Qualified Mh Prof-pt

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
- 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.