Mental Health Professional Full-Time Day Shift -Hamilton County

QCHC Inc; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Malpractice Insurance provided by QCHC

Matching 401K

PayActiv for early access to pay

Referral Program

EAP Program

FinFit for Financial Wellness

Working Advantage Discount Program

Holiday Pay

BCBS Health Insurance - Full-time

Dental, Vision, Supplemental Insurance

PTO - Full-time Employees

Job summary

Quality Correctional Health Care (QCHC Inc) seeks a Mental Health Professional for the Hamilton County facility on the day shift. You will interview inmates on suicide watch, assess risk, triage requests, and coordinate with medical and correctional staff to deliver appropriate mental health care.

Full-time position requiring a Master’s degree or equivalent in Counseling or Social Work and a current, valid license.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Counseling, Social Work or related field.
• Current, valid license in the field.
• Ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients.
• Maintains annual continuing education requirements.
• Able to utilize a teamwork approach.

Responsibilities

• Interview inmates on suicide watch and assess risk.
• Coordinate with medical and correctional staff to provide care.
• Develop and monitor individualized treatment plans with clients.
• Keep accurate, up-to-date documentation.
• Respond promptly in emergencies.
• Refer to attending physician when appropriate.
• Triages other mental health requests.

Skills

Empathy

Rapport building

Teamwork

Ethical conduct

Communication

Crisis response

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent in Counseling, Social Work or related field

Current, valid license in field

Job description

Mental Health Professional Full-Time Day Shift -Hamilton County

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Description

Position Summary: The Mental Health Professional is responsible for interviewing inmates who are on suicide watch, assessing suicide risk, referring to attending physician when appropriate and triaging other mental health requests from medical and correctional staff.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Utilize therapeutic interventions to assist identified inmates during their incarceration
• Coordinate with medical and correctional personnel to provide optimized care
• Render accurate diagnosis or diagnostic impression based on information obtained during initial mental health assessment and subsequent sessions (if license allows)
• Conduct psychosocial evaluations and mental status exams
• Develop, with client’s assistance, an individualized treatment plan and monitor client’s progress utilizing the treatment plan
• Keep up-to-date, concise, and accurate documentation
• Assure prompt and appropriate response in emergency situations
• Incorporate discharge planning techniques into sessions, such as providing outside resources and referrals as needed
• Other duties as assigned by the Corporate Mental Health Director and the On-Site Health Services Administrator

Benefits:

• Malpractice Insurance provided by QCHC
• Matching 401K
• PayActiv for early access to pay
• Referral Program
• EAP Program
• FinFit for Financial Wellness
• Working Advantage Discount Program
• Holiday Pay
• BCBS Health Insurance - Full-time employees or equivalent hours
• Dental, Vision, Supplemental Insurance - Full-time Employees
• PTO - Full-time Employees

Requirements:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Counseling, Social Work or related field
• Current, valid license in field
• Highly esteemed in moral and ethical character
• Maintains firm boundaries in therapeutic relationships
• Ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients
• Maintains annual continuing education requirements
• Able to utilize a teamwork approach

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Position Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Counseling, Social Work or related field
• Current, valid license in field
• Highly esteemed in moral and ethical character
• Maintains firm boundaries in therapeutic relationships
• Ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients
• Maintains annual continuing education requirements
• Able to utilize a teamwork approach

Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time

Shift Days

Hourly Rate

Position Mental Health Professional

Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt

Location Hamilton Co

About the Organization Welcome to Quality Correctional Health Care. We are a physician-owned company exclusively devoted to providing inmate healthcare services in the correctional environment. We have a proven track record devoted exclusively to providing inmate healthcare services in corrections environments. We currently provide healthcare to approximately 12,000 inmates in over sixty jails in six states. We serve facilities that range in size from small 20-bed municipal jails to large, multi-site detention facilities with 1,000 inmates. Our mission is simple yet critical: 'To seamlessly integrate cost effective affordable and quality correctional health care into the corrections environment.' -Johnny Bates, MD, CEO and Founder.

This position is currently accepting applications.