Licensed Mental Health Professional- Part-Time

Position: Part-Time Licensed Mental Health Professional

Facility: Knox County Jail

Location: Galesburg, IL

Hours: 8 hours/week

Pay: Up to $46/hour, depending on experience

SUMMARY:

Our associates deliver a higher standard of business services to support medical care and behavioral health care. We maintain professionalism, integrity, and commitment as we solve problems and make lives easier.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provide behavioral health screening of detainees referred by facility staff or identified by prescreening (booking or nursing)

• Provide individual and/or group therapeutic services

• Assist custody and medical staff in the monitoring of behavioral health for referred detainees

• Coordinate with custody and medical staff in the management and treatment of detainees with behavioral health concerns

• Monitor and provide therapeutic support of segregated/isolated detainees

• Support and supplement the activities of county behavioral health services in the stabilization of at-risk detainees

• Coordinate with county behavioral health services for continuity of care and discharge planning via sharing of pertinent patient information

• Complete documentation of assessment and treatment, as well as maintain records for referral tracking and CQI

• Facilitate training

• Any and all other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Degree in a behavioral/social science field (e.g., Psychology, Social Work) from an accredited college or university

• Current licensure with clinical specialty in the state from the appropriate state licensing board.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; hands-on training

• Must be able to practice independently.

• Coursework and professional experience that indicates knowledge of mental health counseling, group and individual psychotherapy, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, psychological assessment techniques, crisis intervention, and mental health consultation.

• Must obtain and maintain security clearance.

• Must be able to drive a motor vehicle.