Behavioral Health Senior Clinician - Intensive Community Treatment Services

*$2,500 Sign-On Bonus
This position works in a collaborative environment providing discharge planning and intensive case management services to seriously mentally ill and co-occurring adults. Our team is looking for a dynamic clinician that can work as a blended role within our forensic and civil teams. Forensic discharge planning involves working with individuals that are involved with the criminal justice system, as well as the mental health system while hospitalized on NGRI status or for competency restoration. Civil discharge planning involves working with clients that are psychiatrically detained to regional and state-run psychiatric hospitals. The primary functions of discharge planners are assessing, referring, and linking individuals to community-based services and resources. Discharge Planners collaborate with state psychiatric hospital staff on treatment recommendations and participate in treatment team meetings. Position will involve travel to state psychiatric hospitals around Virginia and regional programs.

Here are some of the benefits CSB employees enjoy:

• This position includes a sign-on bonus for new merit county employees in the amount of $2500.

• 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 candidates.
• 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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(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.)

• Provides discharge planning and coordination of after-care service plans for clients leaving state, local, and private psychiatric hospitals;
• Consults with professionals on a variety of problems including delivery of needed services for clinically complex cases;
• Provides liaison to community agencies to facilitate communication and service provision for clients requiring multiple services;
• Provides risk assessments for dangerousness to self and others.

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

• Extensive knowledge of the principles, theories, and methods of the psychological and social development of the individual;
• Thorough knowledge of intake procedures, social history development, and interviewing techniques;
• Thorough knowledge of major schools of treatment of emotionally and socially disturbed individuals;
• Knowledge of psychiatric, psychological, and/or sociological terminology and concepts;
• Ability to conduct mental health assessments and apply treatment approaches/modalities;
• Ability to formulate diagnoses for clients with acute, chronic, severe mental illness;
• Ability to diagnostically interpret data obtained from psychological test results, social histories, and interviews;
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, public and private sector organizations, community groups, and the general public;
• Ability to monitor and analyze the impact of psychotropic medications;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

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:

• Possession of a current license to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia in one of the following:
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker,
  • Licensed Professional Counselor,
  • Clinical Psychologist,
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist,
  • Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner or
  • Licensed Nurse Practitioner (LNP).
• Valid motor vehicle driver's license with fewer than six demerit points (or equivalent in another state) maintained throughout employment with CSB.

• The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry check, a driving record check, and sanction screening to the satisfaction of the employer. A TB screening upon hire and annually thereafter. Requires a National Provider Identifier.
• Additional Work Schedule Requirements: 40 hours per week to include day and evening hours on regular schedule to be determined by program needs. May involve 8+ hour days when traveling to and from state hospitals.
• Licensed providers may not "opt out" of being a Medicare provider.

• Experience working with adults with SMI, co-occurring disorders, and a history of homelessness.
• Experience in delivering mental health services in psychiatric hospitals, the criminal justice system, jails, homeless shelters, and residential settings.
• Experience collaborating with multiple human services systems and state program agencies, such as jails, hospitals, ACT, intensive case management providers.
• Experience in providing needs assessments, assessments, referring, and linking to treatment and community programs and resources.
• Experience completing clinical assessments, formulating diagnoses for clients with acute, chronic, severe mental illness.
• Experience with diagnostically interpreting data obtained from psychological test results, social histories, and interventions.