Position Description

Assistant Director of Postgraduate Psychotherapy Center
Job Department/School Derner School of Psychology
FT/PT/Temp Hourly
Location Garden City, N.Y.
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Assistant Director of Postgraduate Psychotherapy Center

Derner School of Psychology

 

 

JOB SUMMARY:

 

The Assistant Director of Postgraduate Psychotherapy Center manages all aspects of the Center’s clinical and administrative services.

Title Position Reports To:    Amira Simha-Alpern, PhD, ABPP

                                                Director, Postgraduate Programs

SALARY INFORMATION:

In compliance with New York’s Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this hourly position is $32.00 - $38.00 per hour. Adelphi University considers factors such as departmental budgets, scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. An annual base salary higher than the range may be warranted in circumstances where a candidate has demonstrable equivalent prior higher education experience at another University.

Adelphi University provides a comprehensive benefit package for faculty and staff employees. For a list of benefits provided to employees, please click here.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

1. Referrals and clinical assignments: 40% 

a.    Monitor all incoming patient calls.

b.    Contact those seeking treatment, perform a Triage Interview and establish patient fee.

c.     Assist those deemed not appropriate for treatment at the Center in finding referrals outside of the Center.

d.    Assign intakes to candidates.

e.    Assign patient referrals to candidates.

 2. Didactics: 15% 

a.    Attend intake seminars at least 2 times per month.

b.    Collaborate with Programs’ Director about the syllabus.

c.     Review of Triage and Intake summaries presented by candidates during Intake Seminars, as well as assist in case conceptualization.

  3. Administration; 40%

a.    Monitor candidates’ paperwork making sure intake reports and consent forms are up to date.

b.    Oversee administrative assistant responsibilities.

c.     Review patient fee collections and payments to candidates.

 

  4. Marketing: 5% 

a.    Promote and help advertise the Center to garner more referrals.

 

Physical requirements:

 

None

 

EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

 

  1. The Postgraduate Psychotherapy Center Director must be a licensed psychologist preferably a certified psychoanalyst or a psychoanalyst in training.

 

POSITION(S) SUPERVISED:

 

  1. Postgraduate Psychotherapy Center Administrative Assistants

ABOUT ADELPHI

Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi is one of just four companies and the only university on Long Island to be named among America’s Best Employers by State for 2023 by Forbes. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our Core Four—Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness. Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island’s oldest private coeducational university, serving more than 7,400 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, at learning hubs in Brooklyn, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, and online. The University offers students 70 undergraduate programs, 93 master’s degree and doctoral programs, and 64 certificate programs in the liberal arts, the sciences and professional training. With powerful partnerships throughout the New York area, more than 119,000 graduates across the country, a growing enrollment of students from 44 states and 76 countries, and rising rankings from top publications and organizations, Adelphi is a dynamic community that plays a leadership role on Long Island and in the region.

 

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Adelphi University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all candidates, including people of color and those who are, or identify as, members of any marginalized, underserved or underrepresented group. Adelphi is an emerging Hispanic serving institution so bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. Here is our University statement on diversity: https://www.adelphi.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion/about/.