Overview
The Embedded Mental Health Provider supports undergraduate students by providing psychotherapy and therapeutic interventions for students living in residential colleges. The provider will work in an office adjacent to the residential colleges to ease student access to mental health treatment. The provider will be available for same day appointments, and to provide intervention and support to students in need. They will work with students to arrange appropriate ongoing care or resources. The Residential College Deans or their designees may also connect them to students for consultation regarding matters in the college. As this role is to enhance student access to services through proximity, evening and weekend availability is expected. The provider will need to work closely with residential college deans to form a collaborative relationship to support student mental health. The position reports to the Chief of Student Mental Health & Counseling and University Affairs.

The Embedded Mental Health Provider may provide individual therapy and/or group therapy. They assess and diagnose mental illness. They provide culturally competent treatment to patients of varied racial/ ethnic identities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and sexual/ gender
identities. They administer and interpret psychological tests and develop and present written test results and analysis. Serve as liaison to patients, families, and clinical staff on issues and programs pertaining to psychological services. They serve as a liaison to Yale community and develop and deliver outreach programs to the Yale community. They adhere to psychology code of ethical conduct and abide by laws affecting the practice of psychology.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Respond to acute or urgent need of students living in residential colleges.

• Plan and coordinate individual and group therapy.

• Participate in the development of short-term patient treatment, in collaboration with the Mental Health Services department.

• Provide psychological services to patients of differing cultural backgrounds, identity configurations, and genders.

• Provide mental health emergency coverage. Interact with internal contacts such as patients, clinicians, social workers and other medical staff, administrators with regard to clinical programs and program development.

• Interact with external contacts such as outpatient therapists, residential treatment centers, and other mental health institutions.

• Respond to requests for support from the Residential College Deans.

• Successful candidates will be dedicated mental health professionals who are stimulated by the idea of working with a unique and diverse student population.

• Mental Health Services is a vibrant and energetic environment that values collaboration and initiative and is looking for candidates who want to be an integral part of the Yale University and Yale Health community.

• Mental Health Services is part of Yale Health, which is a multidisciplinary health maintenance organization located on the campus of Yale University.

• Yale Health is an open and accepting medical home providing culturall sensitive, patient-centered care to all members.

• We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute, through their education and experience, to the diversity and excellence of the Yale community.

• Yale Health is accredited by the Joint Commission as a Primary Care Medical Home.

Schedule:  Full-Time; 37.5 HRS; Weekdays 8:30-5:00 Flexible Schedule.  Early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays/recess periods may also be required.  May participates in on-call rotation.

This is a Fixed Term position that ends on July 31, 2027.

Required Skills and Abilities
1. Ability to thrive in an energetic and diverse work environment.

2. Skilled in interacting effectively and appropriately with college age populations and international students.

3. Proven ability to design and implement workshops and outreach services designed to provide mental health education to students.

4. Demonstrated ability providing treatment for a culturally diverse student population.

5. Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Preferred Skills and Abilities

Experience and Skills Knowledge of Yale College residential college system. Two years of related work experience in a college setting.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Conduct patient evaluations and assesses patient progress or acceptability or psychotherapy programs. 2. Consults with the MHC department for long term therapy or other support of student. 3. Provides individual assessment, intervention, and group therapy to students living in residential colleges. 4. Evaluates, assesses and modifies psychological treatment plans. 5. Maintains patient charts and reports. 6. Plans and coordinates the therapeutic activities of an individual or group. 7. Oversees the development of individual and group psychotherapy plans. 8. Establishes positive relations with patients in order to administer appropriate treatment. 9. Develops materials for educational programs and group events for students. 10. Serves as liaison to patients, families and clinical staff on issues and programs pertaining to psychological services. 11. May perform other duties as assigned. Required Education and Experience Master’s degree in Social Work and two years’ experience post licensure providing clinical care; or  Ph.D in Clinical or Counseling Psychology; or Psy.D. Required License(s) or Certification(s) Licensure as required in the State of Connecticut.

Job Posting Date

09/04/2026

Job Category

Manager

Bargaining Unit

NON

Compensation Grade

Clinical & Research

Compensation Grade Profile

Mental Health Provider, Residential Colleges (25)

Salary Range

$82,000.00 - $131,500.00

Time Type

Full time

Duration Type

Staff Fixed Duration (Fixed Term)

Work Model

On-site

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

This role is a healthcare worker position. Healthcare workers (HCW) are defined as university employees working a healthcare setting who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients, human research subjects or infectious materials including body substance, contaminated medical supplies, devices and equipment, surfaces, or air.  HCW have specific health requirements that must be met prior to starting work, including MMR vaccine or immunity, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine or immunity, TB screening, COVID vaccine according to University policy, hepatitis B vaccine or immunity, and annual flu vaccination.

Posting Disclaimer

Salary offers are determined by a candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education in relation to the position requirements, along with the role’s grade profile and current internal and external market conditions.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through  their hiring department.