What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Behavioral Health Professional position at Armor Correctional Health Services?
OverviewWhy Choose Us?Join an organization with excellent teamwork and leadership support. Provide patient care in a safe environment and make a difference in someone's life! Access competitive pay, generous education and development support and an extensive benefits package.You'll be eligible for the following :
- On Demand Payment (Make any day pay day)
- Retirement plans
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Employer-Paid Disability and Life coverage
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Health Savings AccountAt Armor Health, we are raising the standard of care to impact the lives of those we serve by partnering with exceptional correctional organizations to improve health care outcomes. We provide support for patients and foster the wellness and wellbeing of the lives entrusted by our care. Armor is laser-focused on providing the best-in-class interventions to ensure optimal outcomes. Through our core values, embrace change, take ownership, attention to detail, sense of urgency, results oriented, and collaborative environment we are a dynamic team that is setting the bar and revolutionizing correctional healthcare.Great outcomes start with great people and Armor has an exciting opportunity for a Licensed Behavioral Health Professional to join our team at Shawnee County Department of Corrections in Topeka, KS.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 caseworkQualifications
- 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 screenArmor 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.
