Licensed Behavioral Health Professional

Armor Correctional Health Services • Belton, TX

36d • Onsite

About The Position

Great outcomes start with great people and Armor has an exciting opportunity for a Licensed Behavioral Health Professional to join our team at Bell County Jail in Belton, Texas.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work or related field
• Current state Mental Health Professional license
• Current CPR certification
• Ability to pass pre-employment Level 2 clearance to include background check and drug screen

Responsibilities

• Provide a wide range of psychosocial assessments and preliminary diagnostic impression, counseling therapy, crisis intervention, and/or case management services to patients in a correctional facility as part of an established multidisciplinary treatment team and behavioral health program
• Collect supporting information about patients through interview, case history, psychological tests, and/or observational techniques
• Evaluate data to identify causes of problems and determine proper therapeutic approach or referral to other specialists
• Provide crisis management counseling, and/or short term therapy to patients as appropriate
• Prepare treatment and follow-up care programs
• Provide therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as required
• Demonstrate knowledge of DSM-5 criteria and appropriate intervention for each entity
• Consult with other behavioral health practitioners and related staff, as appropriate, in the performance of therapeutic and/or casework

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees