Adelphi is seeking Registered Psychotherapists to provide services at correctional facilities within the State of Colorado. The ideal candidates will provide professional mental health services to inmates to include formal and informal mental health evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and clinical interventions.
Job Quick Facts:
• Ref #: BD-505-11
• Profession: Allied Health
• Specialty: Registered Psychotherapist
• Location: Various locations, Colorado
• Facility Type: Correctional facilities
• Job Type: Contract
• Rate: $60
Requirements:
• Masters Degree in behavioral health field
• Experience providing psychotherapy services, preferably in a correctional or similar setting.
Responsibilities:
• Provide psychotherapy services to inmates.
• Assess and diagnose mental health disorders using standardized assessment tools and clinical interviews.
• Develop treatment plans tailored to each inmate's needs and goals in collaboration with other mental health professionals and correctional staff.
• Document both handwritten and electronically in an accurate and timely manner to provide comprehensive inmate behavioral health records.
• Listen to inmate concerns and provide counseling and direction.
• Communicate and respond to complaints, problems, transfers, classifications, and inmate behavioral management issues.
• Guide and/or inform staff within the clinical unit, facility, clinical and administrative supervisors, outside agencies to ensure continuity and direction of care.
• Provide clinical direction to non-clinical staff in behavioral health care and treatment of inmates.
• Assures continuity of care for inmates by making appropriate referral and providing necessary information and documentation for receiving units,facilities,agencies.
• Promote and is accountable for the safety and security of the clinical and correctional environment through conscientious observations, and contraband control.
• Responsible for maintaining standards of the program or work unit through compliance with all applicable professional, organizational and unit standards.
• Any other duties as assigned.
