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Psych Emergency Clinician 3- Days

Inova Health System
parental leave, paid time off
United States, Virginia, Fairfax
Dec 24, 2024

Inova Center for Personal Health is looking for a dedicated Psych Emergency Clinician 3 to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift: 4-days 10-hour shifts, (times vary 8:00 a.m.- 6:30 p.m., 9:00 a.m. - 7: 30 p.m. Noon - 10:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - Midnight)

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:



  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
  • Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.


Psych Emergency Clinician 3 Job Responsibilities:



  • Provides psychiatric consults to patients who present to the Emergency department onsite at Fairfax ER, via telepsych at other Inova ERs or Urgent Care facilities, or at IPAC walk in clinic.
  • Maintains therapeutic milieu to provide safe environment for crisis stabilization. Assesses needs and formulates collaborative treatment recommendations.
  • Serves as a clinical leader, using an integrated approach toward patient outcomes and maintains therapeutic milieu to provide safe environment for crisis stabilization.
  • Provides psychiatric consults to assess and diagnose mental health and/or substance use disorders as well as providing risk assessments.
  • May provide a range of brief therapeutic interventions including, group programming, individual crisis therapy, family support sessions and behavioral interventions to assist the patient in achieving the goals and objectives for stabilization.
  • Provides care coordination to ensure the patient and family receive and are referred to appropriate resources to optimize treatment outcomes.
  • Supports in operational workflow of the team.


Additional Requirements:



  • Work schedule: 4-days 10-hour shifts (times vary 8:00 a.m.- 6:30 p.m., 9:00 a.m. - 7: 30 p.m. Noon - 10:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - Midnight). This position requires rotation shifts working at Inova Fairfax main Hospital also.
  • Education: Master's Degree, Ph.D., PsyD, EdD in Mental Health, Social Work, Counseling, Substance Use Disorders or Behavioral Healthrelated field.
  • Experience: Minimum of four years' experience working in the psychiatric or mental health field with the seriously mentally ill.
  • Certification: BLS from the American Heart Association. Crisis Prevention Institute Within 6 Months CPI in-person training for non-violent crisis intervention, receive CPI blue card within 6 months of hire.
  • Licensure: Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP), or Licensed Substance Abuse Professional (LSATP).

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