Mental Health Professional (Swing Shift)

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About the Position

If you love complex clinical challenges and you value working within a sophisticated multidisciplinary team consider joining the Correctional Health Team!

You will work hand-in-hand with multi-disciplinary team members including psychiatrists psychologists and medical staff to ensure that CHS responds to urgent mental health needs provides continuity of care and offers appropriate mental health services to patients in the county jail system. Your expertise can be utilized to assess individuals with varying degrees of mental illness psychosis/agitation substance abuse and potential risk of harm to themselves or others.

Are you ready to serve the community and make a difference Apply now!

Please note that the scheduled hours for this position are from 4:00 PM to 2:00 AM.

About Us

Its time for you to utilize and perfect your talents.

Correctional Health Services (CHS) is an industry-leading healthcare organization for the incarcerated population. Our departments culture promotes collaboration continuous training and flexibility. We challenge our team to spearhead initiatives break down barriers and advance their expertise.

Apply now to work with a dynamic group of diverse and talented professionals.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club dedicated to serving Maricopa County families

• Paid vacation sick time and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program including an incentive

• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System a defined retirement benefit requiring a 12% monthly contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

• Want to learn more about the Countys Qualifying and Compensation Philosophy Follow this link to learn more! Work With Us Maricopa County AZ

We Require

• Two years of behavioral health experience post-masters degree

• Masters degree in social work counseling psychology or a related field from an accredited program and completion of clinical training hours necessary to achieve independent licensure

• A valid unrestricted license issued by the Arizona State Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as a

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) OR

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) OR

  • Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor (LISAC)/Licensed Independent Addiction Counselor (LIAC) OR

  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

We Also Value

Broad-based work experience with the seriously mentally ill (SMI) substance abuse direct mental health services and crisis work

Job Contributions

• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team members including psychiatrists psychologists and medical staff

• Coordinate regarding psychosocial treatment issues related to patient care

• Present relevant findings that pertain to mental status and patient risk in an acute environment

• Prepare comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments mental status exams treatment plans and other clinical reports

• Complete all required mental health forms and documents in the patients medical record

• Provide individual treatment and crisis intervention services

• Complete and coordinate Mental Health Petitions with community providers and testify in court as needed

• Facilitate therapeutic and psychoeducational group treatment

• Conduct short-term solution-focused therapy with the use of treatment plans goals and objectives

• Develop treatment plans for patients with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders

• Maintain familiarity with mental health diagnoses that correspond to ICD-9-CM and DSM-IV TR (DSM 5) manuals

• Coordinate treatment with MSCO courts and community providers for continuity of care

• Maintain patient confidentiality in the management of information and in accordance with HIPAA rules

• Adhere to and model the code of ethics associated with a clinical specialty license or certification

• Meet regulatory licensure health assessment and CPR requirements

Working Conditions

• Must complete a CPR certification during new hire orientation

• Must complete an MCSO-HR fingerprint background check

• Must be able to work inside a jail environment consisting of working in close proximity to inmates and other staff and being indoors in a confined area handling multiple or complicated tasks

• Requires accuracy decision-making and concentration skills to be vigilant in a teamwork environment

• Performs a high volume of work under short deadlines or with time pressures to complete frequently changing and unscheduled tasks

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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