Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician- Child Psychiatry-Days

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)

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/A
• Licensure/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
• Minimum Qualifications: 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.

Physical Requirements

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

Working Conditions

• Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur.