Clinician – Crisis Services

Encompass Community Supports, formerly known as Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services (RRCS) is hiring a Clinician – Crisis Services. Encompass Community Supports is a Virginia State community services organization that improves the quality of life in Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock Counties by providing comprehensive mental health, substance use, developmental disability, housing, children’s, and aging services. As an organization of almost 400 employees and more than 80 programs, we lead with integrity and excellence and embrace fairness in opportunity, , collaboration, accountability, and innovation to respond to the ever-changing needs of our community.

Our non-profit organization qualifies for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, allowing eligible employees to potentially receive student loan forgiveness.

ECS is also a registered site for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment plan.

Our benefits are highly competitive and include:

• Enrollment in Virginia Retirement System Pension
• Low employee cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurances
• 13 paid holidays annually
• 17 PTO days accrued annually
• Enrollment in VA State pension and retirement plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Life Insurance
• Health Savings Plan
• Flexible Savings Plan
• Employee Assistance Program

At Encompass Community Supports, our full-time employees work 37.5 hours weekly.

Our Clinician – Crisis Services provides emergency and crisis services to individuals with mental health and/or substance disorders; work is performed under regular supervision.

SOME OF THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provides emergency and crisis mental health and substance abuse preadmission screenings and evaluations in varied settings; responds to all requests for service within mandated guidelines.
• Coordinates involuntary and voluntary admissions to inpatient psychiatric facilities, crisis stabilization units, and substance abuse detox and residential programs.
• Provides short-term crisis intervention counseling, restoration of competency treatment, and case management services to individuals.
• Provides access services to the agency; serves as agency “gatekeeper” to services by screening initial telephone calls and walk-in requests; makes referrals as appropriate.
• Triages emergency and crisis mental health and substance abuse services requests.
• Provides continuity of care services by monitoring patients’ status and compliance with treatment recommendations; coordinates further emergency, crisis intervention or other agency or community services if indicated.
• Performs crisis intervention intakes, client assessment and diagnostic interview; develops and writes comprehensive intake and diagnostic summaries and reports, develops and implements measurable behavioral treatment plans.
• Obtains emergency custody orders (ECOs) and temporary detention orders (TDOs) and other orders, as needed.
• Develops and maintains administrative and clinical files, reports, spreadsheets and correspondence.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Participates in clinical, administrative and supervisory meetings, collaborates with agency staff, departmental staff and stakeholders and referral sources on cases.
• Serves as agency and departmental representative on various state, regional and local and agency boards, committees and workgroups, attends related meetings and provides training, summaries and reports from them to supervisor and colleagues.
• Provides consultation, education, training and prevention services to other providers.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• General knowledge of the principles and practices of providing care to the emotionally disturbed, socially dysfunctional, behaviorally disordered, mentally ill and/or substance abusive clients and their families.
• General knowledge of the theories and evidenced based techniques of counseling and crisis intervention.
• Thorough knowledge of intake techniques and procedures; ability to evaluate and screen clients.
• Ability to prepare adequate records and to report findings and data effectively.
• Ability to solve problems within scope of responsibility.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, associates and the general public.
• Public speaking ability.
• Knowledge of MS Office, to include Word and Excel.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree in Human Services or related field.
• LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or LSATP license eligible; Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP).
• At least one year experience in substance abuse and mental health is required.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid Virginia driver's license.
• Attends training and maintains certifications as required by the Agency and regulatory guidelines.
• Employment with Encompass Community Supports is contingent upon the successful completion of our background check process.

Encompass Community Supports is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Please send resume to: jobs@ecsva.org and indicate you wish to apply for our Clinician - Crisis Services position.

Or, go to https://rrcsb.munisselfservice.com/employmentopportunities/default.aspx and submit your application for our Clinician - Crisis Services position. By submitting your application and uploading your resume directly into our database, you may also be considered for other Clinician opportunities within Encompass Community Supports.