PRN Licensed Behavioral Health Professional

Overview

Why Choose Us?

Great outcomes start with great people and Armor has an exciting opportunity for a Licensed Behavioral Health Professional to join our team at Newton County Jail in Covington, GA.

Responsibilities

• Provide a wide range of psychosocial assessments and preliminary diagnostic impression, counseling therapy, crisis intervention, and/or case management services to patients in a correctional facility as part of an established multidisciplinary treatment team and behavioral health program
• Collect supporting information about patients through interview, case history, psychological tests, and/or observational techniques
• Evaluate data to identify causes of problems and determine proper therapeutic approach or referral to other specialists
• Provide crisis management counseling, and/or short term therapy to patients as appropriate
• Prepare treatment and follow-up care programs
• Provide therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as required
• Demonstrate knowledge of DSM-5 criteria and appropriate intervention for each entity
• Consult with other behavioral health practitioners and related staff, as appropriate, in the performance of therapeutic and/or casework

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work or related field
• Current state Mental Health Professional license
• Current CPR certification
• Ability to pass pre-employment Level 2 clearance to include background check and drug screen

Armor Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified employees and applicants. We comply with all applicable federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination in employment, including but not limited to those that prohibit discrimination based on color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, immigration status, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran's status, and citizenship.