Licensed Clinician in Chesapeake, Virginia at City of Chesapeake Human Resources

Starting Range: $68,040 – $101,210

Actual starting salary depends on education, experience and credentials

Do you have experience with mental health illness? Do you have a background in crisis intervention? If so, come join Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare and help the city of Chesapeake citizens.
This position provides pre-admission screening and crisis intervention to 24-hour Emergency Services unit and CIT Assessment Center. Position performs risk assessments to determine the appropriate level of care using the least restrictive alternative to manage crises. Advocates for individual requiring inpatient treatment, crisis stabilization or detox services. Requires experience in crisis intervention, diagnosis in the DSM-5-TR with populations including serious mental illness, substance use and intellectual developmental disabilities. Clinician must possess the ability to relate and communicate with various populations, make clinical decision, analyze psychosocial data and communicate ideas verbally and in writing. Candidate must possess knowledge of state mental health statutes, pre-admission screening criteria and commitment process.

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.

Supervisee in Social Work or Resident in Counseling, LCSW or LPC perferred.

This position is located at 216 Great Bridge Blvd, Chesapeake, VA.

Please ensure that all employment entries listed on application and resumes are indicated as either Part or Full time!

This opportunity is available to current City of Chesapeake employees. As the City of Chesapeake and Chesapeake Public Schools are separate governmental entities, employees of Chesapeake Public Schools are not included in the City employee eligibility requirement.

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.