Licensed Master's Level Behavioral Health Professional
About The Position
VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has an opening for a Licensed Master's Level Behavioral Health Professional at Chesapeake Correctional Center in Chesapeake Virginia. This is a full-time position where you will have the opportunity to utilize your training, skills, and experience in a face-to-face setting with people from a variety of socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. You will be working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team comprised of Medical, Psychiatry, Ancillary, Security, Legal, community providers, and psychiatric hospitals. The role involves serving the patient population in a correctional environment with a proactive and collaborative approach.
Requirements
- Must be a Licensed, Master’s Level Behavioral Health Clinician in the state of Virginia.
- Must hold one of the following licenses: LCSW, LCMHC, LCSW-A, LCMHC-A or equivalent.
- Graduation from a Master’s level program in a behavioral health related field.
- Minimum of one year employment in a social work capacity in a public or private agency or equivalent.
- Must receive a satisfactory background investigation report.
Responsibilities
- Co-lead group therapy, one-on-one therapy, and crisis therapy.
- Provide crisis stabilization, complete intakes and on-going evaluations, and provide consultation to in-house and community services.
- Participate in monthly behavioral health calls.
- Work collaboratively with the medical team to best determine overall treatment for each individual.
- Perform risk assessment of inmates.
- Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team including medical staff, community providers, psychiatric hospitals, and corrections.
- Perform discharge planning.
- Assist in planning and implementing the goals and objectives of programs and projects.
- Provide the necessary preparation of documentation, necessary records, and reports.
- Utilize clinical skills such as prioritizing treatment needs, crisis management, and brief clinical interventions including CBT and Motivational Interviewing.
- Maintain excellent and timely documentation skills.
- Make independent clinical decisions, while utilizing assistance and supervisory intervention, as needed.
Benefits
- Holiday Pay: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
- 401K & Plan Matching
- PTO
- Annual Incentive Bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
