Behavioral Health Professional (LMSW, LPC, or equivalent)
About The Position
VitalCore Health Strategies is hiring a PRN Qualified Behavioral Health Professional at Sedgwick County Adult Detention Facility in Kansas. The professional works with all disciplines on the Behavioral Health Unit to help serve the patient population. The role involves a fast-paced correctional healthcare environment requiring clinical judgment, prioritization of treatment needs, crisis management, and brief clinical interventions, including CBT and Motivational Interviewing. The ideal candidate can make independent clinical decisions while seeking assistance and supervisory intervention when needed. Excellent and timely documentation skills are required. The position is scheduled for PRN day and night shifts. A drug screen and background check are required. VitalCore describes its workplace as respectful, appreciative, inclusive, and focused on teamwork and education.
Requirements
- Be a licensed behavioral health clinician able to administer assessments, make clinical decisions, and provide mental health treatment.
- Hold an LMSW, LPC, or equivalent license.
- Have excellent and timely documentation skills.
- Be able to make independent clinical decisions while using assistance and supervisory intervention as needed.
- Pass a drug screen and background check.
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 in planning and implementing program and project goals and objectives.
- Prepare and maintain necessary documentation, records, and reports.
- Use clinical skills to prioritize treatment needs, manage crises, and provide brief interventions, including CBT and Motivational Interviewing.
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 coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 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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