Therapist II, NH Intensive Care Coordination

Introduction

Are you interested in being part of a team that is having a positive impact on the lives of youth and their families? Our New Horizons Intensive Care Coordination team is committed to providing competent, creative high-fidelity wraparound services that improve and empower our youth and their families to successfully manage complex mental health, substance use and co-occurring disorder issues with community-based services. If your professional values are focused around assisting youth and their families with community-based interventions to lessen the likelihood of an out of home placement, exploring strategies with families to allow them to independently resolve crises, and see the value in the synergy of clinical interventions and the lived experience of peer supports to help a youth and their family reach their goals for recovery, then this may be the position for you!

Prince William County Community Services (CS) is an agency that fosters innovation, embraces inclusivity, offers opportunities to professionally learn and grow, and uses a team approach to achieve the highest level of service driven results for our clients and their families. We respect and promote the dignity, rights and full participation of youth and their families to achieve our mission. We are located within easy commuting distance from Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Stafford County. Prince William County is a diverse and dynamic community. We are seeking qualified applicants to fill a full-time Intensive Care Coordinator Therapist II (Clinical Services Caseworker) position in the New Horizons Intensive Care Coordination Program.

This position qualifies for a hiring bonus of $5,000. This bonus will be paid in two equal installments as funds permit. The first installment of $2,500 is payable upon the County's first regular pay date following your position start and the final $2,500 installment will be payable on the pay date following the completion of probation.

This is a SAMHSA Grant funded position that goes through 9/29/2027.

About This Role:

New Horizons Intensive Care Coordination (ICC) Program offers a team environment and flexible work hours.

In this position you will:

• Provide leadership at all levels in the creation and maintenance of a positive and collaborative working environment where all ICC staff and enrolled youth and their families feel respected and supported.

• Maintains a caseload of up to 10 ICC clients.

• Provides effective Intensive Care Coordination utilizing the high-fidelity wraparound (HFW) framework service to youth and their families.

• Utilizing the high-fidelity wraparound (HFW) framework, conducting comprehensive assessments, including ASAM Criteria and DLA-20, including formulating diagnoses and making treatment recommendations.

• Developing and implementing ICC treatment plans to promote progress of client.

• Timely clinical documentation into EHR that meets requisite agency, Medicaid, MCO and licensure standards.

• Provides crisis intervention for clients, evaluating risk and need for hospitalization.

• Facilitate youth and family team meetings. Ensure that youth and family voice and choice is present at all meetings.

• Write, revise, and distribute team plans of care for each team meeting and FAPT reports as needed.

• Documentation of all services, contacts and attempted contact with client, their family and collaterals.

• Collaborating with other departments, professionals, and other stakeholders in the community (i.e., school staff, probation officers, psychiatrists, social workers, private providers, and residential treatment staff).

• Maintaining healthy boundaries with clients and their families.

• Attend all mandatory county and state trainings on ICC and High-Fidelity Wraparound, to include refresher trainings. Participate in individual and group ICC coaching, as required.

• Carry an after-hours work phone and provide telephonic and, at times, face-to-face after-hours support to youth and families.

Minimum Requirements:

• Master's Degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related behavioral science field

• Ability to demonstrate licensure eligibility for professional licensure as LCSW or LPC in the Commonwealth of Virginia

• 1-2 years of experience providing mental health, substance abuse, and/or co-occurring services with youth.

Preferences:

• Experience with and providing the High-Fidelity Wraparound Model and Intensive Care Coordination services.

• Experience providing youth mental health, substance use and co-occurring case management services.

• Demonstrated completion of training in the national model of High-Fidelity Wraparound.

• Experience providing crisis intervention and risk management.

• Experience collaborating with other human services system service providers.

• Experience conducting youth mental health, substance use and co-occurring assessments, to include the ASAM Criteria, DLA-20, formulating diagnoses and developing treatment plans for varying populations and complex clients and families.

• Experience working with and presenting cases to multidisciplinary teams.

• Experience providing services in home and community-based settings.

• Experience collaborating with other service providers.

Special Requirements:

• Must be eligible for professional licensure as LPC or LCSW in VA.

• Must complete training in the national model of High-Fidelity Wraparound as required for supervisors and management/administrators.

• Must possess a valid driver's license.

• Must pass DMV record check.

• Must pass TB test.

• Must pass and maintain first aid and CPR certification.

• Offer of employment is contingent upon the candidate passing a fingerprint based National Criminal History Record Check.

• Child Protective Services Requirements: Effective 1999, mandated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services 12VA35-105-400 rules and Regulations for Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services related to Criminal Registry Checks, a search of the registry of founded complaints of child abuse and neglected maintained by the Department of Social Services.

Work Schedule:

This full-time position, based in our Ferlazzo office, requires a 4 or 5-day work week that includes evening hours.

Starting Salary Range: $74,217 - $88,167

Prince William County Community Services maintains a drug free workplace.

NOTE:

The above position description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.Clicktohereview the full class description.

Prince William County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with theemployee.