Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician- Child Psychiatry-Days
About The Position
The Licensed Behavior Health Clinician-Child is an independent licensed clinical social worker, professional counselor, psychologist, or clinical nurse specialist that will be responsible for providing outpatient therapy services within the Department of Psychiatry and/or other areas within the health system as needed. Essential Job functions: Provides initial evaluations and direct outpatient clinical services for the Department of Psychiatry for children and adolescents. Provides psychotherapy to patients in conjunction with care provided by department psychiatrists, physicians, psychologists, and nurse practitioners. Develops clinical treatment plans with patient input, understanding and agreement toward clearly stated goals. Utilizes the most current diagnostic and statistics manual for mental health disorders to provide accurate diagnosis. Completes clinical documentation noting progress toward treatment goals following each patient encounter. Maintains compliance with all VCUHS policies and procedures governing clinical care delivery and documentation. Collaborates as part of an interdisciplinary team to meet the needs of the patients served. Facilitates patient referrals to other departmental resources or to community resources as appropriate. Performs other duties as assigned and/or participates in special projects in order to support the mission of VCUHS and the Department. Provides assistance to team members. Accepts alternate assignments, as required, graciously. Patient Population: Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide equitable care appropriate to the age of the patients served on their assigned unit. Pediatrics (1-12 years), Adolescents (13-17 years)
Requirements
- Masters or Doctoral level education in the field of psychology, social work, counseling, or nursing from an accredited program
- Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Professional Counselor, Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker or Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Minimum of three (3) years post licensure experience providing initial psychiatric evaluations and psychotherapy in an outpatient setting
- Must be able to independently evaluate patients, formulate an accurate differential diagnosis, develop, and implement an appropriate course of treatment.
- Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with child, adolescents, and their families
Responsibilities
- Provides initial evaluations and direct outpatient clinical services for the Department of Psychiatry for children and adolescents.
- Provides psychotherapy to patients in conjunction with care provided by department psychiatrists, physicians, psychologists, and nurse practitioners.
- Develops clinical treatment plans with patient input, understanding and agreement toward clearly stated goals.
- Utilizes the most current diagnostic and statistics manual for mental health disorders to provide accurate diagnosis.
- Completes clinical documentation noting progress toward treatment goals following each patient encounter.
- Maintains compliance with all VCUHS policies and procedures governing clinical care delivery and documentation.
- Collaborates as part of an interdisciplinary team to meet the needs of the patients served.
- Facilitates patient referrals to other departmental resources or to community resources as appropriate.
- Performs other duties as assigned and/or participates in special projects in order to support the mission of VCUHS and the Department.
- Provides assistance to team members.
- Accepts alternate assignments, as required, graciously.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
