Crisis Services Clinician #4024

Danville Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce; Danville (VA); On-site; USD 53,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services is seeking a licensed behavioral health clinician to provide crisis intervention, diagnostic evaluations, and pre-admission screenings for psychiatric hospitalization. You will monitor individuals on MOT, participate in civil commitment hearings, and develop plans of services.

Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, you will coordinate referrals to DPCS programs and community resources, conduct intakes, and monitor treatment plans to help clients

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or Human Services that includes coursework for licensure in Virginia

Responsibilities

• Provide face-to-face crisis intervention and crisis stabilization, diagnostic evaluation and assessment of need for treatment, pre-admission screening for hospitalization; monitor MOT in civil commitment hearings; develop a clinical plan of services and facilitate engagement in those services.
• Provide clinical assessment, intakes, and develop and monitor treatment plans; work with a team to coordinate services and resources among providers to help individuals live and function in the community.

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides face-to-face and telephone crisis intervention and crisis stabilization, diagnostic evaluation and assessment of need for treatment, pre-admission screening for private and state psychiatric hospitalization; provide monitoring of individuals ordered to participate in Mandatory Outpatient Treatment (MOT) including attendance in and follow-up to civil commitment hearings and develops a clinical plan of services for individuals ordered to outpatient treatment and facilitates the individual’s engagement in those services; provide behavioral health consultation; referral to DPCS programs or other community based services and adhere to guidelines or regulations established by Virginia Statute and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; provides clinical assessment, intakes, and develops and monitors treatment plans; works as part of the team to ensure services and resources are coordinated among providers as needed to help individual s served live and function optimally in the community.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Requirements

• M1: Master’s degree (30 credit hours or more) in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or Human Services that includes coursework for eventual licensure by the Virginia Department of Health Professions as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner in Virginia
• M2: Experience providing mental health or substance use services to adults, children, adolescents, and their families
• M3: Documented crisis intervention experience within the past five years
• M4: Must have, or be eligible to obtain, certification as a pre-screener for emergency hospitalization in Virginia within six months of hire
• M5: Valid drivers’ license and safe driving record
• Fingerprints, State and FBI criminal record reports, drug test, and central registry (CANIS) report will be required upon request. Our Agency maintains a drug-free workplace.

ANNUAL SALARY RANGE

• $52,924 - $91,790
• $8000 Sign on Bonus
• 20% Increase for Licensure
• 10% Increase for Resident/Supervisee
• Shift Differential: $2.00 for 2 nd shift; $3.00 for 3 rd shift

Excellent fringe benefits

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