Mental Health Professional Part-Time Evening Shift -Putnam County

QCHC Inc; Cookeville (TN); Vor Ort; USD 34.000 - 62.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

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

Zusammenfassung

Quality Correctional Health Care is seeking a Mental Health Professional for the Putnam County facility. This part-time evening role involves interviewing inmates on suicide watch, assessing risk, and triaging mental health requests from correctional staff.

The position emphasizes collaboration with medical personnel to provide safe, effective care. The candidate will conduct psychosocial evaluations, develop individualized treatment plans, maintain documentation, and ensure prompt responses in

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Counseling, Social Work or related field.
• Current, valid license in field.
• Maintains annual continuing education requirements.

Aufgaben

• Interview inmates on suicide watch and assess risk.
• Coordinate with medical and correctional staff to provide care.
• Render accurate diagnoses based on assessments.
• Conduct psychosocial evaluations and mental status exams.
• Develop individualized treatment plans with client input.

Kenntnisse

Teamwork

Rapport building

Communication

Therapeutic interventions

Ausbildung

Master’s degree or equivalent in Counseling/Social Work

Jobbeschreibung

Mental Health Professional Part-Time Evening Shift -Putnam 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 the 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

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 Evenings

Hourly Rate

Position Mental Health Professional

Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt

Location Putnam 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.