Mental Health Professional II - Outpatient Program

Dominion Hospital • Fairfax, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Dominion Hospital is seeking an experienced Mental Health Professional II to support its outpatient program in Fairfax, Virginia. The role provides supervised, patient-centered mental health services to patients and their families, including assessments, psychoeducation, process groups, treatment planning, discharge planning, and therapeutic counseling through evidence-based interventions in individual, family, and group therapy.

The position works with patients, families, multidisciplinary team members, and continuum-of-care providers to support safety, treatment, and discharge readiness. It also contributes to community education, clinical programming, quality improvement, and staff training, as assigned. The schedule is a day shift, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The salary range is $31.10 to $43.54 per hour.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work or a related field.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification is required.
• Crisis Prevention Institute certification is required as part of general hospital orientation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in mental health or a related field.
• Current registration as a Licensed Master in Social Work (LMSW) in the state of practice, according to law and regulation.
• Current licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA).

Responsibilities

• Conduct individual, group, and family psychoeducational and process groups.
• Develop treatment plans and attend ongoing treatment-planning meetings and reviews.
• Assess the environment and patients’ safety status, and report or respond to actual and potential safety issues or changes in condition.
• Identify risk factors, screening criteria, and interventions for patients requiring special precautions, such as suicide, homicide, falls, or elopement precautions.
• Complete assessments, group notes, and other required documentation promptly and in accordance with applicable requirements and scope of practice.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to assess and coordinate patients’ discharge-planning needs and readiness for discharge.
• Conduct post-discharge follow-up as indicated and evaluate readmissions for gaps in discharge-planning processes.
• Formulate plans and implement new strategies to address identified discharge-planning gaps.
• Develop and maintain a community resource guide, including access to public assistance and alternatives.
• Facilitate and participate in community education, activities, and support groups, as appropriate to scope.
• Help maintain a safe, structured milieu using evidence-based treatment modalities and resources.
• Identify cultural considerations, gender identity, and preferred language for patients and families.
• Apply age- and developmental-stage-specific standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines when assessing and treating patients.
• Maintain timely communication with patients, families, the multidisciplinary team, and continuum-of-care providers.
• Maintain professionalism, communicate effectively, and resolve conflicts when interacting with peers, staff, patients, and families.
• Maintain clear professional boundaries with peers, patients, and families.
• Apply knowledge of state commitment processes, abuse-reporting requirements, duty to warn, and guardianship processes.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and fulfill the role in hospital codes.
• Provide education about behavioral services to patients, families, interdisciplinary team members, payer representatives, and others as appropriate.
• Review, coach, and assist with training new staff and interns as assigned and within approved practice and program guidelines.
• Participate in developing department goals, objectives, and clinical programming.
• Perform utilization review as assigned.
• Assist with process and quality-improvement initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision, retirement plan, paid time off, and holiday pay.
• Annual performance reviews.
• Employee Assistance Program and mental health resources.
• Opportunities for advancement.
• Mentorship and orientation programs.
• Recognition programs and employee appreciation events.

What This Job Offers

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