Mental Health Specialist

Core Civic • TUTWILER, MS

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About The Position

CoreCivic is seeking Mental Health Specialists to provide high-quality mental health care in an institutional setting. The role involves screening, assessing, and treating inmates; coordinating care with clinical and multidisciplinary staff; documenting services; and responding to inmates in crisis. The successful candidate must perform the listed functions at a pace and level consistent with actual job performance requirements.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited college or university with a degree in social or behavioral science or a closely related field.
• One year of experience in which the primary responsibility was providing mental health or counseling services.
• Additional related work experience that includes direct counseling services, or training for those services, may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Nice To Haves

• A valid driver's license is preferred, unless required by contract or applicable statute.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health screenings and assessments based on available records and clinical interviews with inmates.
• Confer with clinical staff, including psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians, nurses, and social workers, to share information about patients’ psychological problems and support integrated treatment and follow-through.
• Develop, implement, and modify individual treatment plans based on evaluations of inmates’ needs and functioning.
• Document treatment and evaluation activities in the health care record for each person seen.
• Consult with multidisciplinary staff, including security staff, unit staff, and facility management, and make recommendations regarding inmate behavior and mental health issues.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive materials and information.
• Apply knowledge of psychological counseling theory and techniques through treatments and activities for individuals on the caseload.
• Provide mental health assessments, counseling, and confrontation-avoidance interventions for inmates in crisis.
• Administer mental status exams or other psychological tests and instruments as needed to evaluate treatment, adjustment, and placement needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time