Clinician-Licensed

Horizon Behavioral Heal • Appomattox, VA

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About The Position

The Licensed Clinician provides assessment, counseling, and care coordination for individuals with substance use and co-occurring needs served through the Appomattox County SUD grant. This role delivers evidence-based treatment, ensures timely documentation, collaborates with a multidisciplinary team, and maintains all required training and competencies.

Based in Appomattox County, the position also involves building and sustaining stakeholder relationships with referral sources. Depending on licensure and agency needs, responsibilities may include clinical supervision of residents and/or QMHP-T staff, as well as supporting flexible scheduling to meet client demand.

A valid Virginia driver’s license and adherence to agency standards of ethics, customer service, and teamwork are required.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree from a program that prepares individuals to practice counseling (60-hr Master’s Program), which is offered by a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting agency. (Re: 54.1-3500 of the Code of Virginia)
• Knowledge of and adherence to existing professional ethical standards
• Knowledge and ability to provide evidenced based group/individual therapy
• Knowledge of and ability to complete psychiatrically based assessments
• Ability to form and maintain effective counseling relationships with clients, to monitor client movement in the therapy process, and terminate the therapeutic relationship in appropriate ways.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally, both in person, and by telephone
• Ability to effectively communicate in writing and to prepare written documents
• Ability to maintain a consistent and dependable work schedule
• Ability to travel to meetings, other campuses, and counseling sites
• Ability to respond to emergency situations in a timely and appropriate manner
• Ability to use a personal computer and other office equipment
• Willing and available to work modified schedules (weekends, holiday, etc.) as required.
• Ability to drive and must possess a valid driver’s license. May be called upon to travel to any Horizon worksite; transport clients, provide services to client @other locations. Regular attendance at trainings and Horizon meetings may require travel to a variety of Horizon sites;
• Ability to participate in and successfully pass behavioral intervention training; includes both verbal de-escalation skills and physical skills techniques to be utilized with consumers as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assessment
• Counseling
• Care coordination
• Delivers evidence-based treatment
• Ensures timely documentation
• Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team
• Maintains all required training and competencies
• Building and sustaining stakeholder relationships with referral sources
• Clinical supervision of residents and/or QMHP-T staff (depending on licensure and agency needs)
• Supporting flexible scheduling to meet client demand (depending on licensure and agency needs)

Benefits

• Participation in the Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Options exist for life, health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous annual leave policy
• Separate time allocated for sick leave and additionally for paid holidays
• Horizon’s annual wellness programs
• Various opportunities to interact with the community throughout the year
• Horizon’s sites qualify for both the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and the Behavioral Health State Loan Repayment (BHLRP) programs
• Discounts at some local universities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees