Lic Social Worker

About the role

The Licensed Social Worker / Professional Counselor provides mental health care and support for the inmate/patient population in a correctional facility. This role involves assessing, planning, and delivering individualized treatment services while collaborating with the multidisciplinary treatment team to ensure safe, effective, and rehabilitative mental health care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive mental health intakes, assessments, and crisis interventions.
• Provide individual and group counseling tailored to inmate/patient needs.
• Analyze psychosocial and behavioral factors to guide treatment planning and interventions.
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the treatment team.
• Maintain accurate and timely progress notes, treatment documentation, and discharge summaries.
• Serve as an active member of the multidisciplinary treatment team to coordinate and optimize patient care.
• Provide observational feedback and professional insights within the team setting.
• Refer inmates/patients to appropriate external services upon release to ensure continuity of care.
• Facilitate therapeutic group sessions addressing identified treatment needs.
• Maintain a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment for all inmates/patients.
• Ensure compliance with facility policies, ethical standards, and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the goals of the behavioral health program.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, Psychology, Counseling, or a related behavioral health field.
• Current and valid licensure as an LAC, LSW, LPC, or LCSW in the state where services are provided.

Skills

• Strong clinical assessment, counseling, and crisis intervention skills.
• Knowledge of correctional mental health practices and trauma-informed care.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and commitment to documentation accuracy.
• Dedication to ethical practice, patient confidentiality, and professional boundaries.

Requirements

• Provides a positive and professional representation of CFG Health Systems, LLC.
• Promotes a culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
• Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice.
• Adheres to infection control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities.
• Completes required orientation as directed by the facility.
• Follows facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures while on assignment.
• Follows facility and CFG Health Systems Occurrence Protocol.
• Upholds HIPAA and PREA regulations.
• Punctual and dependable for assigned/confirmed shifts.
• Maintains security clearance for the assigned facility.
• May regularly be required to stand, sit, walk, reach, bend, kneel, crouch, or stretch, for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to communicate and understand written and verbal communication.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made upon written request to your supervisor for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities functions.