Licensed Mental Health Professional Sherburne Co Jail MHP 35-39hr Therapist

at  Wellpath

Compensation Range: $35.88 - $39.99 / hour

You Matter:

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

NOW IS YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE UNDERSERVED.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.
We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.
How you make a difference:
As a Licensed Mental Health Professional working in a correctional facility, your responsibilities include conducting intake evaluations, providing therapeutic interventions and suicide prevention techniques, and developing treatment plans for inmates. You will also be responsible for monitoring the clinical needs of inmates on your caseload, providing staff training on mental health topics, and documenting all findings in accordance with company and facility policies. Your role is critical in ensuring that inmates receive appropriate mental health services and care while incarcerated.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct screening, assessments, and triages for inmates referred by security, healthcare staff, and other community sources, and provide appropriate recommendations for their level of care.
• Develop and recommend treatment plans, conduct essential treatment services such as psychoeducational and transitional groups, and provide suicide prevention interventions and management techniques.
• Respond to sick call requests, provide medication adherence, and coordinate with prescribing providers for medication evaluations.
• Provide crisis intervention, oversee the clinical needs of patients on caseload, and participate in treatment team multidisciplinary meetings and administrative meetings.
• Provide staff training on relevant mental health topics, document all findings in the patient’s health record, and ensure compliance with facility and company policies and procedures.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or Other Related Mental Health discipline

Experience

• One (1) or more years of experience in a Mental Health treatment program, preferably in a Correctional or Hospital setting

Licenses/Certifications

• Unrestricted, current license in the State of practice – e.g. LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LMHC, Psychologist - Must maintain all licensures, certifications, continuing educational requirements, etc.

Additional Details : Sherburne Co Jail! Great NEW Pay! Team Work! Honesty & Respect! Applicants must have one of the following licenses active to be considered: Licensed Professional Counselor In-Training (if eligible and require supervisor signature to obtain license this is also acceptable) Licensed Professional Counselor Advanced Practice Social Worker Licensed Clinical Social Worker Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist MASTERS : SOCIAL WORK, MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY, COUSELING OR PSYCHOLOGY REQUIRED We are scheduled 24/7 at this site Mental Health Professionals - 8hr Shift EVERY OTHER WEEKEND ROTATION * We accept training licenses , we LOVE new GRADS * otherwise you MUST be a licensed MHP OR in the process of getting licensed. Want to be scheduled for an interview? Please make time on my calendar for more information: https://calendly.com/keday-1/30mins
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description

• Conduct screening, assessments, and triages for inmates referred by security, healthcare staff, and other community sources, and provide appropriate recommendations for their level of care.
• Develop and recommend treatment plans, conduct essential treatment services such as psychoeducational and transitional groups, and provide suicide prevention interventions and management techniques.
• Respond to sick call requests, provide medication adherence, and coordinate with prescribing providers for medication evaluations.
• Provide crisis intervention, oversee the clinical needs of patients on caseload, and participate in treatment team multidisciplinary meetings and administrative meetings.
• Provide staff training on relevant mental health topics, document all findings in the patient’s health record, and ensure compliance with facility and company policies and procedures