Behavioral Health Senior Clinician - Youth Family
Behavioral Health Senior Clinician - Youth Family
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$ 77640 - 129399
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$2500 SignOn Bonus*
CSB has an exciting opportunity as a Behavioral Health Senior Clinician on our Community Based and Youth Medication Assisted Treatment (YMAT) teams! Our new programs are located in NCS Community Centers providing therapy and case management services. Our YMAT program continues to grow and provides medication assisted treatment to our youth.
These positions work as a part of our Youth & Family Services area providing therapy and case management for children adolescents and their families in our behavioral health outpatient program. Maintains thorough and current knowledge and familiarity of all Childrens Services Act (CSA) policies and procedures and treatment resources. Completes all clinical and administrative paperwork in a timely manner. Attends program meetings and site meetings. May participate in state hospital discharge planning as necessary. With appropriate credentialing and under clinical and administrative supervision performs diagnostic formulations and complex and comprehensive assessment recommends monitors and coordinates clinical care adapting and modifying treatment recommendations and approaches consistent with clinical complexity.
Under clinical supervision may provide evidencebased treatment for behavioral health diagnosis substance misuse and cooccurring disorders. Maintains detailed clinical charts and confidentiality according to all local state and federal standards regulations and statutes. Works as part of an outpatient treatment team providing services to children adolescents and their families with serious emotional disturbance (SED) substance use and cooccurring disorders as well as developmental disabilities. Completes complex comprehensive assessments specific to the needs of the atrisk/SED/SMI and cooccurring populations. Functions independently as a primary clinician providing evidencebased treatment (EBT) through individual family and group therapy to a diagnostically culturally and socioeconomically diverse client population.
The clinician also develops and implements detailed clientcentered treatment plans through collaborative therapeutic relationships with youth and their families. There may be some case management duties to include assisting families with obtaining services through the Childrens Services Act (CSA) linking monitoring and coordinating with community partners such as Fairfax County Public Schools Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic relations District Court Department of Family Services and medical providers. The clinician must be computer literate in the electronic health record and maintain detailed electronic documentation that meets state local and federal performance contract expectations. Duties also include working two evenings until 7 p.m. per week. Training on evidencebased interventions provided.
To learn more about careers in Youth & Family Services view ourMeaningful Work. Rewarding Careers video.
Position may be underfilled as a Behavioral Health Clinician in Residence; the underfill requirements are stated below in the Employment Standards section.
Here are some of additional benefits CSB employees enjoy:- *This position includes a signing bonus for new merit county employees in the amount of $2500 (fulltime).
- The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7 of residents speak a language other than English athome(Spanish Asian/Pacific Islander IndoEuropean and others and CSB recognizes that staff competence speaking a variety of languages is necessary to meet client needs. We encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply. A foreign language skills stipend of up to $1300/year (fulltime) may be given for qualified bilingual employees.
- In addition to recognize and reinforce the importance of professional development and enhance future recruitment of licensed professionals if approved the licensure supervisors will receive a stipend of $1500 paid out biweekly over a 12month period whether for one or more Department of Health licensure candidates.
- License/Certification Reimbursement Reimbursement for job related licenses and/or certifications once per year.
- To find out more about the benefits of working with Fairfax County Government please visit the CSB Careers Page.
Illustrative Duties
(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an allinclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.
- Performs complex evaluations and makes independent diagnoses using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders;
- Provides individual family and group treatment;
- Maintains a diverse caseload of clients with acute chronic mental illness;
- Approves and/or implements therapeutic treatment plans;
- Conducts intensive clinical interventions;
- Provides family therapy in a residential setting;
- Recommends monitors and coordinates clinical care to nonCommunity Services Board clients;
- Prepares courtordered diagnostic and forensic evaluations including competency to stand trial sexual abnormality presentencing and sanity at time of offense;
- Provides discharge planning and coordination of aftercare service plans for clients leaving state local and private psychiatric hospitals;
- Collaborates with service professionals as participant/lead of Interdisciplinary Team (IDT);
- Consults with professionals on a variety of problems including delivery of needed services for clinically complex cases;
- Provides liaison to community agencies to facilitate communication and service provision for clients requiring multiple services;
- Monitors and analyzes the impact of psychotropic medication on clients functioning and mental status;
- Provides risk assessments for dangerousness to self and others;
- Provides crisis stabilization and crisis management.
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities
(The knowledge skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an allinclusive list.
- Extensive knowledge of the principles theories and methods of the psychological and social development of the individual;
- Thorough knowledge of intake procedures social history development and interviewing techniques;
- Thorough knowledge of major schools of treatment of emotionally and socially disturbed individuals;
- Knowledge of psychiatric psychological and/or sociological terminology and concepts;
- Ability to conduct mental health assessments and apply treatment approaches/modalities;
- Ability to formulate diagnoses for clients with acute chronic severe mental illness;
- Ability to diagnostically interpret data obtained from psychological test results social histories and interviews;
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers public and private sector organizations community groups and the general public;
- Ability to monitor and analyze the impact of psychotropic medications;
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from an accredited college with a masters degree in social work psychology counseling or nursing; plus two years of clinical experience.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:- CPR/First Aid certifications required within 3 months of hire.
- Possession of a current license to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia in one of the following:
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Licensed Professional Counselor
- Clinical Psychologist
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
- Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner or
- Clinical Nurse Specialist.
UNDERFILLREQUIREMENTS:
This vacancy may be underfilled at the level of Behavioral Health Clinician in Residence (S26 $73994.34 $123324.03. The employment standards for the Behavioral Health Clinician in Residenceare:- Graduation from an accredited college with a masters degree in social work psychology counseling or nursing; plus two years of clinical experience.
- Ability to register as a licensed eligible mental health professional within 90 days of the appointment and able to qualify for licensure requirement to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia within 3 years of employment in one of the following: Licensed Clinical Social Worker Licensed Professional Counselor Licensed Clinical Psychologist Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Note: A registered licensed eligible mental health professional has been approved by the applicable Virginia health regulatory board as a supervisee in clinical social work or a resident in clinical psychology professional counseling substance abuse treatment practice or marriage and family therapy.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check a Child Protective Services Registry check and sanction screening to the satisfaction of the employer. A TB screening upon hire and annually thereafter. Requires a National Provider Identifier.
This position is emergency/essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and/or other emergencies.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- Experience with providing behavioral health services to youth with Mental Health Disorders Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and/or Cooccurring disorders (COD) in a community outpatient setting.
- Experience with and ability to interpret and follow work processes and procedures work well with other service agencies and work well in a team environment.
- Strong organizational and time management skills verbal and written communication skills and clinical skills and abilities.
- Ability to deliver services to a diverse community with complex needs.
- Qualified Mental Health Professional Children and Adolescents (QMHPC) current certification.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job is generally sedentary in nature. Ability to read data on a computer monitor and operate keyboard driven equipment. Ability to communicate well with others; observe process and document clinical information; and make clinical interventions. Ability to lift up to 15 lbs. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel Interview and may include a practical exercise.
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin sex pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions age marital status disability sexual orientation gender identity genetics political affiliation or military status in the recruitment selection and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY. EEO/AA/TTY.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
