Clinician LMHP/LMHP-E - FEP Grant

Hours

full-time (37.5 hours per week), with full-time benefits

Location: Lynchburg VA, 24501

Position Summary

The Clinician (LMHP or LMHP-E) is part of a multidisciplinary team that provides community mental health services to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. The Clinician provides mobile outreach and home visits to clients; as well as crisis intervention and short-term focused therapy and supportive counseling. This is a grant-based position that may terminiate with the ending of funding for the grant.

• Required Education and Experience
• Master's Degree from a program that prepares individuals to practice counseling (60-hr Master's Program), which is offered by a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting agency. (Re: 54.1-3500 of the Code of Virginia)
• No experience required.
• Resident in Professional Counseling, Supervisee in Clinical Social Work, Resident in Licensed Marriage, Family Therapy, Resident in Substance Abuse Treatment, or eligibility to apply for residency.

Note

New hires will be expected to apply for clinical supervision and residency within 30 days of hire.

Related

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of and adherence to existing professional ethical standards; Knowledge and ability to provide evidenced based group/individual therapy; Knowledge of and ability to complete psychiatrically based assessments; Ability to form and maintain effective counseling relationships with clients, to monitor client movement in the therapy process, and terminate the therapeutic relationship in appropriate ways; Ability to effectively communicate orally, both in person, and by telephone; Ability to effectively communicate in writing and to prepare written documents; Ability to maintain a consistent and dependable work schedule: Ability to travel to meetings, other campuses, and counseling sites; Ability to respond to emergency situations in a timely and appropriate manner; Ability to use a personal computer and other office equipment

• Willing and available to work modified schedules (weekends, holiday, etc.) as required.
• Ability to participate in and successfully pass behavioral intervention training; includes both verbal de-escalation skills and physical skills techniques to be utilized with consumers as needed.
• Ability to drive and must possess a valid driver’s license.