate clearly and understandably with sufficient volume to ensure an accurate exchange of information in normal conversational distance, over the telephone, and in a group setting Ability to continuously operate a personal computer for extended periods of time (4 or more hours) Mental acuity sufficient to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions Equal Opportunity Employer KCU is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace. Equal opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information (GINA), physical or mental disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, ancestry, military and/or veteran status, and/or any other status protected by applicable Federal, state or local law. Annual Security Report KCU is committed to providing a safe campus for students, faculty, and staff. Our annual campus security report lists campus crimes and statistics for the campus and public areas around campus for the last three years, in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Thank you for your interest in a career at KCU! Kansas City University, founded in 1916, is a fully accredited, private not-for-profit health sciences university, and the fifth-oldest osteopathic medical school in the nation. KCU’s Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Biosciences and Dental Medicine offer graduate degree programs in osteopathic medicine, clinical psychology, biomedical sciences and dental medicine, as well as multiple dual-degree opportunities. To learn more about KCU, our colleges and academic programs, visit kansascity.edu. Are you interested in learning more about opportunities at KCU but don’t see a specific position that fits your experience and skills at this time? Please introduce yourself to us by sharing your CV/resume and we will be in contact with you as future opportunities that match your qualifications become available.