Reporting to the Associate Chief of Clinical Affairs within the Mental Health Service line the Staff Psychologist works within a collaborative care setting to provide patient centered care to a diverse patient population including Yale students, faculty, staff and their families. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and supportive environment dedicated to the mental health and well-being of the Yale community.

Successful candidates will be dedicated professionals who are stimulated by the idea of working with a unique and diverse patient population, including Yale students, faculty and staff as well as their families. Yale Health is an open and accepting medical home providing culturally 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.

The Staff Psychologist provides individual therapy, group therapy, and couples therapy in Yale Mental Health and Counseling. 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:

• Plan and coordinate individual and group therapy.
• Evaluate, assess and modify psychological treatment plans.
• Participate in the development of short and long-term patient treatment.
• Maintain patient charts and reports.
• Provide psychological services to patients of differing cultural backgrounds, identity configurations, and genders.
• Provide mental health emergency coverage.
• Assess and evaluate the purpose and value of psychological testing and treatment.
• Establish positive relations with student patients in order to administer appropriate treatment.
• Assist in the development of materials for educational programs and seminars for professional staff.
• 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.

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

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Ability to thrive in an energetic and diverse work environment and work effectively with college age populations and international students.

2. Demonstrated clinical skills as attested by colleagues and supervisors. 3. Proven ability to design and implement workshops and outreach services, and work as a constructive member of a clinical team.

4. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Preferred Skills and Abilities
Proven knowledge of Yale College residential college system.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Plans, coordinates and implements individual, group, and couples' therapy for students in University outpatient clinic. Provides family meetings as appropriate.
2. Conducts patient evaluations and assesses patients' acceptability for psychotherapy programs and develops initial disposition planning.
3. Establishes positive relationships with patients in order to administer the appropriate treatment.
4. Maintains patients' charts and reports.
5. Participates in mental health 24-hour emergency coverage.
6. Provides educational and consultation services to undergraduate residential colleges and professional schools.
7. Provides mental health outreach to Yale community.
8. Develops materials for educational programs and seminars for professional staff.
9. Interacts with internal contacts such as patients, patients' families, clinicians, medical staff, and administrators regarding treatment of individual patients and implementation of clinical programs.
10. Interacts with internal contacts such as patients, patients' families, clinicians, medical staff, and administrators regarding treatment of individual patients and implementation of clinical programs.
11. Assesses and evaluates the purpose and value of psychological testing and treatment and recommends changes to treatment plans.
12. Analyzes data and psychological testing results.
13. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Ph.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology and one-year experience in clinical field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required License(s) or Certification(s)

State of Connecticut Psychologist License or Connecticut Psychologist License eligible.

Job Posting Date
08/20/2026

Job Category
Professional

Bargaining Unit
NON

Compensation Grade
Clinical & Research

Compensation Grade Profile
Staff Psychologist (25)

Salary Range
$82,000.00 - $131,500.00

Time Type
Full time

Duration Type
Staff

Work Model
Hybrid

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.