CoLocation Behavioral Health Clinician

Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services • LaFollette, TN

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About The Position

RIDGEVIEW, a not-for-profit community mental health center, is hiring a Co-Location Behavioral Health Clinician through a partnership to integrate therapists within County Health Departments. The clinician will be based in one or more of the Roane, Morgan, Campbell, Scott, or Anderson County Health Departments. Ridgeview welcomes recent master’s-level graduates and provides supervision toward LCSW or LPC-MHSP licensure, pays for required tests and the license, and offers membership in a professional organization.

The role delivers outpatient clinical services, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, mental health counseling, and consultation with other disciplines. Services are provided in person and via telehealth. The clinician coordinates warm hand-offs for internal and external referrals, builds collaborative relationships with County Health Departments, participates in treatment team meetings, and collaborates with administration in task team meetings focused on improving clinical care.

The ideal candidate supports clients’ awareness, growth, and psychological development; builds rapport through empathic listening, care, and warmth; and provides a safe, comfortable therapeutic environment. The clinician works to resolve serious family issues and conflicts, motivates individuals to address mental health and behavioral concerns, and develops professional consultative relationships with Health Department peers, Ridgeview colleagues, and the community. Candidates who are not already licensed are expected to work toward licensure as an LCSW, LPC-MHSP, or LMFT.

Ridgeview describes its workplace as a growth environment where staff are valued and appreciated and can contribute to improving people’s lives. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory drug screening, background check, and driving record. Ridgeview conducts background, motor vehicle records, license/degree verification, and drug-screen checks at hire.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or counseling.
• Candidates who are not already licensed must work toward licensure as an LCSW, LPC-MHSP, or LMFT.
• Employment is contingent upon a clean drug screen, background check, and driving record.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outpatient clinical services, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, mental health counseling, and consultation with other disciplines.
• Provide clinical and consultation services in person and via telehealth.
• Coordinate warm hand-offs for internal and external referrals.
• Build and foster collaborative relationships with County Health Departments.
• Participate in treatment team meetings.
• Collaborate with administration in task team meetings developed to improve clinical care.
• Facilitate clients’ awareness, growth, and psychological development.
• Build rapport through empathic listening, caring, and warmth, and provide a safe and comfortable therapeutic environment.
• Help resolve serious issues and conflicts within families and encourage individuals to address mental health and behavioral problems.
• Develop professional consultative relationships with peers in the Health Department, across Ridgeview, and in the community.
• Work toward licensure as an LCSW, LPC-MHSP, or LMFT if not already licensed.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement benefits
• Long-term disability
• Holiday pay
• Vacation leave
• Sick leave
• Life insurance
• Wellness plan
• Supervision toward LCSW or LPC-MHSP licensure
• Payment for required tests and the license itself
• Membership in a professional organization
• Student loan repayment for qualified behavioral health and primary health care providers, including LCSW, LPC-MHSP, and LMFT

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level