Mental Health Professional / Swing

CorrHealth•Brighton, CO

9d•$39 - $44•Onsite

About The Position

The Mental Health Professional provides mental health services to inmates or clients, applying clinical expertise to support appropriate care and therapeutic outcomes. The role conducts assessments, provides treatment and crisis intervention, coordinates care with healthcare and security staff, and maintains accurate clinical documentation. Work is performed inside a correctional facility, where employees follow facility security procedures and may face exposure to inmate-related risks and bloodborne pathogens. The position requires compliance with applicable laws, regulations, facility policies, professional standards, confidentiality requirements, and respectful treatment of inmates, correctional personnel, coworkers, and third parties.

Requirements

Master's-level education in Clinical Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field.
Applicable licensure in at least one of the following: LCPC, LPCC, LPC, LCSW, LMSW, LMHC, LMFT, LAC, or LSW.
Current CPR/BLS certification.
Current TB test taken within one year.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively verbally and in writing with coworkers, supervisors, jail administration, and patients.
Excellent verbal and written comprehension, deductive reasoning, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Ability to use a computer and use or learn a variety of software, including site-specific programs.
Ability to appropriately and safely use standard medical equipment.
Ability to respect inmate dignity and confidentiality and to maintain confidentiality of protected health information.
Ability to remain stationary and move throughout the facility, including up and down stairs, and to position oneself in different spaces.
Ability to communicate with patients, convey and discern information, and exchange accurate information.
Ability to identify and detect objects and assess situations from a variety of distances.
Ability to remain calm in stressful and demanding situations.
Ability to frequently transport objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to undergo security training and comply with facility safety procedures.
Ability to pass a background check and pre-employment drug test, as applicable.

Nice To Haves

Correctional mental health experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct intakes, evaluations, and assessments for inmates referred by staff or requesting mental health services, and refer patients to nursing services based on reported symptoms.
Identify mental health symptoms and treatment needs, including needs for special housing or observation, and make recommendations to healthcare and security staff.
Coordinate with physicians, prescribers, psychiatrists, and other staff to support patient evaluation and care.
Identify, recommend, and provide non-pharmacological treatments when appropriate.
Provide mental health crisis response and suicide intervention and management for the facility.
Provide clinical supervision and treatment plans for inmates on the caseload.
Monitor conditions and treatment needs of special inmate populations.
Provide staff training on relevant mental health issues.
Attend treatment team, multidisciplinary, classification, and administrative meetings; participate in CQI or QA studies and group sessions.
Provide treatment services throughout the facility.
Consult with security and healthcare staff regarding patient behavior, safety concerns, and other mental health concerns.
Provide linkage or discharge planning services when necessary or appropriate.
Document services and encounters accurately, ensure notes are accessible to staff, and maintain organized, legible records that support information transfer.
When applicable, participate in treatment programming and planning for problem cases, follow up on and monitor medication, and provide psychiatric input.
When applicable, initiate involuntary hospitalization for inmates requiring transfer to outside mental health facilities and complete the associated paperwork.
Maintain required certifications, education, and licensure; maintain current CPR/BLS certification and a TB test taken within one year.
Follow facility policies, procedures, security rules, and Employee Handbook requirements; complete security training and orientation.
Maintain confidentiality and protect the dignity and security of health records and protected health information in compliance with HIPAA.
Assist coworkers with job duties and work overtime if required; may serve as a resource to coworkers.
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders, directives, site policies, and relevant professional standards; treat others with dignity and respect.
Pass a background check and pre-employment drug test, as applicable.