Emergency Services Clinician - Civil Commitments (1343)

Job Description

Job Description

At Greater Reach, we are making behavioral health care accessible, compassionate, and stigma-free. If you're driven by purpose and ready to help people feel seen, heard, and supported, we want to hear from you! Here, you are not just joining a company; you're joining a mission.

We are offering a great opportunity for a full-time Emergency Services Clinician – Civil Commitments .

Responsibilities
This position is responsible for providing crisis intervention services and representing the agency in Temporary Detention Order (TDO) hearings. Duties include:
• Conducting pre-screening evaluations, intakes, and crisis resolution counseling.
• Providing services to clients within the Greater Reach CSB catchment area.
• Assisting with recommitments and step-down prescreens for state and local hospitals.
• Completing recommitment hearings for requests within and outside Region IV.
• Providing crisis intervention services by phone; in clinics, hospitals, jails, schools, and other public facilities; and in consumers’ homes.
• Establishing a welcoming environment for individuals with co-occurring disorders.
• Performing hopeful engagement and integrated screening and assessment.

Required Education and Experience – Licensed Eligible
• Master’s degree in Human Services, Psychology, or a related field.
• Must be registered with the Virginia Department of Health Professions with current LMHP or LMHP-E licensure status.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in community-based emergency services, including therapy for MH/SA/Co-Occurring populations.
• Five (5) years of crisis intervention experience.
• Preadmission Screening Clinician Certification required within the first 90 days of employment.
• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may be considered.

Required Education and Experience – Licensed
• Master’s degree in Human Services, Psychology, or a related field.
• Current LMHP, LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LSATP, or LCP license/certification.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience in community-based emergency services, including therapy for MH/SA/Co-Occurring populations.
• Three (3) years of crisis intervention experience.
• Preadmission Screening Clinician Certification required within the first 90 days of employment.
• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may be considered.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Knowledge of crisis intervention therapies and techniques.
• Understanding of human personality, development, mental health disabilities, and counseling/therapy practices.
• Knowledge of case management services and interagency service coordination.
• Familiarity with Virginia Code related to TDOs, involuntary commitments, and recommitments.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to provide emergency and crisis intervention services.
• Ability to complete comprehensive psychosocial evaluations.
• Ability to maintain accurate and timely documentation.
• Ability to coordinate services for individuals with mental illness.
• Skills in assessing and diagnosing substance use and mental health disorders.
• Proficiency with standard computer applications.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and at all organizational levels.
• Ability to function effectively within interdisciplinary and interagency teams.
• Sound judgment and initiative.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality according to HIPAA.
• Ability to work independently with supervisory support.
• Experience using electronic health record (EHR) systems.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience as a certified pre-screener.

Additional Requirements
Fingerprinting, state and FBI background checks, drug screening, and a central registry report are required upon selection. Greater Reach CSB maintains a drug-free workplace.

Compensation & Benefits
• Grade C9 (Licensed Eligible): $60,863.00 – $68,471.00 annually
• Grade C11 (Licensed): $69,356.00 – $80,916.00 annually
• Excellent fringe benefits package

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Greater Reach Community Services Board provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.