Emergency Services QMHP

Western Tidewater Community Service Board welcomes you to join our team!

Responsibilities & Duties for Experienced QMHP

• Provide direct services in the following areas of concentration:
• Prescreening assessments for individuals requiring review for psychiatric hospitalization or admission to a crisis stabilization center
• Assist Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Officer with individuals requiring review for psychiatric hospitalization and crisis stabilization
• Face-to-face crisis stabilization assessments and treatment for individuals requiring review for home-based crisis services.
• Assist in facilitating referrals for individuals in need of medical detox program
• Crisis consultation to significant others
• Provide other secondary direct services in these approaches:
• Case management.
• Supportive individual counseling
• Family support counseling and education regarding mental illness
• Provide crisis intervention services including telephone and/or face to face crisis contact with mentally ill, intellectually disabled, substance abusers and/or dually diagnosed individuals.
• Respond to consumer’s behavioral emergencies and to aggressive behavior using agency-approved techniques.

Qualifications and Skills for Experienced QMHP

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Services field or related field.
• One (1) year clinical experience in a mental health/substance abuse facility or similar setting.
• Valid Driver’s License with acceptable DMV record at the time of employment and continuously, thereafter.
• Virginia Certified Pre-screener required
• QMHP

Benefits for Full-Time (Insert Position)

• Health Insurance/Life Insurance
• Virginia Retirement System plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Vacation/Sick leave/Holiday pay
• Legal Resources
• VA529-Tuition Savings
• Critical & Accidental Insurance
• Tuition discount-South University
• Aflac
• Working Advantage – shopping discount

To Apply