Behavioral Health Professional (LMSW, LPC, or equivalent)
VitalCore Health Strategies•Topeka, KS
•$83,200 - $99,000•Onsite
About The Position
VitalCore Health Strategies is hiring a full-time Qualified Behavioral Health Professional at Topeka Correctional Facility in Topeka, Kansas. The role works with all disciplines on the Behavioral Health Unit to support effective services for the patient population. The professional provides clinical care in a fast-paced correctional healthcare environment, including risk assessment, treatment planning, crisis management, brief clinical interventions, and timely documentation. Pay is based on licensure level and years of experience.
Requirements
- Must be a licensed behavioral health clinician able to administer assessments, make clinical decisions, and provide mental health treatment.
- Must hold an LMSW, LPC, or equivalent license.
- Excellent and timely documentation skills.
Responsibilities
- Perform risk assessments of inmates.
- Coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, including medical staff, community providers, psychiatric hospitals, and corrections.
- Participate in discharge planning.
- Assist inmates in planning and implementing treatment goals for the duration of their stay.
- Assist with planning and implementing the goals and objectives of programs and projects.
- Prepare required documentation, records, and reports.
- Prioritize treatment needs and provide crisis management and brief clinical interventions, including CBT and Motivational Interviewing.
- Make independent clinical decisions and seek assistance or supervisory intervention as needed.
Benefits
- Holiday pay for New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet insurance
- Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
- 401(k) with plan matching
- PTO
- Annual incentive bonus
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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