Job Announcement

The Northern Virginia Regional Projects Office (NVRPO) is seeking two highly motivated, independent-thinking, collaborative team members for Regional Behavioral Health Supervisor positions. This advertisement will be used to recruit and hire multiple Regional Behavioral Health Supervisor positions within the Regional Projects Office specifically or within the CSB.

The NVRPO manages regional projects as determined by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS/state leadership) and the Regional Management Board/Group (RMG). The RMG includes the Executive Directors of the 5 Northern Virginia Community Services Boards (CSB) and the Facility Director of our local State hospital. CSBs are the local behavioral health agencies that serve as the point of entry into publicly funded, safety-net services for behavioral health, developmental disability, and substance use disorders.

Statewide, DBHDS has established a regional management approach for coordinating services of high cost and lower incidence. DBHDS identifies the CSBs in Northern Virginia as “DBHDS Region 2”, which includes the CSBs in Alexandria City, Arlington County, Fairfax County/Falls Church, Loudoun County, and Prince William County. NVRPO is under the oversight of the RMG, and staff are employees of Fairfax-Falls Church CSB, who operates as the region's lead fiscal agent.

NVRPO manages regional projects and initiatives that are developed to either divert admissions to or facilitate discharges from a state psychiatric hospital and keep individuals who are either experiencing or have experienced a behavioral health crisis safely in the community. Examples of these projects include Local Inpatient Purchase of Service, Regional Crisis Call Center, Regional Crisis Mobile Response, Residential Crisis Stabilization, the ID/DD Crisis Continuum, 5 Intensive Community Residential Homes, Discharge Assistance Planning, the Regional Older Adult Facilities Mental Health Support Team, ID/DD Short-Term Psychiatric Clinic and various regional training programs for outpatient, mobile crisis, call center staff members, as well as regional peer coordination, and service member, veterans, and family member service coordination and navigation.

Under the general supervision of a Regional Manager with the Northern Virginia Regional Projects Office, these positions will work closely with other agency and service area leaders, in both the public and private sectors, throughout the region, and will maintain a liaison and regional advocacy-type role across agencies and service lines throughout the region and with DBHDS.

One of these two Regional Behavioral Health Supervisor positions will be assigned to the crisis/hospital diversion team and coordinate Local Inpatient Purchase of Service (LIPOS), Residential Crisis Stabilization (RCSU), regional Mobile Crisis, and Regional Marcus Alert. The other position will be assigned to the community-based services/projects team and coordinate the Discharge Assistance Program to include the regional continuum of Intensive Community Residential Treatment Programs (ICRT), Regional Older Adults Service Stakeholder Program (RAFT), Regional Education Assessment Crisis Service Habituation (REACH) Crisis Therapeutic Homes (CTH) and Adult Transitional Home (ATH).

The Regional Office has an expanding program portfolio and requires additional leadership and reorganization of current positions to expand our service and project capacity.

These positions represent the regional effort in the community, on behalf of executive leadership and must display excellent professionalism and communication skills, both written and oral. Clear communication across the system is imperative for success in this position.

Note: Effective July 2, 2022, compensation plans will be increased by 4.01% (market rate adjustment).

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Illustrative Duties

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.)

• Provides staff supervision for all clinical aspects of the program;
• Plans, assigns, and reviews work of team members;
• Interviews and selects candidates for various positions;
• Performs complex evaluations and makes independent diagnoses using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) - 10;
• Provides individual, family and group treatment;
• Maintains a caseload of diverse, complex, and high risk individuals;
• Develops treatment plans and adapts treatment interventions and approaches;
• Provides assessment and treatment services to individuals presenting a wide variety of emotional, social, and mental disorders over a range of severity;
• Consults with professionals on a variety of problems including delivery of needed services for clinically complex cases;
• Provides liaison to community agencies to facilitate communication and service provision for individuals requiring multiple services;
• Develops and implements program activities and services, including training and educational activities;
• Under direction, develops and implements a specialized program which is designed to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of service provision;
• Supervises day-to-day program operations;
• Promotes awareness of program services through presentations;
• Develops and monitors program's policies and procedures;
• Ensures that program is in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local policies, regulations, and statutes;
• Mediates and facilitates inter-and intra-program issues needing a systems perspective;
• Plans, recommends, and executes quality initiatives related to mental health standards;
• Monitors and analyzes the impact of psychotropic medication on an individual's functioning and mental status;
• Provides crisis stabilization and crisis management;
• Ensures that a facility is maintained in good operating condition and compliant with health and safety, licensure, and regulatory requirements.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

• Extensive knowledge of the principles, theories, and methods of the psychological and social development of humans;
• Thorough knowledge of the elements of a comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessment and interviewing techniques;
• Thorough knowledge of and ability to implement recovery oriented practices and person-centered planning;
• Knowledge of major schools of treatment inclusive of substance abuse prevention and treatment methods/techniques;
• Core skills in motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapies;
• Knowledge of psychiatric, psychological, sociological, and addiction terminology and concepts;
• Knowledge of clinical supervisory methods and techniques;
• Knowledge of alcohol and/or drug addiction and the physiological and psychological effects;
• Knowledge of existing referral agencies and community resources;
• Demonstrated case management skills;
• Ability to formulate diagnoses and to diagnostically interpret data obtained from psychological test results, social histories, and interviews;
• Ability to evaluate the severity of individuals' substance use, psychiatric symptoms, and impact on daily functioning; and implement commensurate level of treatment and support;
• Ability to manage a caseload and manage the workflow of the team;
• Ability to establish rapport and maintain effective relationships with individuals receiving services and the individuals and families who support them;
• Ability to prepare, produce, and conduct program presentations;
• Ability to develop, implement, manage, and evaluate programs;
• Ability to supervise and train service professionals;
• Ability to successfully perform as a team leader/member;
• Ability to evaluate performance, provide feedback, coach, correct, and implement personnel procedures;
• Ability to function independently in high stress situations;
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, co-workers, supervisors, public and private sector organizations, community groups, and the general public;
• Ability to successfully perform as a team leader/member;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
• Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from an accredited college with at least a master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or nursing plus three years of clinical experience or a doctoral degree in psychology, social, counseling or nursing plus one year of clinical experience. Must be eligible to be licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia in one of the following: Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Valid driver's license with fewer than six demerit points (or equivalent in another state) must be maintained throughout employment with Community Services Board.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry check, a driving record check, and sanction screening to the satisfaction of the employer. A TB screening upon hire and annually thereafter. Requires a National Provider Identifier.

This position is emergency/essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and/or other emergencies).

All newly hired employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (two weeks after the last required dose) as a condition of employment or obtain approval of a medical or religious exemption prior to their start date. Proof of an exemption or vaccination status will be required during the pre-employment onboarding process. New employees who obtain an exemption from the vaccine mandate for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs may be subject to a weekly testing requirement. Vaccinated employees and employees with a medical or religious exemption will complete the attestation online on their first day of employment or shortly thereafter.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia in one of the following areas is preferred but not required:
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker,
  • Licensed Professional Counselor,
  • Clinical Psychologist,
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist,
  • Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner.
• 3+ years’ experience in the following areas: Program supervision for complex community based behavioral health or developmental programs or similar experience for a related population.
• 2+ years’ experience gathering data, creating utilization management reports, and presenting these reports to stakeholders in a written or oral format.
• 1+ years’ experience providing contract development, oversight and amendments, and compliance monitoring.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job is generally sedentary in nature. Ability to drive to regional and state meetings; lift and bend to file and retrieve documents; use keyboard; communicate effectively orally and in writing; and lift up to 15 lbs. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include a practical exercise.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. EEO/AA/TTY.