QMHP - Forensic Clinician - Lynchburg, United States - Horizon Behavioral Health

Description

Job Description

Location: Lynchburg, VA 24501

Position Summary

The Clinician - QMHP will work as a member of the integrated care team to ensure the implementation of an individualized treatment plan to individuals receiving services through residential placement and discharge from the Blue Ridge Regional jail into the community.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in an applicable human services field or combination or qualifications that allows for QMHP credential.
• A minimum of one (1) year of documented clinical experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience that qualifies the incumbent as a QMHP-C or QMHP-A.

Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

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; etc.; 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, intellectual disabilities and substance abuse; Knowledge of psychiatric/medical medications/treatments; Skill to analyze situations accurately and develop appropriate responses or techniques; Skill to communicate effectively in order to facilitate treatment and relay information to others as part of an interdisciplinary team; Skill to perform clinical interviews in order to obtain information and to formulate appropriate treatment plans.

Ability to drive and must possess a valid driver's license. May be called upon to travel to any Horizon worksite; transport clients, and provide services to clients in other locations. Regular attendance at training and Horizon meetings may require travel to a variety of Horizon sites; Willing and able to work modified schedules (weekends, holidays, 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

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 as the 2019 best place for millennials to move. Horizon is also the proud recipient of Living in Lynchburg's 2021 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

Employment with a VA Community Services Board offers generous benefits that include participation in the Virginia Retirement System; life, health, dental, and vision insurance; annual leave, sick leave, and paid holidays and CME Reimbursement. Horizon's clinical sites are NHSC/HRSA approved and are certified as public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) employer sites. If you are interested in continuing your education, working at Horizon qualifies you to receive discounts at some local universities.

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Horizon Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).