Staff Clinician

A core member of the Counseling Center's clinical team reporting to the Associate Director, the staff clinician delivers direct clinical services to a diverse client population in individual and group modalities. These services include individual psychotherapy for a caseload of regular clients, group psychotherapy, walk-in sessions, triage, crisis intervention, critical incident response, emergency evaluation, and consultation. Additional responsibilities include the provision of clinical training and supervision to externs and fellows, development and delivery of psychoeducational outreach and training programs and materials, contribution to reporting documents, participation in select campus events and meetings, and engagement in all aspects of Counseling Center operations as assigned. This position requires participation in after-hours on-call rotation, providing expert crisis consultation and care coordination by phone during student mental health emergencies.

Clinicians with established skills in CBT, DBT, ACT, and/or behavioral therapy are preferred. Clinicians with experience in acute care settings and/or university mental health settings are preferred.

Responsibilities:

• To provide clinical services including individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, walk-in sessions, triage, crisis intervention, critical incident response, emergency evaluation, and consultation.
• To develop and deliver psychoeducational programs and materials, both within the Center and to campus constituencies as assigned.
• To provide clinical training and supervision to externs and fellows.
• To document all clinical activities in a clear and timely fashion; to participate in weekly meetings such as case conference, didactics, staff and outreach meetings.
• To contribute to policy and reporting documents as assigned.
• To serve on university committees, task forces, and other work groups as needed, and to participate in designated campus events, such as Open Houses, First-Year Orientation, Commencement, Accepted Students Days, Move-In Day, Divisional retreats and professional development sessions.
• To perform additional duties to be assigned by Counseling Center leadership team as deemed necessary.

About Iona University/EEO language

Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona also continues to be recognized in prestigious national rankings. Most recently for 2025, Iona has been named one of the nations best colleges by The Princeton Review, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and others. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report recognized Iona as one of top colleges for social mobility in the country, while Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) ranked an Iona degree in the top 5 percent nationally for long-term return on investment. Ionas LaPenta School of Business, meanwhile,is also accredited by AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live.