Clinician LMHP/LMHP-E - Emergency Services

Emergency Services Clinician

Join our team as an Emergency Services Clinician (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or Resident) in Lynchburg, VA. This full-time position offers a 20% annual stipend in addition to the regular salary and provides an opportunity to make a significant impact in the community through crisis intervention services.

Job Description

• Respond to requests from the agency and the community for crisis intervention services, including limited-term crisis intervention information and referral to community resources.
• Conduct pre-admission screening for inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse treatment.
• Develop working relationships with area hospitals, schools, social services, law enforcement, and other community partners by actively providing consultation, support, and education.

Requirements

• Master's Degree from a program that prepares individuals to practice counseling (60-hr Master's Program) from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting agency.
• No experience required; experience with adults in an outpatient setting is preferred.
• Related credentials: Resident in Professional Counseling, Supervisee in Clinical Social Work, Resident in Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy, Resident in Substance Abuse Treatment, or eligibility to apply for residency.
• New hires will be expected to apply for clinical supervision and residency within 30 days of hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of evidence-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), emergency interventions, family, group, and individual therapies, psychosocial education, risk assessments, sex offender treatment, and substance abuse interventions.
• Knowledge of community mental health and public health to provide advocacy and enhance treatment access to community resources.
• Knowledge of principles, procedures, techniques, trends, and literature related to mental health, intellectual disabilities, and substance abuse.
• Knowledge of psychiatric/medical medications and treatments.
• Ability to drive and possess a valid driver's license; may be called upon to travel to any Horizon worksite and transport clients.
• Ability to participate in and successfully pass behavioral intervention training, including verbal de-escalation skills and physical skills techniques as needed.

Benefits

• Participation in the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) exclusively for public service workers in Virginia.
• Several options for life, health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous annual leave policy ensuring time for wellness with separate time allocated for sick leave and paid holidays.
• Annual wellness programs and various opportunities to interact with the community throughout the year.
• Horizon's clinical sites are NHSC/HRSA approved for clinical student loan repayment and qualify for both the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and the Behavioral Health State Loan Repayment (BHLRP) programs.
• Discounts at some local universities for continuing education.

Community Overview

Horizon Behavioral Health Community Services Board (CSB) is located in the beautiful heart of Central Virginia. Lynchburg offers small-town southern charm with an active culture of music festivals, outdoor activities, world-class performing arts, and a revitalized downtown. It was recognized by Reviews.org as the 2019 best place for millennials to move. Horizon is also the proud recipient of Living in Lynchburg's 2021 Giving Back Award, Best of Lynchburg for Counseling Services for multiple consecutive years, and named Best Place to Work by Lynchburg Business Magazine in 2023.