Licensed Master's Level Behavioral Health Professional
About The Position
Join the VitalCore Team in Tennessee! We’re people fueled by passion, not by profit. VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has an opening for a Full-Time Day or Night Shift Licensed Master's Level Behavioral Health Professional at Davidson County Downtown Detention Center!! (Must be licensed in the state of Tennessee as an LPC-MHSP, LMSW, LCSW, PhD, PsyD, or LSPE). Looking for a rewarding career with competitive wages, annual incentive payment, and excellent benefits package? You will be given the opportunity to utilize your training, skills and experience in a face-to-face setting with people from a variety of socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. Being able to see the impact you are making with these individuals, when they are at their lowest, least hopeful points. You will be working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team comprised of Medical, Psychiatry, Ancillary, Security, Legal, community providers and psychiatric hospitals. The best part of this – It is done in real-time with real people!
Requirements
- Must be a Licensed, Master’s Level Behavioral Health Clinician in the state of Tennessee, who can administer assessments, make clinical decisions, provide Mental Health treatment, and hold any of the following licenses: LPC-MHSP, LMSW, LCSW, PhD, PsyD, or LSPE or equivalent.
- Graduation from a Master’s level program in a behavioral health related field.
- Minimum of one year employment in a social work capacity in a public or private agency or equivalent.
- Must receive a satisfactory background investigation report.
- Excellent and timely documentation skills required.
- Able to make independent clinical decisions, while utilizing assistance and supervisory intervention, as needed.
Responsibilities
- Provide crisis stabilization, complete intakes and on-going evaluations, and provide consultation to in-house and community services.
- Participate in monthly behavioral health calls, work collaboratively with the medical team to best determine overall treatment for each individual.
- Perform risk assessment of inmates; coordination of care with interdisciplinary team including medical staff, community providers, psychiatric hospitals and corrections; and discharge planning.
- Assist in planning and implementing the goals and objectives of programs and projects.
- Provide the necessary preparation of documentation, necessary records and reports.
- Utilize clinical skills such as prioritizing treatment needs; crisis management; brief clinical interventions including CBT and Motivational Interviewing.
- Co-lead group therapy, one-on-one therapy, and crisis therapy.
Benefits
- Holiday Pay: 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
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Short Term/Long Term Disability
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
- 401K & Plan Matching
- PTO
- Annual Incentive Bonus
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
