Behavioral Health Senior Clinician - Behavioral Health Outpatient Services

$77,640 - $129,400/Yr

Fairfax County - Fairfax, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Fairfax, VA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Behavioral Health Senior Clinician position is a key role within a state-of-the-art clinical treatment facility focused on integrated behavioral health care. This position involves serving adults with serious mental illness, substance dependence disorders, and co-occurring disorders, while also addressing developmental disabilities and physical illnesses. The clinician will function independently as a primary case manager and therapist, providing comprehensive assessment and treatment services, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective care delivery.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex evaluations and make independent diagnoses using the DSM.
• Provide individual, family, and group treatment.
• Maintain a diverse caseload of clients with acute and chronic mental illness.
• Approve and implement therapeutic treatment plans.
• Conduct intensive clinical interventions and family therapy in a residential setting.
• Prepare court-ordered diagnostic and forensic evaluations.
• Provide discharge planning and coordination of after-care service plans for clients leaving psychiatric hospitals.
• Collaborate with service professionals as a participant/lead of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT).
• Consult with professionals on delivery of needed services for clinically complex cases.
• Provide liaison to community agencies to facilitate communication and service provision for clients requiring multiple services.
• Monitor and analyze the impact of psychotropic medication on client's functioning and mental status.
• Provide risk assessments for dangerousness to self and others.
• Provide crisis stabilization and crisis management.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college with a master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or nursing.
• Two years of clinical experience.
• Possession of a current license to practice in Virginia as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner, or Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• A valid motor vehicle driver's license with fewer than six demerit points.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience providing integrated services to seriously mentally ill and substance use disorder adults.
• Experience with crisis management.
• Experience providing group-based interventions.
• Knowledge of DSM and diagnostic intake procedures.
• Experience with psychotropic medication and its effects.
• Skilled in motivational interviewing and stages of change.

Benefits

• $2,500 Sign-On Bonus
• Foreign language skills stipend of up to $1,300/year for qualified bilingual employees.
• Clinical supervision for licensed eligible mental health professionals.
• Licensure supervisors may receive a stipend of $1,500 paid biweekly over 12 months for supervising licensure candidates.
• License/Certification Reimbursement for job-related licenses and certifications once per year.