Licensed Mental Health Clinician

Action Staffing Solutions•Canon City, CO

12h

About The Position

The Licensed Mental Health Clinician provides professional mental health services to inmates, including mental health evaluations, diagnostic assessments, clinical interventions, and group, brief, and individual therapy. The role includes crisis intervention and participation in a 24-hour Mental Health On-Call Rotation. The clinician ensures accurate mental health needs-level coding, facilitates appropriate emergency and non-emergency transfers, and supports continuity of care through referrals and thorough documentation. The clinician provides clinical direction to non-clinical staff, monitors inmate treatment, responds to inmate concerns, and provides counseling and direction. The position also promotes safety and security in the clinical and correctional environment through observation, contraband control, reporting violations, and attending assigned training, including a self-defense course.

Requirements

Master's degree from an accredited institution in counseling, social work, psychology, or marriage and family therapy.
Attach transcripts showing the applicant's name, the accredited institution, degree received, and date the degree was conferred.
Current, valid registration with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies as an Unlicensed Psychotherapist, as required by C.R.S. 12-43-702.5.
Ability to provide professional mental health or sex-inmate treatment to inmates.
Efficiency and ability to participate in a 24-hour Mental Health On-Call Rotation.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively across facility programs and with external agencies.
Ability to work independently and provide comprehensive clinical documentation.
Ability to maintain required registration, permit, or licensure, as applicable to the assignment.
Ability to work with a diverse inmate population and provide professional mental health treatment as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to read and comprehend English and communicate fluently in English, verbally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

Current, valid permit or license from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies as a Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker, Psychologist Candidate, or Psychologist. These credentials may substitute for Registered Psychotherapist status.
Current, valid permit as an Unlicensed Psychotherapist or a Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies license in one of the listed marriage and family therapy, counseling, social work, or psychology classifications.
Master's or doctoral degree in a mental health field from a program accredited by CACREP, CSWE, AAMFT or COAMFTE, or APA.
License eligibility as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or Licensed Psychologist.
Experience providing mental health treatment in a correctional environment.

Responsibilities

Provide professional mental health services to inmates, including formal and informal mental health evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and clinical interventions.
Ensure accurate Information System mental health needs levels, including Psychiatric and Developmental Disability needs-level codes.
Provide group, brief, and individual therapy, as well as crisis intervention, including participation in the 24-hour Mental Health On-Call Rotation.
Ensure emergency and non-emergency transfers for inmates experiencing acute mental health needs.
Provide clinical direction to non-clinical staff regarding mental health care and treatment of inmates.
Ensure continuity of care through appropriate referrals and by providing necessary information and documentation to receiving units, facilities, or agencies.
Document inmate mental health records accurately and promptly, both by hand and electronically.
Monitor inmate treatment, listen to inmate concerns, and provide counseling and direction.
Promote and maintain the safety and security of the clinical and correctional environment through conscientious observation and sensitive-item contraband control.
Inform a supervisor of safety and security violations through the report-writing process.
Attend assigned training programs, including a self-defense course.