Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician- Child Psychiatry

Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician
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Richmond, VAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 9 Days Agojob requisition : R43929

The Licensed Behavior Health Clinician-Child is an independent licensed clinical social worker, professional counselor, psychologist, or clinical nurse specialist that will be responsible for providing outpatient therapy services within the Department of Psychiatry and/or other areas within the health system as needed.
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* Essential Job functions:

*** Provides initial evaluations and direct outpatient clinical services for the Department of Psychiatry for children and adolescents.
* Provides psychotherapy to patients in conjunction with care provided by department psychiatrists, physicians, psychologists, and nurse practitioners.
* Develops clinical treatment plans with patient input, understanding and agreement toward clearly stated goals.
* Utilizes the most current diagnostic and statistics manual for mental health disorders to provide accurate diagnosis.
* Completes clinical documentation noting progress toward treatment goals following each patient encounter.
* Maintains compliance with all VCUHS policies and procedures governing clinical care delivery and documentation.
* Collaborates as part of an interdisciplinary team to meet the needs of the patients served.
* Facilitates patient referrals to other departmental resources or to community resources as appropriate.
* Performs other duties as assigned and/or participates in special projects in order to support the mission of VCUHS and the Department.
* Provides assistance to team members.
* Accepts alternate assignments, as required, graciously.
** Patient Population:
** Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide equitable care appropriate to the age of the patients served on their assigned unit.

Pediatrics (1-12 years), Adolescents (13-17 years)
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* Employment Qualifications:

** Required

Education:

Masters or Doctoral level education in the field of psychology, social work, counseling, or nursing from an accredited program

Preferred Education:

N/ALicensure/Certification

Required:

Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Professional Counselor, Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker or Clinical Nurse Specialist

Licensure/Certification Preferred: N/A
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* Minimum Qualifications:

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* Required Qualifications:

Minimum of three (3) years post licensure experience providing initial psychiatric evaluations and psychotherapy in an outpatient setting

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

Must be able to independently evaluate patients, formulate an accurate differential diagnosis, develop, and implement an appropriate course of treatment.

Cultural Responsiveness:

Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

Experience working with child, adolescents, and their families

Working Conditions:

Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur.
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* Physical Requirements:

** Physical Demands:
Lifting/ Carrying (0-50 lbs);
Push/Pull (0-50 lbs.)Work Position:
Sitting, Walking, Standing Additional

Physical Requirements / Hazards:

Physical Requirements:

Reach above shoulder

Mental/Sensory - Emotional:

Mental/Sensory:
Strong Recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical Thinking Emotional:
Fast-paced environment, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent change

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