Licensed Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Clinician

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems is seeking a Licensed Behavior Health Clinician-Child to provide outpatient therapy for children and adolescents within the Department of Psychiatry. The role involves independent evaluation, diagnostic formulation, and collaborative treatment planning alongside psychiatrists, psychologists, and nurse practitioners.

Responsibilities include direct clinical services, documentation, and coordination of referrals while maintaining compliance with

Qualifications

• Masters or Doctoral level education in psychology, social work, counseling, or nursing from an accredited program
• Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Professional Counselor, Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker or Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Minimum of three (3) years post licensure experience providing initial psychiatric evaluations and psychotherapy in an outpatient setting
• Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias

Responsibilities

• Provides initial evaluations and direct outpatient clinical services for the Department of Psychiatry for children and adolescents.
• Provides psychotherapy to patients in conjunction with care provided by department psychiatrists, physicians, psychologists, and nurse practitioners.
• Develops clinical treatment plans with patient input, understanding and agreement toward clearly stated goals.
• Utilizes the most current diagnostic and statistics manual for mental health disorders to provide accurate diagnosis.
• Completes clinical documentation noting progress toward treatment goals following each patient encounter.
• Maintains compliance with all VCUHS policies and procedures governing clinical care delivery and documentation.
• Collaborates as part of an interdisciplinary team to meet the needs of the patients served.
• Facilitates patient referrals to other departmental resources or to community resources as appropriate.
• Performs other duties as assigned and/or participates in special projects in order to support the mission of VCUHS and the Department.
• Provides assistance to team members.
• Accepts alternate assignments, as required, graciously.

Skills

Outpatient therapy

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Clinical documentation

Evidence-based treatment planning

Education

Masters or Doctoral degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or nursing

Job description

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems is seeking a Licensed Behavior Health Clinician-Child to provide outpatient therapy for children and adolescents within the Department of Psychiatry. The role involves independent evaluation, diagnostic formulation, and collaborative treatment planning alongside psychiatrists, psychologists, and nurse practitioners.

Responsibilities include direct clinical services, documentation, and coordination of referrals while maintaining compliance with