• Licensed Mental Health Professional- Full-Time

    Advanced Correctional Healthcare (Austin, MN)


    Licensed Mental Health Professional- Full-Time

    Job Details

    Job Location

     

    Mower County Jail - MN - Austin, MN

     

    Secondary Job Location(s)

     

    Freeborn County Adult Detention Center - MN - Albert Lea, MN

    Position Type

    Full Time

    Education Level

    Graduate Degree

     

    Travel Percentage

     

    None

     

    Job Shift

     

    Any

     

    Job Category

     

    Behavioral Health

    Description

    BCA Cleared Candidate Preferred

    SUMMARY:

    Our associates deliver a higher standard of business services to support medical care and behavioral health care. We maintain professionalism, integrity, and commitment as we solve problems and make lives easier.

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

     

    + Provide behavioral health screening of detainees referred by facility staff or identified by prescreening (booking or nursing)

    + Provide individual and/or group therapeutic services

    + Assist custody and medical staff in the monitoring of behavioral health for referred detainees

    + Coordinate with custody and medical staff in the management and treatment of detainees with behavioral health concerns

    + Monitor and provide therapeutic support of segregated/isolated detainees

    + Support and supplement the activities of county behavioral health services in the stabilization of at-risk detainees

    + Coordinate with county behavioral health services for continuity of care and discharge planning via sharing of pertinent patient information

    + Complete documentation of assessment and treatment, as well as maintain records for referral tracking and CQI

    + Facilitate training

    + Any and all other duties as assigned

    Qualifications

    + Degree in a behavioral/social science field (e.g., Psychology, Social Work) from an accredited college or university

    + Current licensure with clinical specialty in the state from the appropriate state licensing board.

    + Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; hands-on training

    + Must be able to practice independently.

    + Coursework and professional experience that indicates knowledge of mental health counseling, group and individual psychotherapy, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, psychological assessment techniques, crisis intervention, and mental health consultation.

    + Must obtain and maintain security clearance.

    + Must be able to drive a motor vehicle.