Position Summary

The Psychiatric Crisis Assessment and Support Team (PCAST) Clinician plays a critical role in promoting campus safety, care, and well-being by providing timely mental health support before, during, and after psychiatric crises. Working through a collaborative partnership between Counseling & Psychological Services (C&PS) and the University Police Department (UPD), this position delivers crisis assessment, intervention, consultation, and prevention education to a diverse campus community. The position serves as a trusted clinical presence during high-impact situations, builds strong relationships with vulnerable and historically underserved populations, and strengthens pathways to care through campus and community partnerships. This is a unique and impactful opportunity for a clinician who thrives in dynamic environments and is committed to trauma-informed, equity-centered crisis response.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide crisis assessment, intervention, suicide prevention, and trauma-informed mental health support to students experiencing acute distress.
• Collaborate with UPD, C&PS, and campus partners during critical incidents, including on-scene response, debriefing, and follow-up care.
• Deliver consultation, training, and prevention education to students, faculty, staff, parents, and campus groups.
• Engage in outreach and relationship-building with diverse and vulnerable populations to promote trust, safety, and access to care.
• Develop and maintain referral pathways and collaborative relationships with on-campus and off-campus mental health and support services.

Position Information

• This is a full-time, benefits eligible, temporary position with an anticipated end date of June 30, 2027, with the possibility of reappointment.
• This position is designated exempt under FLSA and is not eligible for overtime compensation.
• The individual hired into this role will work on campus at SDSU in San Diego.

Education and Experience

• Terminal degree in psychology-related area. 
• Demonstrable experience and clinical effectiveness with multicultural counseling approaches with ethnically and culturally diverse clients and communities.
• Experience with case management, brief interventions, and crisis management.
• Significant knowledge of and experience making discerning judgments regarding complex ethical and legal issues is required.
• Specialized experience during which the applicant has acquired and successfully applied the knowledge and abilities shown above may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis.

Key Qualifications

• Basic understanding of law enforcement roles, responsibilities, and paramilitary environments and culture, with the ability to work effectively within those contexts.
• Experience providing counseling or clinical support to young adults in a college counseling center or to transitional-aged youth (TAY) populations in comparable settings.
• Demonstrated clinical effectiveness using motivational counseling approaches to engage students, identify barriers to care, and support access to on- and off-campus resources.
• Experience conducting outreach and providing culturally responsive services to ethnically diverse, traditionally underrepresented student populations and communities.
• Ability to provide trauma-informed responses, including debriefing following critical incidents, and to collaborate with university case management and student support service systems.
• Flexibility to work nontraditional schedules, including evenings and extended shifts, based on program and operational needs.

Supplemental Information

Apply by February 22, 2026 to ensure full consideration. Applications submitted after this date will be reviewed on an as-needed basis, and the position will remain open until filled.

The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. 

San Diego State University is not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions (e.g., H-1B visa). Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Offers of employment are contingent upon the presentation of documents that demonstrate a person's identity and authorization to work in the United States, which are consistent with the provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act. 

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment. SDSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current SDSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who request an accommodation by contacting Rachael Stalmann at rstalmann@sdsu.edu.

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