Licensed Mental Health Professional

State of North Carolina

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters! The Licensed Mental Health Professional (LMHP) provides a full spectrum of psychological and comprehensive clinical services to offenders at Scotland Correctional Institution. Work involves applying theory in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders, providing individual and group counseling to offenders and serving as a liaison between correctional staff and offenders. The Licensed Mental Health Professional will provide direct psychological services to offenders with a range of emotional and behavioral issues from situational stressors to those with severe and persistent mental illness and personality disorders. Such services include mental health triage/screening, crisis intervention, mental health assessment and treatment planning, suicide/self-injury assessment and management and Restrictive Housing reviews and evaluations. The Licensed Mental Health Professional may also conduct risk assessments on offenders with a history of violent or sexual crimes and may be required to travel to other facilities to complete HUB-related duties, as clinically relevant and necessary for behavioral health system function as directed by the Human Services Program Manager II/III. Additional responsibilities include participating in the on-call rotation to provide after-hour/weekend coverage for the institution(s), participating in discharge planning for identified offenders and for those with appropriate licensure and training, administering, interpreting and summarizing psychological testing.

Requirements

• Master's degree in psychology, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, clinical counseling or human services related field from an appropriately accredited educational institution.
• Must hold an independent license to practice as a mental health clinical practitioner in North Carolina or have met the requirements to be licensed in North Carolina at the associate or provisional level as a mental health clinical practitioner.

Nice To Haves

• Documented knowledge of psychological, emotional and interpersonal dynamics that contribute to distress and mental health diagnosis.
• Demonstrated experience to evaluate, screen and diagnose clients for appropriate treatment; formulate clear goal-oriented treatment plans, and document progress of client treatment.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct psychological services to offenders with a range of emotional and behavioral issues from situational stressors to those with severe and persistent mental illness and personality disorders.
• Services include mental health triage/screening, crisis intervention, mental health assessment and treatment planning, suicide/self-injury assessment and management and Restrictive Housing reviews and evaluations.
• Conduct risk assessments on offenders with a history of violent or sexual crimes and may be required to travel to other facilities to complete HUB-related duties, as clinically relevant and necessary for behavioral health system function as directed by the Human Services Program Manager II/III.
• Participate in the on-call rotation to provide after-hour/weekend coverage for the institution(s).
• Participate in discharge planning for identified offenders and for those with appropriate licensure and training, administering, interpreting and summarizing psychological testing.

Benefits

• The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits.
• Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis).
• Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave.
• In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees