Behavioral Health Senior Clinician- Entry, Assessment, & Referral

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$2,500 Sign-On Bonus

This position works as a part of our Front Door Entry and Assessment team and serves both adult and youth populations seeking services for mental health, substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders, who may also have developmental disabilities, and / or physical illnesses. Works as part of an outpatient assessment team, providing triage / triage-lead and assessments to inform diagnostic impressions, risk assessments, crisis interventions, and referral to services. This position will work independently as part of a team that completes complex, comprehensive initial assessments to culturally and socio-economically diverse client populations, including a large Latino population, to determine eligibility for CSB services and offer treatment recommendations.

Duties also include outreach contacts to individuals attempting to link with CSB services and collateral contacts with community partners such as probation and parole, court system, and the Department of Family Services to support assessment completion.

Successful candidate will be computer literate and familiar with Electronic Health Records. Along with having timely, electronic documentation that meets state local and federal performance contract expectations essential. A strong commitment to program development with an approach of "nothing is impossible" required.

Position may be underfilled as a Behavioral Health Clinician in Residence; the underfill requirements are stated below in the Employment Standards section.

Here are some of the benefits CSB employees enjoy :

• This position includes a sign-on bonus in the amount of $2,500 (full-time).
• Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home - including Spanish, Asian / Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others. We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity. A foreign language skills stipend of up to $1560 / year (full-time) may be given for qualified bi-lingual employees.
• The CSB provides clinical supervision for employees who are registered as licensed eligible mental health in one of the following areas : Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• In addition, to recognize and reinforce the importance of professional development and enhance future recruitment of licensed professionals, if approved, the licensure supervisors will receive a stipend of $1,500 paid out biweekly over a 12-month period whether for one or more Department of Health licensure candidate.
• License / Certification Reimbursement - Reimbursement for job related licenses and / or certifications once per year.
• To find out more about the benefits of working with Fairfax County Government, please visit the CSB Careers Page.

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Illustrative Duties

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.)

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Graduation from an accredited college with a master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or nursing; plus, two years of clinical experience.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED :

Licensed Clinical Social Worker,

UNDERFILL REQUIREMENTS :

This vacancy may be underfilled at the level of Behavioral Health Clinician in Residence (S26, $75,474.26 - $125,790.50). The employment standards for the Behavioral Health Clinician in Residence are :

Click here to view the complete details and KSAs for the Behavioral Health Clinician in Residence . Upon completion of an underfill agreement (which will require that the employee meet the employment standards stated above in addition to obtaining competencies and licensures defined by the hiring agency) the employee will be elevated to the level of Behavioral Health Senior Clinician.

Note : A registered licensed eligible mental health professional has been approved by the applicable Virginia health regulatory board as a supervisee in clinical social work or a resident in clinical psychology, professional counseling, substance abuse treatment practice, or marriage and family therapy.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry check, and sanction screening to the satisfaction of the employer. A TB screening upon hire and annually thereafter. Requires a National Provider Identifier.

This position is emergency / essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and / or other emergencies.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Ability to use keyboard; develop, read and review business process maps; access, input, and retrieve information from a computer; transport self to CSB sites throughout the County; and lift up to 15 lbs. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE :

Panel Interview and may include a practical exercise.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and / or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO / AA / TTY.

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