Licensed Clinician - Same Day Access

Are you a licensed clinician seeking to make a difference in your community? Come join the Same Day Access team at CIBH and enhance an established program, implementing innovative ideas to promote mental wellness. The Licensed Clinician provides same-day access and intake services for individuals seeking behavioral health support. This position conducts initial assessments, crisis evaluations, and clinical screenings to determine immediate needs and appropriate levels of care. The clinician works collaboratively with clients, families, and the care team to ensure timely engagement in services and effective referral to ongoing treatment.

Typical Tasks :

• Completes triage, registrations and biopsychosocial assessments on individuals with behavioral and mental health disorders, substance use disorders, intellectual disabilities, and co-occurring disorders of all ages, including voluntary and mandated individuals from various referral sources at the point of service entry to the agency by conducting clinical interviews in order to determine service needs
• Formulates accurate preliminary clinical diagnoses based on presenting concerns, symptoms, and related behaviors by analyzing information gathered during the clinical assessment to identify primary focus areas for treatment
• Links individuals to appropriate levels of care based on medical necessity and consideration of individual choice and preference where possible
• Completes clinically sound documentation on all required forms in a thorough and timely manner by documenting at the time of service provision and developing person-centered and trauma-informed preliminary treatment plans in order to promote seamless continuation of services
• Consults with supervisory staff regarding high acuity cases, involving Emergency Services as needed, requesting wellness checks / police intervention, and petitioning for an ECO (emergency custody order) when appropriate in order to ensure safety of individuals and others
• Provides clinically appropriate referrals, care coordination, correspondence with other community agencies and referral sources
• When needed, completes authorized representative Capacity Evaluations by conducting clinical interviews including a behavioral assessment, cognitive assessment, sensorium / perception assessment and documentation of level of functioning to determine if an Authorized Representative is needed. When needed, intake clinician may also complete Clinical Needs Assessment to assess for qualification for Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services program and complete master assessments to assist with internal referrals for outpatient counseling services
• Participates in clinical supervision and team meetings at a minimum of at least 1x monthly to promote professional development and increase knowledge, skills, and efficiency of the job
• Maintains licensure status and good-standing with the agency and professional boards by being knowledgeable of and adhering to agency policies and procedures, state licensing and third-party payor regulations, following mandated reporting laws, adhering to the Virginia Board of Social Work or Virginia Board of Counseling regulations, obtaining required continuing education units, and completing all required agency trainings
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor

The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure for a full list of benefits and employee perks.

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Required Qualifications

VOCATIONAL / EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT :

Requires a master's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a closely related field, or another degree as approved by the Virginia Department of Health Professions.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT :

In addition to satisfying the vocational / education standards, this class requires a minimum of two years of related, full-time equivalent experience.

SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES :

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and / or City-wide emergencies.

Preferred Qualifications

it is preferred that the applicant currently holds an active and valid license to be a mental health practitioner in Virginia (e.g. LCSW , LPC )