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Charleston, WV ยท On-site

$32K - $56K/yr

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Clinician II - Adult Correctional Services - 47448

Virginia Beach, VA โ€ข On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 29 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Assist with planning, developing, implementing, and scheduling direct services within Adult Correctional Services.

  • Provide advocacy, monitoring, and discharge planning for clients with serious mental illness/substance use disorders at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center.

  • Coordinate with jail staff and medical providers to ensure court-diverted individuals receive prescribed medications.


Job description

Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) – Adult Correctional Services

Location: Virginia Beach, VA

Job Type: Full-time

Department: Adult Correctional Services

Required License: QMHP Registration (Virginia Board of Counseling)

About the Position

The Adult Correctional Services Unit is seeking a dedicated Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) to support individuals with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders within the Virginia Beach Correctional Center. This role focuses on service coordination, advocacy, discharge planning, and community reintegration for court-diverted individuals and incarcerated adults.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with planning, developing, implementing, and scheduling direct services within Adult Correctional Services.

• Provide advocacy, monitoring, and discharge planning for clients with serious mental illness/substance use disorders at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center.

• Assist with discharge planning for court-diverted individuals.

• Provide face-to-face contact with individuals in the jail as needed.

• Coordinate with jail staff and medical providers to ensure court-diverted individuals receive prescribed medications.

• Attend and assist with court proceedings as needed.

• Accompany individuals to appointments on the day of release and when necessary to support successful community integration.

• Assist clients in obtaining identification documents and benefits.

• Collaborate with Probation & Parole and Community Corrections to promote compliance with court orders and probation requirements.

• Monitor client progress and compliance with diversion plans.

• Maintain daily service logs in Cerner.

• Meet regularly with supervisor to report program progress and problem-solve challenges.

• Support the program supervisor with administrative functions for the Adult Correctional Services Unit.

• Provide informal progress updates to referral sources.

• Notify supervisor of difficult or high-risk cases.

• Ensure participant confidentiality in accordance with federal regulations, HIPAA, and Corporate Compliance standards.

• Maintain active registration with the Virginia Board of Counseling as a QMHP.

Minimum Qualifications

Behavioral Health Positions Require:

• A bachelor's degree in a human services field (e.g., psychology, behavioral or mental health, special education, social work) and three (3) years of relevant experience

OR

• A combination of education (beyond high school), experience, and training equivalent to seven (7) years in human-services-related fields.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be registered with the Virginia Board of Counseling as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP).

• Must have, or be able to obtain, a valid driver's license.

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