Job Description: • Administers, scores and interprets individual psychological tests or test batteries for purposes of crisis intervention, neuropsychological issues, risk assessment, severe behavioral management cases, treatment, and programming.
• Participates in hearings as assigned and assessments for potential suicide.
• As a member of the interdisciplinary team, responsible for development and implementation of mental health interventions (e.g., psychological, social and substance abuse) for a caseload of offenders/patients with mental illness
• Conducts individual and group clinical interventions as prescribed on the individual mental health treatment plan using clinical intervention strategies within their scope of practice.
• Provides mental health liaison services to an assigned caseload, including the monitoring of the offender compliance with the mental health treatment plan.
• Completes detailed screens, mental health evaluations and crisis services within their scope of practice
• Writes reports and/or documents to include documentation of all offender contacts, mental health liaison progress note entries, discharge plans and miscellaneous forms and reports as needed.
• Completes psychosocial needs and treatment assessments as part of interdisciplinary treatment planning.
• Completes transfer and discharge summaries and pre-parole clinical risk assessments and treatment summaries.
• Consults with other institution staff regarding the mental health caseload, inmate institutional adjustment and service needs.
Location: State of OH ODRC - Lorain Correctional (LorCI)
Pay:$ 85/hr.
Mon-Fri/ 8-4pm
No weekends/Holidays
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