Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

AvaMed Workforce; Corcoran (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AvaMed Workforce is seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) for a full-time, independent-contractor assignment at a California correctional facility in Corcoran. Location: Corcoran, CA. Schedule: Tue-Fri, 7:00 am–5:00 pm (4x10s).

Rate: $82/hr, approximately $3,280 per week. Must be licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS). Under supervision, the LCSW provides mental health services to inmate-wards, conducts evaluations, crisis intervention, and develops treatment

Qualifications

• Must hold a California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) license as an LCSW.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required.
• Full-Time assignment at a California correctional facility in Corcoran, CA.
• Independent Contractor (1099) engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health services to inmate/wards under supervision.
• Conduct initial mental health evaluations and treatment recommendations.
• Conduct suicide risk evaluations and proper documentation.
• Meet with inmate/wards for crisis intervention and group psychotherapy, possibly at cell fronts.
• Identify signs of psychiatric disorders and manage presenting symptoms.
• Write clinical reports and develop treatment plans.

Skills

LCSW license

Mental health assessment

Crisis intervention

Job description

AvaMed Workforce is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are inURGENTneed of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located inCorcoran, CA.

Position Details:

• 40 Hours per week
• Location: Corcoran, CA
• Schedule: Tuesday-Friday 7:00am-5:00pm (4x10s)
• Rate: $82/hr ($3,280/week)
• Status: Independent Contractor (1099)

Must be licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)

Job Description:

Under the direction of the Senior Psychologist, Supervisor or Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker and/or the Chief of Mental Health (CMH), the Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), provides mental health services to mentally ill inmates/wards. Clinical social workers maintain order and supervise the conduct of patient- inmates/youths, protect and maintain the safety of persons and property, and do other related work. The LCSW must be able to work in conditions that require all of the following essential functions:

• a. Periodically serves as clinician‑of‑the‑day by being available for on-call during scheduled work days for patient emergencies;
• b. Conducts initial mental health evaluations including criminal, psychological, and substance abuse case history to assess inmate’s current needs and make treatment recommendations in the initial evaluation;
• c. Conducts clinically sound suicide risk evaluations including clinical review, applying suicide risk assessment protocols, pertinent data/chart reviews, proper documentation and consultations as needed;
• d. Meets with mentally ill patient-inmates/youths for crisis intervention, group psychotherapy, face-to-face interviews, etc. May be required to provide clinical, face-to face interviews at cell fronts in inmate housing units. In some institutions, multi-tiered housing units may require the ability to climb stairs and walk long distances;
• e. Identifies the relevant signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders in orders to comprehensively assess diagnose, and manage the presenting symptoms;
• f. Writes clinical reports regarding diagnoses and prognoses and develops treatment plans that reflect the standard of practice;