Jail Services Clinician

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The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Community Services Board is pleased to offer a new opportunity for providing behavioral health services to clients with a high level of need during a period of incarceration. This full-time clinical position will provide assessment, supportive counseling, weekly psychoeducational groups, and re-entry planning to individuals at the Rockingham County Regional Jail. Benefits that come with this position include health care, enrollment in the Virginia Retirement System, and 13 holidays built into the schedule on top of other banks of leave time made available to all HRCSB employees. Ideal candidates will be passionate about working a diverse group of clients who are coping with incarceration and will approach this work from a person centered and trauma informed perspective. Candidate must be licensed (LPC or LCSW) or licensed eligible in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Major Essential Functions:

  • Provides screenings and referrals to CSB Nurse Psychiatric Practitioner within Rockingham-Harrisonburg Regional Jail.
  • Provides safety assessments and recommendations for inmates indicated by jail staff.
  • Provides crisis intervention and makes referrals to emergency services when appropriate.
  • Collaborates with jail staff to provide segregation evaluations on inmates that are placed, or have requested to be placed, in segregation within the jail.
  • Assists inmates in accessing mental health and/or substance abuse services upon release from jail.
  • Provides short-term supportive counseling to persons with serious mental illness within RHRJ.
  • Facilitates a psychoeducational group on the mental health pod in RHRJ.
  • Facilitates weekly behavioral health focused groups offered, as appropriate, to all general population RHRJ inmates.
  • In collaboration with the Senior Manager of Adult Outpatient Services serves as a liaison between HRCSB and RHRJ as appropriate.
  • In collaboration with the Senior Manager of Adult Outpatient Services, will maintain required reporting data elements to be utilized for internal and external outcome measurements.
  • Assures compliance with agency policy, client rights, confidentiality, licensure regulations, and Medicaid regulations as applicable;
  • Maintains effective relationships with co-workers and customers based on courtesy, compassion, and respect;
  • Participates in team meetings and individual supervision;
  • Makes effective use of available technology, including computers, e-mail, and voice mail in order to enhance customer service.
  • Performs other related functions as assigned, consistent with organizational objectives, policies, and procedures.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Thorough knowledge of principles, practices, and methods of mental health interventions.
  • Thorough knowledge of crisis intervention/emergency techniques.
  • Ability to work effectively with clients, co-workers, and service providers from the community; ability to make use of local community resources to meet client’s needs.
  • Knowledge of andadherence to basic ethics appropriate for helping professions; ability to write concisely and effectively; demonstrated good judgment.
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Basic computer literacy and word processing skills preferred.

Additional Requirement:

Possession of a current, valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in human services or a related specialty plus two years of experience in a behavioral health treatment setting; OR any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must be professionally licensed (LPC or LCSW) or license eligible. If licensed, staff member is responsible submitting an active license at time of hire and annual proof of license renewal to the Human Resources office

Other Information:

Equipment: Telephone, copy/fax machine, computer, word processing and email software, HRCSB and jail EHR software.

Work Environment: General office environment with normal lighting levels, temperature, air quality, ventilation and noise levels. Community settings, facilities, individual’s homes with environment as determined by occupant.

Work Location: Rockingham County Jail, 25 South Liberty St., Harrisonburg, 1241 North Main Street office.

Work Hazards: Standard hazards associated with a mental health treatment environment including hazards associated with problem behaviors. Use of universal precautions required.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, regular office hours; some evening and weekend hours may be required; additional hours as needed to perform job requirements.

HIPAA Access Level 2: Full read/write access to protected health information (PHI), limited to the minimum necessary, for all clients directly served or assigned, as well as all clients indirectly served through case consultation, clinical supervision, program management, or coverage requirements. Staff at Level 2 are allowed to seek out client PHI as necessary to perform their assigned duties, but are expected to exercise due precautions to limit exposure to any PHI which is outside the scope of their need to know. Utilization of information will be in accordance with HIPAA regulations regarding use limitation, disclosure and requests of PHI.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

HRCSB is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact Human Resources at recruitment@hrcsb.org.