The Family Institute at Northwestern University is an internationally-recognized leader in mental health treatment, education and research. We are very proud of our highly-qualified professional staff - which includes some of most respected clinicians in their fields - and of our dedicated support team. The Family Institute seeks to recruit and retain skilled and caring employees who are committed to providing the highest quality services and to carrying out our mission of strengthening and healing families.

 

Current Openings

Administrative Professional, Clinical Services Department

The Family Institute at Northwestern University is seeking an administrative professional to provide support as part of the administrative team working in our Clinical Services Department of the Institute.  This team is composed of administrative staff members working with client and insurance billing, medical records, data management, and the intake and referral of clients.  The Clinical Services Department also oversees postgraduate education programs to professionals in the form of workshops, conferences, and symposia. 

 

The Institute was founded in 1968, and is the Midwest’s largest center providing over 50,000 units of service to individuals, couples and families.  Annual conferences and workshop series are also organized and run by the Institute for the professionals in the Metropolitan area.   The main office of the Clinical Service Program is located in Evanston on the Northwestern campus with convenient access to public transportation.  More information is available at: www.family-institute.org

Main Responsibilities:

Assist with accounting procedures that relate to client billing, including data input, managing data records for report writing, answering client voicemail inquiries, checking clients’ insurance benefits and communicating with therapists on billing issues;

 

Work with other administrative professionals in the department and develop a working knowledge of the medical record system, the practice management data base, the intake and demographic information system, and other areas in the Department;

 

Assist with the special events and conferences including preparing event materials and managing databases;

 

Perform other general administrative duties including filing, copying, entering data, creating documents and other related duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

A bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of experience, training and education from which comparable skills can be acquired;

 

Previous experience of at least two years working in a medical or hospital billing department preferred;

Familiarity with multiple computer applications including MS Word & Excel, experience with medical billing and records software a plus;

Able to organize, problem-solve, prioritize, multi-task, and attend to details;

Strong verbal and written communication skills;

 

Congenial, diplomatic;

Can work autonomously but possesses the ability to work in a team environment with co-workers;

 

Capacity to remain flexible, transitioning easily from one task to another as well capability to adapt to evolving projects.

 

To apply, send cover letter, resume and salary history to adminposition@family-institute.org 

 

No phone calls, please.

 

Salary - commensurate with experience.  AA/EOE.

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Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Program, 2008

The Family Institute at Northwestern University is sponsoring a ten-week paid summer research internship for advanced undergraduates who are interested in gaining valuable research experience. The Institute’s research program, which is closely linked to the Psychology department, conducts research on couples and family dynamics, mental disorders, and psychotherapeutic change. The Family Institute provides 43,000 therapy sessions to more than 4,300 individuals, couples and families per year, which makes it an ideal context for conducting clinical research. Much like a teaching hospital in the medical arena, The Family Institute is a center for direct care, professional education and new discovery.

The program requires a 30-hour time commitment per week for the summer months (June – August). The intern will spend 27 hours completing research related tasks, and 3 hours in seminars or meetings per week.  One of the highlights for past interns was the professional development seminar, which is aimed at helping students prepare for graduate school in mental health. There is also an opportunity for one-on-one mentoring to help interns who are not sure what they want to do when they graduate. The interns will also have the opportunity to attend our bi-monthly research meeting to observe experienced researchers sharing their ideas on developing and implementing their clinical research projects.
Interns will receive a stipend of $1500 for completing the ten week program.  The Internship is based at The Family Institute on Northwestern University's Evanston, Illinois campus.
The summer intern will choose to primarily work on one of the following research projects:

• The Psychotherapy Change Project

P.I.: Dr. William Pinsof, President and Research Program Director,The Family Institute
Director, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology

• Interpersonal Predictors of Generalized Anxiety Disorder project

P.I.: Dr. Rick Zinbarg, Patricia M. Nielsen Research Chair, The Family Institute
Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology

• Depression, Marital Distress and Couples

P.I.: Dr. Lynne Knobloch-Fedders, Research Program Assistant Director, The Family Institute Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology

Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the research section of our website for more detailed descriptions about each of the research projects.

How to Apply:
Completed applications will be due no later than March 30, 2008. The program formally begins on Thursday, May 29, 2008 with orientation activities. Some flexibility exists to accommodate school schedules until the Northwestern University spring quarter ends.

For details on the application procedure, please download the Summer Internship Application. If you have questions regarding the internship, please contact Dr. Danielle Black at (847) 733-4300, ext. 780 or d-black@northwestern.edu for more information.

The Family Institute at Northwestern University actively seeks applicants from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups so that our body of faculty, staff, students and fellows will more closely reflect the diversity of American society. Furthermore, The Institute is committed to broad inclusiveness and affording equal opportunity to all without regard to age, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation or physical ability.