Consulting, Facilities Management, Follow Through, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, Medical Records, Needs Assessment, Nursing, Patient Care, People Management, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychological Testing, Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Work, Special Needs, Treatment Evaluation, Treatment Plan
Shift: Must be open to any shift as per facility
Location: Tutwiler, Mississippi
Start Date: 07/13/2026
Duration: 13 weeks
Job Responsibilities:
-The successful candidate should be able to perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements.
-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.
Requirements:
-One (1) year experience where the primary responsibility was provision of mental health or counseling services.
-Graduate from an accredited college or university with a degree in social or behavioral science or a closely related field required.
OR
-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.e
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