BH​/DS Clinician II

Job Opportunity

A $4,000 hiring bonus is being offered for this position. Hiring bonuses shall only be for new hires of original employment or re-employment as defined in Human Resources Policy No. 5.0.

$1,000 will be awarded in the first paycheck.

$1,250 will be awarded upon completion of the six (6) month interim performance evaluation with an overall rating of "Meets Expectations".

$1,750 will be awarded upon completion of the employee's one (1) year probationary period and a performance evaluation with an overall rating of "Meets Expectations".

The City of Virginia Beach Department of Human Services is seeking to hire several talented clinicians who have experience providing intense case management services to consumers diagnosed with mental health and/or substance abuse in a behavioral health setting for our BH Case Management program.

Responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive and complex clinical functions including assessments, treatment planning, crisis planning, clinical intervention, consultation, supportive counseling, transition planning, and other case management duties in mental health and/or substance abuse settings.
• Serve a specialized population of high-risk individuals who may be criminal justice-involved, have a history of frequent hospitalizations, experience homelessness or unstable housing, and present with multiple complex case management needs.
• Providing assertive outreach, weekly contact, and intensive support to promote stabilization and connection to services to clients are often difficult to engage.
• Provide community outreach in non-traditional centers such as homeless encampments, jails, hospitals, MAT clinics, and shelters.
• Conduct risk assessments, developing individualized service plans, coordinating care across systems, engaging in community-based outreach, providing psychoeducation, and monitoring treatment progress.
• Provide clients with enhanced care coordination with equal focus on both behavioral and primary health.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of clinical documentation and billing.
• Serve additional specialized populations or roles.
• Provide medically hospitalized clients with support with discharge planning, link with hospital staff and natural support as appropriate, and obtain medical records to ensure timely follow-up and quality coordination of care.

The City offers a generous benefits package which includes health, dental and life insurance, retirement, and savings plans, maternity/paternity and parental leave, holidays and paid leave.