Psych Emergency Clinician 4

Inova is seeking a Psych Emergency Clinician IV to join our new EmPATH (Emergency Psychiatric Assessment Treatment and Healing) team.  You will provide essential clinical and case management support to our patients in a short stay psychiatric observation unit.  This unique opportunity combines elements of direct patient care, providing individual crisis intervention therapy, group facilitation and case management to patients with behavioral health needs.  The Psych Emergency Clinician will be instrumental in facilitating collaboration and communication among multidisciplinary team members, including physicians, nurses, and techs as well as community referrals.  This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the holistic care of adolescent patients in an inpatient psychiatric setting while also providing valuable support to clinical and administrative operations.

 

Benefits and Perks:

• Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
• Retirement: Inova matches dollar for dollar the first 5% of your eligible pay that you contribute 
• Competitive salary: Pay based experience.
• Amazing Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO hours on your very first day of work.

Shift: Full Time Monday-Friday Days/Evenings - Routing weekends max 1 per month

Hours: 10-hour days 

Location: Fairfax Main Campus

Job Responsibilities:

• Serves as a clinical leader by providing clinical supervision to team members seeking licensure as well as supervision/mentoring Psych Emergency Clinicians I, II and III while serving as a clinical leader within the team. 
• Serves as clinical expert providing a range of therapeutic services, programming and behavioral interventions to assist the client in achieving progress towards the goals and objectives of the individualized treatment plans.
• Provides care, recommendations and referrals autonomously while striving to increase professional knowledge, develop expertise, and work toward certifications.  
• Assesses and diagnoses mental health and/or substance use disorders through a bio/psycho/social department specific and evidenced based assessment identifying patient and family goals and need. In the absence of the manager or Director, may provide program/department/unit clinical leadership.  
• Leads department huddles, ad-hoc case review meetings, and system-wide initiatives, as needed.  
• Collaborates in developing and maintaining production of all training materials, as well as overseeing new hire onboarding.  
• May provide individual crisis intervention, group therapy or family support sessions for patients in

 

Requirements for Consideration:

• Master’s Degree – Behavioral Science and Health or Ph.D., PsyD, EdD in mental health, social work, counseling, substance use disorders or behavioral health related field or degree.
• Licensed Mental Health Specialist - Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• Five (5) years’ experience, 3 of which are post-licensure, working in the psychiatric or mental health field with the seriously mentally ill. 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association-Upon Start. Crisis Prevention Institute within 6 Months. Approved Clinical Supervisor-within 3 Months.

 

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 24,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare. 

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.