About this opportunity
QCHC lists this Mental Health Professional Part-Time Evening Shift -Walker County opportunity in jasper, Alabama. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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
Walker Co, AL
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.
Worksite address
jasper, AL, 35504, US
Who can apply
Review the original listing for work authorization, qualifications and employer requirements.