Crisis Behavioral Health Clinician

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

This position is located at 216 Great Bridge Blvd, Chesapeake, VA.

Please ensure that all employment entries on the resumes are listed as either Full or Part time.

Medical Marijuana:

In accordance with City policy, this position is deemed safety-sensitive. As such, applicants for this position are subject to pre-employment drug/alcohol testing after receiving a conditional offer of employment and may also be subject to random testing. This drug test includes testing for marijuana. Possession of a medical marijuana card will not excuse an applicant from the testing process; however, a test will not be considered positive for marijuana if a valid medical marijuana certification is presented unless the position requires a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or is a sworn law-enforcement officer/deputy.

Full Time

Public

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CHES INT BEHAV HEALTHC

CIBH MENTAL HLTH SVC

2026317

40

Sun-Thurs 9pm-5:30am with a 30 min lunch.

(Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies.

Chesapeake, VA

O - Occasional

GE15

Semi-Monthly

Starting Range
: $68,040 – $101,210
Actual starting salary depends on education, credentials and experience.
10% Specialty Assignment Pay + 7% shift Differential.

Be the Calm in Someone’s Crisis

Every day, people experiencing a behavioral health crisis need someone who can provide hope, compassion, and expert clinical care. At Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare’s ( CIBH )
Crisis Receiving Center, a Licensed Clinician I plays a vital role in helping individuals stabilize, connect to treatment, and begin their recovery journey.

Our Crisis Receiving Center provides a safe, welcoming alternative to emergency departments and law enforcement involvement for individuals experiencing mental health and substance use crises. Working alongside psychiatrists, nurses, peer recovery specialists, and other behavioral health professionals, you’ll provide immediate assessment, intervention, and treatment in a collaborative, recovery-focused environment.

• Conduct comprehensive behavioral health and substance use assessments for individuals presenting in crisis.
• Complete suicide risk, violence risk, and safety assessments and develop individualized safety plans.
• Provide crisis intervention, brief therapeutic counseling, stabilization services, and solution-focused interventions.
• Develop person-centered treatment and discharge plans that promote recovery and continuity of care.
• Coordinate transitions to outpatient services, crisis stabilization, residential treatment, inpatient care, and community-based supports as clinically appropriate.
• Collaborate closely with psychiatrists, nurses, peer recovery specialists, emergency services clinicians, case managers, and community partners.
• Facilitate therapeutic groups and psycho-educational interventions as assigned.
• Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with Medicaid, DBHDS , licensing, and agency standards.
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings, case consultations, and quality improvement activities.
• Promote a trauma-informed, recovery-oriented environment that emphasizes dignity, hope, and person-centered care.

The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure, for a full list of benefits and employee perks.

Requires a master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a closely related field, or another degree as approved by the Virginia Department of Health Professions.

In addition to satisfying the vocational/education standards, this class requires a minimum of two years of related, full-time equivalent experience.

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