Mobile Crisis Staff

Job Description

Job Description

***Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP)

**Licensed Mental Health Professional (LMHP)

Community Stabilization • Mobile Crisis Response • Mental Health Skill Building • Clinical Assessment

Compensation: $28.00–$75.00 per hour (based on credentials, licensure, experience, and service line)

Location: Hampton Roads/Tidewater, Virginia
(Norfolk • Virginia Beach • Chesapeake • Portsmouth • Suffolk • Hampton • Newport News)

Position Type: Independent Contractor (1099) | PRN | Full-Time | Part-Time

Start Date: Immediate Openings

Join Our Team

Commonwealth Community Development Services (CCDS) is expanding and seeking compassionate, dependable, and ethical behavioral health professionals to provide high-quality, community-based behavioral health crisis services throughout Hampton Roads.

We are hiring Qualified Mental Health Professionals (QMHPs) and Licensed Mental Health Professionals (LMHPs) to provide direct care through Community Stabilization, Mobile Crisis Response.

If you are passionate about helping individuals in crisis, committed to person-centered care, and dedicated to clinical excellence, we invite you to join our growing team.

Position Summary

Clinicians provide direct behavioral health services to children, adolescents, adults, and families in homes, schools, hospitals, shelters, offices, and other community settings. Responsibilities include behavioral health assessments, crisis intervention, rehabilitation services, treatment planning, care coordination, and skill development designed to promote recovery, safety, independence, and community stability.

Services are provided in accordance with current Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS), Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS), Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO), and agency standards.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide direct, face-to-face behavioral health services in community settings.

• Conduct assessments, crisis evaluations, suicide risk assessments, and safety planning (LMHP positions).

• Deliver Community Stabilization, Mobile Crisis Response, and Mental Health Skill Building services based on medical necessity.

• Develop and implement person-centered Individualized Service Plans (ISPs).

• Teach coping skills, emotional regulation, communication, symptom management, medication management support, activities of daily living, and independent living skills.

• Coordinate care with hospitals, Community Services Boards (CSBs), primary care providers, Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), schools, probation, and community partners.

• Complete timely, accurate, and Medicaid-compliant documentation in Noteable.

• Participate in supervision, treatment team meetings, quality improvement activities, and required trainings.

• Maintain compliance with HIPAA, DBHDS, DMAS, Medicaid, and agency policies.

Minimum Qualifications

QMHP Applicants

• Active Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP-A, QMHP-C, or QMHP-Trainee, as applicable).

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Human Services, Sociology, Special Education, or another qualifying human services field.

• Experience providing behavioral health services preferred.

LMHP Applicants

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or another qualifying behavioral health field.

• Current Virginia licensure or residency (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LSATP, Licensed Psychologist, or applicable Resident/Supervisee designation).

• Must meet Virginia DBHDS and DMAS requirements as an LMHP, LMHP-R, LMHP-RP, or LMHP-S.

• Experience providing behavioral health assessments, crisis intervention, and community-based services preferred.

Required Qualifications

• Reliable, punctual, and committed to providing exceptional client care.

• Strong ethical standards and professional judgment.

• Excellent communication, organization, and documentation skills.

• Commitment to trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and person-centered care.

• Valid Virginia Driver's License, reliable insured vehicle, and willingness to travel throughout Hampton Roads.

• Current CPR/BLS and First Aid Certification (or ability to obtain upon hire).

• Ability to successfully complete background checks, fingerprinting, CPS registry, OIG exclusion screening, and credentialing requirements.

***For Mobile Crisis positions, successful completion of DBHDS-approved Mobile Crisis Response Training is required prior to providing Mobile Crisis services.***

Why Join CCDS?

• Competitive contractor compensation

• Flexible scheduling

• Supportive and collaborative clinical leadership

• Ongoing clinical consultation and professional development

• Opportunities to work across multiple behavioral health service lines

• Meaningful work serving individuals and families throughout the community

Clinical Supervision Benefit

MSW clinicians employed as Supervisees in Social Work are eligible to receive clinical supervision toward LCSW licensure at no cost , provided they remain in good standing and meet agency supervision and productivity expectations.

Our Ideal Candidate

We are looking for professionals who are:

• Dependable and punctual

• Ethical and accountable

• Compassionate and client-centered

• Calm under pressure

• Excellent communicators

• Strong critical thinkers

• Self-motivated and able to work independently

• Committed to high-quality documentation and regulatory compliance

• Passionate about improving the lives of individuals experiencing behavioral health challenges

If you are ready to make a difference while working with an organization committed to clinical excellence, professional growth, and compassionate care, we encourage you to apply today.

Commonwealth Community Development Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

We are a community based non-profit mental health clinic in Portsmouth. We are looking to hire a Therapist . We want to Social workers in need of supervision, and people that enjoy working with people and being apart of a team. We hire 1099 contractors, who are seeking Clinical supervision. Come join a team of professionals.

Company Description

We are a community based non-profit mental health clinic in Portsmouth. We are looking to hire a Therapist . We want to Social workers in need of supervision, and people that enjoy working with people and being apart of a team. We hire 1099 contractors, who are seeking Clinical supervision. Come join a team of professionals.