Licensed Clinician - Marcus Alert at City of Chesapeake Human Resources – Chesapeake, Virginia

$66,380-$98,740 + 10% specialty assignment pay
Actual Starting Salary will depend on experience, education and credentials

The licensed clinician operates as part of a mobile, co-response team in coordination with law enforcement. This team provides assessment, crisis intervention, care coordination and clinical determination for level of care to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis in the community which meet the level 3 designation of the Marcus Alert system. This dynamic team addresses urgent behavioral health needs including but not limited to significant emotional dysregulation, disordered thought processes, substance use intoxication resulting in behavioral crisis and environmentally de-stabilizing events that require multi-disciplinary crisis intervention.

The licensed clinician will be responsible for providing person-centered, trauma-informed care to these individuals with the goal of promoting safety and providing de-escalation strategies to stabilize in place or appropriately assessing and connecting individuals with the most appropriate level of care. An ideal candidate will work well with multiple internal and community stakeholders including police, community partners, peer support and emergency services staff to coordinate care and safety in the community. The candidate will have the ability to remain calm in high stress and unpredictable situations, the ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations, and knowledge of the DSM-V, suicide risk assessment and safety planning, crisis intervention, levels of care, community resources and trauma-informed practices that promote client engagement. The candidate will have sound clinical judgment, ethical decision-making skills and work well in the community setting, including responding to scenes in vehicles with law enforcement.

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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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.

Please specify whether employment was Part Time or Full Time for each job listed on your application and resume.

Medical Marijuana:
In accordance with City policy, this position is deemed safety-sensitive. As such, applicants for this position are subject to pre-employment drug/alcohol testing after receiving a conditional offer of employment and may also be subject to random testing. This drug test includes testing for marijuana. Possession of a medical marijuana card will not excuse an applicant from the testing process; however, a test will not be considered positive for marijuana if a valid medical marijuana certification is presented unless the position requires a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or is a sworn law-enforcement officer/deputy.