QMHP-C - Mobile Crisis - $5000 Sign-On Bonus

Locations (3): see Question #20 of the application to indicate your location preference:

• Location #1: Rappahannock Area CSB coverage area - Applicants required to live in Rappahannock Area CSB geographic location.
• Location #2: Valley and Alleghany Highlands CSB coverage areas- Applicants required to live in either Valley or Alleghany Highlands CSB geographic locations.
• Location #3: Harrisonburg/Rockingham and Northwestern CSB coverage areas – Applicants required to live in either Harrisonburg/Rockingham or Northwestern CSB geographic locations.
• Location #4: Horizon and Rockbridge CSB Coverage areas – Applicants required to live in either Horizon or Rockbridge CSB geographic locations.

$5000 Sign-On Bonus - Mobile Crisis Team

We are continuing to expand our Mobile Crisis team through the Region 1 area of Central Virginia. Beginning on 08/29/2020, a sign-on bonus of $5000 is to be paid upon receipt of background clearances, including fingerprint background checks, drug screening & satisfactory references. Employees receiving a sign-on bonus are expected to continue employment with Horizon for a year at minimum.

Position Summary:

The Clinician / Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP-C) will provide mobile crisis responses to Region 1 CSB catchment area schools, homes, and community settings between the hours of 12pm - 8pm. Staff will work 7.5 hours per day, and will rotate from either a 12pm-7:30pm response, or a 12:30pm-8pm response window. Mobile crisis response will include assessing crisis situation and providing de-escalation and support for the child/adolescent and their family in crisis. Clinician will have ongoing support and clinical guidance from a licensed supervisor. Because this position is mobile in nature, the clinician will work from home. Company vehicle and gas card will be provided to employee.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in an applicable human services field.
• A minimum of one year of documented clinical experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience that qualifies the incumbent as a QMHPC.

Position Overview:

The Clinician / Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP-C) on the Mobile Crisis team will report to a Mobile Crisis Clinical Coordinator serving the designated Community Services Board Coverage area(s), and will be responsible for the following:

• CLINICAL SERVICES - Provide immediate crisis supports to schools, homes, and communities within assigned catchment areas; Will respond between 1-2 hour to crisis episodes, based on catchment area requirement; Provide transportation for children/youth and parent/guardian in agency vehicle if deemed appropriate and safe (will staff with supervisor before providing transportation).
• DOCUMENTATION - Documents all services and results in the individual’s electronic health record by established timelines; Documents progress and maintains a permanent record of individual’s activity according to established methods and procedures; Oversees Medicaid- and Medicare-related paperwork and record keeping; All documentation must be completed within 24 hours of initiating such services.
• COLLABORATION - Communicates effectively and efficiently with Region One Mobile Crisis Clinical Coordinator; Collaborates with Region 1 CSB's, community partners/stakeholders, and parties involved in client's treatment (this includes school systems, private providers, DSS, etc.); Suggests referrals to appropriate community services.

Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Clinician / Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP-C)

Knowledge of behavior modification; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT); emergency interventions; family, group, and individual therapies; psychosocial education; risk assessments; sex offender treatment; substance abuse interventions; Knowledge of community mental health and public health in order to provide advocacy and enhance an individual’s treatment and access to community resources; Knowledge of the principles, procedures, techniques, trends, and literature related to mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse; Ability to communicate effectively in order to facilitate treatment and relay information to others as part of an interdisciplinary team; Ability to perform clinical interviews in order to obtain information and to formulate appropriate treatment plans; Willing and available to work modified schedules (weekends, holiday, etc.) as required; Ability to drive and must possess a valid driver’s license - Highly mobile position and will not be performed in an office-based setting.

About Horizon:

Horizon Behavioral Health is located in the heart of Central Virginia surrounded by the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Whether your passions be hiking on the vast Appalachian Trials, kayaking through the James River Blueways, or a Sunday drive along the world-famous Blue Ridge Parkway, Lynchburg VA offers small-town southern charm with an active culture of music festivals, outdoor activities, and performing arts that placed it at the top of the list by Reviews.org as the 2019 best place for millennials to move. Horizon is also the proud recipient of the 2016 Giving Back Award, Best Place to Work in 2018, Best of Lynchburg for Counseling Services for multiple consecutive years, and again most recently for 2021!

We offer a generous benefits package that includes participation in the Virginia Retirement System; life, health, dental, and vision insurance; annual leave, sick leave and holidays. Horizon participates in the NHSC, as well as PSLF educational loan forgiveness programs. If you are interested in continuing your education, working at Horizon qualifies you to receive discounts at some local universities.

To Apply – Please visit our online career center at www.HorizonBH.org

Horizon Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

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