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Behavioral Health Clinician

Chesapeake, VA

Job Description

Do you have experience with mental health illness or a background in crisis intervention? Do you have a desire to advocate for those struggling with mental wellness? If so, come join Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare.

This position provides pre-admission screening and crisis intervention to 24 hour Emergency Services unit and CIT Assessment Center. Position performs risk assessments to determine the appropriate level of care using the least restrictive alternative to manage crises.

Typical duties include:


  • Complete pre-admission screening and crisis intervention to 24 hour Emergency Services Unit and the CIT Assessment Center
  • Complete risk assessments to determine the appropriate level of care using the least restrictive alternative to manage crises. Advocates for individuals requiring inpatient treatment, crisis stabilization or detox services.
  • Consults with magistrate regarding and obtaining TDOs and ECOs to promote safety of individuals and the community. Maintains documentation in electronic health record in compliance with agency quality assurance standards. May provide 30 day crisis interventions to individuals who may require short term solution focused interventions.
  • Coordinates admissions to hospitals and other outpatient treatment options.
  • Represents CIBH in commitment hearings
  • Works closely with law enforcement to triage mental health crises in the community.
  • Uses DMS-V-TR to formulate diagnoses
  • Completes crisis assessments and treatment plans

Performs other related duties as assigned.

The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure, for a full list of benefits and employee perks.PDN-a1fe84b0-9ca5-4658-ac61-e2694f94be55
Do you have experience with mental health illness or a background in crisis intervention? Do you have a desire to advocate for those struggling with mental wellness? If so, come join Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare.

This position provides pre-admission screening and crisis intervention to 24 hour Emergency Services unit and CIT Assessment Center. Position performs risk assessments to determine the appropriate level of care using the least restrictive alternative to manage crises.

Typical duties include:


  • Complete pre-admission screening and crisis intervention to 24 hour Emergency Services Unit and the CIT Assessment Center
  • Complete risk assessments to determine the appropriate level of care using the least restrictive alternative to manage crises. Advocates for individuals requiring inpatient treatment, crisis stabilization or detox services.
  • Consults with magistrate regarding and obtaining TDOs and ECOs to promote safety of individuals and the community. Maintains documentation in electronic health record in compliance with agency quality assurance standards. May provide 30 day crisis interventions to individuals who may require short term solution focused interventions.
  • Coordinates admissions to hospitals and other outpatient treatment options.
  • Represents CIBH in commitment hearings
  • Works closely with law enforcement to triage mental health crises in the community.
  • Uses DMS-V-TR to formulate diagnoses
  • Completes crisis assessments and treatment plans

Performs other related duties as assigned.

The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure, for a full list of benefits and employee perks.PDN-a1fe84b0-9ca5-4658-ac61-e2694f94be55

About City of Chesapeake

Chesapeake, Virginia is a vibrant community that enjoys the best of two worlds, one of urban variety, culture, and excitement, and another of rural landscapes and relaxed living. 

Located 20 minutes from the oceanfront, 15 minutes from downtown Norfolk, and 45 minutes from Colonial Williamsburg and the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Chesapeake is the perfect place in which to live, work, and raise a family. 

Home to beautiful parks, lakes, and rivers, Chesapeake has more miles of deepwater canals (part of the Intracoastal Waterway) than any other city in the country! 

The City of Chesapeake was formed through the merger of the City of South Norfolk and Norfolk County in 1963. It’s a community of communities, with each having its own distinctive history. 

Over the last decade, many national and international companies have taken advantage of the City’s ports, atmosphere, and highly qualified labor market by relocating to Chesapeake. 

Chesapeake’s neighborhoods offer a variety of comfortable housing alternatives, from apartments and town homes, to single-family residences and executive homes. The City is consistently ranked by the FBI as one of the safest U.S. cities (with populations over 150,000), which lends to the safe, community atmosphere that residents enjoy.

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Behavioral Health Clinician
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Chesapeake, VA
Jun 11, 2026
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