Clinician II – Emergency Services

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Do you have experience as a clinician? Are you passionate about helping the citizens of Chesapeake? If so, we are looking for you! Come join us at Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare [CIBH] as Emergency Services mental health clinician.

The Clinician II serves as a Clinician in Emergency Services, a 24-hour mandated service providing triage, crisis intervention, risk assessment, and pre-admission screening evaluations to individuals located in the city of Chesapeake.

Typical tasks include:

· Advocates for individuals requiring inpatient treatment, crisis stabilization or DETOX services.

· Consults with magistrate regarding obtaining TDOs and ECOs to promote safety of individuals and the community.

· Maintains documentation in EMR in compliance with agency quality assurance standards.

· Utilizes DSM-V to diagnose mental health, substance abuse, developmental and other disorders

· Requires experience in crisis intervention and diagnosis in DSM-V; clinical experience with populations including serious mental illness, substance abuse and co-occurring disorders

The Emergency Services Clinician II should possess the ability to relate and communicate with various populations, make commitment-related decisions, analyze psycho-social data, and communicate ideas verbally and in writing. The clinician must possess knowledge of state statutes, pre-admission screening criteria and the commitment process.

Other duties as assigned.