Mental Health Specialist

Key Skills : BLS, Nursing, Care giving

Experience : 2+ Years

01-09-2023      Youngstown,Ohio

Job Description :

*Quick Start*

Urgent need for a Mental Health Specialist for one of our client which is a Correctional Facility

• Job Location: 2240 Hubbard Rd, Youngstown, OH 44505
• Shift: Day shift, M-F
• Duration of Contract: 3 Months + Extendable
• Guaranteed hours: 36 hrs
• Minimum years of experience: 2 years

Pay rate: $40hr

Job id: MedQ- 4119

Job Description:

• Conducts mental health screenings and assessments based on a review of available records, and
• clinical interviews with inmates.
• As part of a mental health team, confers with other clinical staff, e.g., psychiatrists, psychologists,
• mental health service provider's physicians, nurse, and social workers, in order to gather and
• provide information concerning patient psychological problems, to ensure treatment activities
• are well integrated and patient care follow-through occurs.
• Provides treatment to inmates by developing, implementing and modifying individual treatment
• plans based on an evaluation of needs and level of functioning.
• Documents treatment and evaluation activities in the health care record for each person seen.
• Consults with and makes appropriate recommendations to multidisciplinary staff (e.g., security
• staff, unit staff, and facility management) regards behavior and mental health issues affecting
• inmates.
• Maintains strict confidentiality of sensitive materials and information at all times.
• Demonstrated thorough knowledge of psychological counseling theory and techniques by way of
• treatments and activities used for individuals in caseload.
• Provides appropriate mental health assessments, counseling and confrontation avoidance
• interventions to address the needs of inmates in crisis.
• Administrators mental status exams or uses other psychological tests and instruments as
• necessary to evaluate inmates' treatment, adjustment, and placement needs.

Position Requirements:

• BLS Copy required
• Covid Vacccinated. No exemptions will be considered
• Graduate from an accredited college or university with a degree in social or behavioral science or a closely related field required.
• One year experience where the primary responsibility was provision of mental health or
• counseling services.
• Additional related work experience that includes direct provision of counseling services or
• training for same may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
• A valid driver's license is preferred, unless required by contract or applicable statute.
• Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 18 years of age. .

For More details please contact #425-250-9798

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