Licensed Clinician - Adult Outpatient at City of Chesapeake Human Resources – Chesapeake, Virginia

$66,380 – $98,740
Actual starting salary depends on education, credentials & experience.

Licensed Clinician I LPC/LCSW / Adult Outpatient (Counselor/Case Manager)

Are you a compassionate and caring individual that enjoys supporting others reach and maintain their self-determined path to recovery and wellness?
Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare serves the mental health needs of Chesapeake residents. We are currently seeking a licensed therapist to provide individual and group counseling, psychotherapy, and crisis intervention to a caseload of adult individuals with a wide range of mental health, substance use, intellectual and/or developmental disabilities/disorders. This position will facilitate/co-facilitate and provide backup coverage for evening groups.

You will work in consultation with an integrated team of colleagues and other agencies and service providers such as social services, physicians, or probation officers. In this role, you will provide and array of outpatient mental health services to promote individualized, person-centered, and recovery-oriented treatment plans. You will also coordinate linkage for additional services to other care providers.
Maintains records for area of responsibility per departmental, state, and federal regulations. laws, policies and procedures; process daily paperwork, including client progress notes, insurance forms, time sheets, service logs, and billing reports.

Completes required annual compliance training and participates actively and constructively in program and professional development.

Reads, comprehends, and adheres to the Corporate Compliance and HIPPA policies and procedures. Report any violations, inconsistencies, or discrepancies concerning the Corporate Compliance policies and procedures or the HIPPA policies and procedures to the supervisor or appropriate authority.

Manages caseload by utilizing Business Intelligence (BI) report daily.
The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure, for a full list of benefits and employee perks.

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.

Experience facilitating adult groups preferred

Experience utilizing trauma-specific interventions preferred

PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL EMPLOYMENT ENTRIES ON THE APPLICATION AND RESUME ARE INDICATED AS EITHER FULL OR PART TIME.

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.