Mental Health Professional Part-Time 20hrs Day Shift -Cheatham County

QCHC Inc; Ashland City (TN); Presencial; USD 34.000 - 48.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Malpractice Insurance

Matching 401K

PayActiv

Referral Program

EAP Program

FinFit for Financial Wellness

Working Advantage Discount Program

Holiday Pay

Descripción de la vacante

Quality Correctional Health Care seeks a part-time Mental Health Professional for Cheatham County to interview inmates, assess suicide risk, and coordinate with medical and correctional teams. The role includes developing treatment plans, monitoring progress, and ensuring accurate documentation, with emergency responsiveness and discharge planning as needed.

Requires a Master’s degree in Counseling or Social Work and a current license.

Formación

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Counseling, Social Work, or related field.
• Current, valid license in field.
• Maintains firm boundaries in therapeutic relationships.
• Ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients.
• Maintains annual continuing education requirements.

Responsabilidades

• Interview inmates on suicide watch and assess suicide risk.
• Coordinate with medical and correctional staff to provide care.
• Develop individualized treatment plans and monitor progress.
• Keep accurate, up-to-date documentation.
• Respond promptly to emergencies and provide referrals as needed.

Conocimientos

Rapport building

Teamwork

Boundaries

Ethical standards

Documentation

Educación

Master’s degree in Counseling or Social Work

Current, valid license

Descripción del empleo

Mental Health Professional Part-Time 20hrs Day Shift -Cheatham 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

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

Education, Skills and Competencies

• 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 Part-Time

Shift Days

Hourly Rate

Position Mental Health Professional

Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt

Location Cheatham County

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.