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The Medical Student Counseling Center in the University of Iowa’s Carver College of Medicine is seeking a Senior Behavioral Health Clinician. The Medical Student Counseling Center serves approximately seven hundred medical and physician assistant students. The Center provides counseling services and outreach programs to enhance medical and physician assistant students’ mental health and well-being, fostering personal, academic and career success in a confidential and safe environment. The Center is committed to professionalism, excellence, and creating a successful community within the Carver College of Medicine.
This position serves as main point of contact for disability services and related student needs at Carver College of Medicine. Facilitate the interactive process of identifying reasonable accommodations for students in collaboration with faculty, educational staff, and administrators. Address psychological needs of medical and physician assistant students through individual, group, and/or couples counseling. Provide outreach and programming aimed at improving students’ well-being. Collaborate with other mental health professionals in planning and providing services. Consult with administrators, faculty, and staff in supporting students. Enhance the emotional and behavioral health and effective functioning of our constituents by creating, delivering and evaluating clinical and non-clinical/consultative programs and services. Provide clinical counseling, assessment and consultative services. Incumbents in this job family are required to be a State of Iowa licensed mental health provider.
Primary Duties
Provision of Clinical Services and Programs
- Coordinate reasonable accommodations request and identification process, including intake process, for students with physical, psychiatric, learning, hearing, visual, and temporary disabilities to determine eligibility for accommodation.
- Track approved accommodations and ensure timely communication to necessary faculty, staff, and clinical sites to support implementation.
- Determine and address emotional and behavioral needs of medical and physician assistant students through individual, group, and/or couples counseling.
- Manage emergent crises.
- Demonstrate competency in working with students, faculty, and staff from a full range of groups.
- Provide clinical consultation to others.
- Perform risk assessments.
- Design and implement programs and outcome evaluations.
- Use expertise to impact the field of study/profession.
Educational / Professional Training
- Maintain current knowledge of state and federal disability-related laws, rules, and regulations.
- Maintain current knowledge of assistive technologies and best practices for serving students with disabilities in a medical education.
- Develop and deliver outreach and education sessions on disability access in medical education to the College of Medicine community.
- Develop and deliver outreach on timely topics affecting medical and physician assistant student well-being such as, healthy habits (sleep, nutrition, exercise), burnout, stress management, mindfulness and relaxation, and/or interpersonal relationships.
- Provide individual wellness consultations, class presentations, and workshops.
- Contribute to building and sustaining a responsive learning environment through personal reflection and professional development; individual, group, and community interactions; and assessment of center policies and practices.
- May provide clinical supervision of students and staff.
- Develop professional competencies in other professionals.
- Assess future professional education/training needs.
- Design educational content in focused area.
- Perform outcome evaluation/measurement of programs to assure needs are met.
Consultation
- Provide professional consultation related to disability law to campus partners.
- Collaborate with other mental health professionals in planning and providing services and making appropriate referrals.
- Assist administrators, faculty, and staff in meeting the needs of students while maintaining essential professional boundaries.
- Provide consultations to students and/or staff related to clinical consultation, assessment/data gathering, program design and implementation, and evaluation and outcomes.
- Respond to student concerns on both an individual and systemic level and offer appropriate resources.
- Provide project management for consultations.
Human Resources Management
- May provide direction, assignments, feedback, coaching, and counseling of students to assure outcomes are achieved.
- May assist in hiring, developing, and managing the performance of students and staff.
Financial Management
- Assist in budget development and provide projections and recommendations for programs.
- Assist with revenue generation.
- Assist in budget planning for disability services-related departmental expenses.
Administrative Responsibilities
- Ensure policies and procedures related to disability access are implemented appropriately.
- Oversee organization of disability services case files and accommodation notification systems.
- Provide input into strategic plan for area.
- Assure compliance with ethical standards, rules, and regulations.
- Collaborate with other campus units to develop and deliver programs, education, and services.
- Assist with customer service and complaints.
For a full job description, please send an e-mail to the contact listed below.
Percent of Time: 50%
Pay Grade: 5A
Benefits Highlights:
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
- For more information about Why Iowa?, click here
Required Qualifications
- A master’s or doctoral degree or equivalent education and experience in counseling psychology, counseling, counselor education, social work, or related field.
- The successful candidate must be licensed or license eligible in the state of Iowa as a psychologist, mental health counselor, social worker, or mental health professional in a closely related field. Possession of a valid State of Iowa mental health provider license is required at time of hire. License must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.
- Knowledge of the Rehabilitation Act (1973), the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), and the ADA Amendments Act (2008) as they relate to higher education.
- At least one year of related professional experience working with students with disabilities, preferably in a higher education setting.
- Demonstrated skill at building and maintaining helping relationships – counseling, consultation, crisis intervention, and/or supervision.
- Demonstrated skill at solving complex problems while working on a team.
- Demonstrated skill at building and maintaining collaborative, collegial relationships – teamwork and leadership.
- Expertise in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning; and the capacity to implement therapeutic interventions.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Evidence of providing services that respect the rights, dignity, and worth of all individuals.
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience providing counseling to graduate and professional students and/or healthcare professionals.
- Experience providing disability services to learners in medical education programs.
- Knowledge of pre-clinical and clinical medical education workflows and demands.
- Experience developing and implementing outreach or psycho-educational programming.
- Experience providing couples therapy.
- Experience supporting learners who have ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dyslexia, or other neurodivergence.
Position and Application Details
Applicants must upload a Resume and Cover Letter and mark them as a 'Relevant File' in order to be considered.
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed after the posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested later in the recruitment process.
For additional questions, please contact amy-stewart@uiowa.edu.
The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is a highly ranked medical school where students learn to become accomplished clinicians, researchers, and educators. The program emphasizes case-based learning, problem-solving skills, early patient exposure, and strong community-based experiences.
Additional Information
- Classification Title: Sr Behavioral Health Clinician
- Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific
- Schedule: Part-time
- Work Modality Options: On Campus
Compensation
- Pay Level: 5A
Contact Information
- Organization: Healthcare
- Contact Name: Amy Stewart
- Contact Email: amy-stewart@uiowa.edu
INTRODUCTION
The Medical Student Counseling Center in the University of Iowa’s Carver College of Medicine is seeking a Senior Behavioral Health Clinician. The Medical Student Counseling Center serves approximately seven hundred medical and physician assistant students. The Center provides counseling services and outreach programs to enhance medical and physician assistant students’ mental health and well-being, fostering personal, academic and career success in a confidential and safe environment. The Center is committed to professionalism, excellence, and creating a successful community within the Carver College of Medicine.
This position serves as main point of contact for disability services and related student needs at Carver College of Medicine. Facilitate the interactive process of identifying reasonable accommodations for students in collaboration with faculty, educational staff, and administrators. Address psychological needs of medical and physician assistant students through individual, group, and/or couples counseling. Provide outreach and programming aimed at improving students’ well-being. Collaborate with other mental health professionals in planning and providing services. Consult with administrators, faculty, and staff in supporting students. Enhance the emotional and behavioral health and effective functioning of our constituents by creating, delivering and evaluating clinical and non-clinical/consultative programs and services. Provide clinical counseling, assessment and consultative services. Incumbents in this job family are required to be a State of Iowa licensed mental health provider.
Primary Duties
Provision of Clinical Services and Programs
- Coordinate reasonable accommodations request and identification process, including intake process, for students with physical, psychiatric, learning, hearing, visual, and temporary disabilities to determine eligibility for accommodation.
- Track approved accommodations and ensure timely communication to necessary faculty, staff, and clinical sites to support implementation.
- Determine and address emotional and behavioral needs of medical and physician assistant students through individual, group, and/or couples counseling.
- Manage emergent crises.
- Demonstrate competency in working with students, faculty, and staff from a full range of groups.
- Provide clinical consultation to others.
- Perform risk assessments.
- Design and implement programs and outcome evaluations.
- Use expertise to impact the field of study/profession.
Educational / Professional Training
- Maintain current knowledge of state and federal disability-related laws, rules, and regulations.
- Maintain current knowledge of assistive technologies and best practices for serving students with disabilities in a medical education.
- Develop and deliver outreach and education sessions on disability access in medical education to the College of Medicine community.
- Develop and deliver outreach on timely topics affecting medical and physician assistant student well-being such as, healthy habits (sleep, nutrition, exercise), burnout, stress management, mindfulness and relaxation, and/or interpersonal relationships.
- Provide individual wellness consultations, class presentations, and workshops.
- Contribute to building and sustaining a responsive learning environment through personal reflection and professional development; individual, group, and community interactions; and assessment of center policies and practices.
- May provide clinical supervision of students and staff.
- Develop professional competencies in other professionals.
- Assess future professional education/training needs.
- Design educational content in focused area.
- Perform outcome evaluation/measurement of programs to assure needs are met.
Consultation
- Provide professional consultation related to disability law to campus partners.
- Collaborate with other mental health professionals in planning and providing services and making appropriate referrals.
- Assist administrators, faculty, and staff in meeting the needs of students while maintaining essential professional boundaries.
- Provide consultations to students and/or staff related to clinical consultation, assessment/data gathering, program design and implementation, and evaluation and outcomes.
- Respond to student concerns on both an individual and systemic level and offer appropriate resources.
- Provide project management for consultations.
Human Resources Management
- May provide direction, assignments, feedback, coaching, and counseling of students to assure outcomes are achieved.
- May assist in hiring, developing, and managing the performance of students and staff.
Financial Management
- Assist in budget development and provide projections and recommendations for programs.
- Assist with revenue generation.
- Assist in budget planning for disability services-related departmental expenses.
Administrative Responsibilities
- Ensure policies and procedures related to disability access are implemented appropriately.
- Oversee organization of disability services case files and accommodation notification systems.
- Provide input into strategic plan for area.
- Assure compliance with ethical standards, rules, and regulations.
- Collaborate with other campus units to develop and deliver programs, education, and services.
- Assist with customer service and complaints.
For a full job description, please send an e-mail to the contact listed below.
Percent of Time: 50%
Pay Grade: 5A
Benefits Highlights:
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
- For more information about Why Iowa?, click here
Required Qualifications
- A master’s or doctoral degree or equivalent education and experience in counseling psychology, counseling, counselor education, social work, or related field.
- The successful candidate must be licensed or license eligible in the state of Iowa as a psychologist, mental health counselor, social worker, or mental health professional in a closely related field. Possession of a valid State of Iowa mental health provider license is required at time of hire. License must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.
- Knowledge of the Rehabilitation Act (1973), the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), and the ADA Amendments Act (2008) as they relate to higher education.
- At least one year of related professional experience working with students with disabilities, preferably in a higher education setting.
- Demonstrated skill at building and maintaining helping relationships – counseling, consultation, crisis intervention, and/or supervision.
- Demonstrated skill at solving complex problems while working on a team.
- Demonstrated skill at building and maintaining collaborative, collegial relationships – teamwork and leadership.
- Expertise in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning; and the capacity to implement therapeutic interventions.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Evidence of providing services that respect the rights, dignity, and worth of all individuals.
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience providing counseling to graduate and professional students and/or healthcare professionals.
- Experience providing disability services to learners in medical education programs.
- Knowledge of pre-clinical and clinical medical education workflows and demands.
- Experience developing and implementing outreach or psycho-educational programming.
- Experience providing couples therapy.
- Experience supporting learners who have ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dyslexia, or other neurodivergence.
Position and Application Details
Applicants must upload a Resume and Cover Letter and mark them as a 'Relevant File' in order to be considered.
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed after the posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested later in the recruitment process.
For additional questions, please contact amy-stewart@uiowa.edu.
The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is a highly ranked medical school where students learn to become accomplished clinicians, researchers, and educators. The program emphasizes case-based learning, problem-solving skills, early patient exposure, and strong community-based experiences.
Additional Information
- Classification Title: Sr Behavioral Health Clinician
- Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific
- Schedule: Part-time
- Work Modality Options: On Campus
Compensation
- Pay Level: 5A
Contact Information
- Organization: Healthcare
- Contact Name: Amy Stewart
- Contact Email: amy-stewart@uiowa.edu
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Behavioral Health Clinician
Verify your licensure transfers across state lines
Your H-1B petition is tied to a specific work location. If your employer operates in multiple states, confirm your clinical license is valid in each state before USCIS files, since unlicensed practice can trigger an RFE.
Search LCA filings by occupation code
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up Labor Condition Application filings under SOC code 21-1018 for Behavioral Health Counselors. This tells you which employers have actively sponsored clinicians in your target city, not just which ones post open roles.
Target employers with E-Verify enrollment
STEM OPT and H-1B extensions both require E-Verify enrollment. Prioritize mental health organizations already enrolled, since non-enrolled employers face a longer onboarding path before your petition can proceed.
Use Migrate Mate to filter for verified H-1B sponsors
Search Behavioral Health Clinician roles on Migrate Mate to see employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history in this occupation. You'll skip the guesswork of cold-applying to organizations that rarely or never sponsor.
Clarify supervision requirements before the offer
Many states require post-degree supervised clinical hours before full licensure. If you're still in a supervised practice period when the offer comes, confirm the employer will maintain your H-1B status through the supervised phase, not just after licensure.
Request premium processing on the I-129 early
Behavioral health roles often have hard start dates tied to caseload or grant funding cycles. Ask your employer to file with premium processing so USCIS adjudicates the I-129 within 15 business days, protecting your agreed start date.
H-1B Visa Behavioral Health Clinician: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Behavioral Health Clinician role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. USCIS recognizes Behavioral Health Clinician positions as specialty occupations when the employer requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as social work, counseling, clinical psychology, or marriage and family therapy. The O*NET profile for this occupation confirms the typical education requirement. Roles that accept any bachelor's degree without a field requirement can face RFEs, so verify the job description specifies a relevant discipline before applying.
Which types of employers most commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Behavioral Health Clinicians?
Federally Qualified Health Centers, nonprofit community mental health organizations, hospital-based behavioral health departments, and integrated primary care networks are the most frequent H-1B sponsors for this role. These employers often rely on federal or state grant funding, which provides budget predictability for multi-year sponsorship. You can browse clinician roles at verified sponsors on Migrate Mate, filtered by employers with active LCA filing history in behavioral health occupations.
How does state clinical licensure affect my H-1B petition as a Behavioral Health Clinician?
Your H-1B is location-specific, and practicing clinical work without the appropriate state license can jeopardize both your petition and your employment. If your employer files an amended H-1B to add a new work location in a different state, you'll need a valid license in that state before you begin work there. Some states offer temporary or provisional licenses for candidates completing supervised hours, but USCIS will scrutinize whether your credentials meet the specialty occupation standard for the state in question.
Can a nonprofit behavioral health organization sponsor an H-1B?
Yes, and nonprofits affiliated with a university or government research institution may qualify as cap-exempt employers, which means they can file an H-1B petition year-round without competing in the annual lottery. Community mental health centers and Federally Qualified Health Centers sometimes qualify under this exemption. Confirm the employer's cap-exempt status with USCIS before the offer stage, since it significantly affects your timeline and removes lottery risk entirely.
What happens to my H-1B status if I'm still completing supervised clinical hours toward full licensure?
USCIS can approve an H-1B for a role that requires supervised practice as part of a defined licensure pathway, provided the employer confirms the position still meets specialty occupation standards during that phase. The employer must maintain your H-1B status continuously through the supervised period. Clarify this commitment in writing before signing an offer, since some organizations inadvertently structure offers assuming full licensure at start date, which can create compliance gaps.