Licensed Master's Level Behavioral Health Professional

Join the VitalCore Team in North Carolina! We’re people fueled by passion, not by profit. VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has an opening for a Licensed Master's Level Behavioral Health Professional at Mecklenburg County Detention Center North in Charlotte, North Carolina.

About the role

You will be given the opportunity to utilize your training, skills and experience in a face-to-face setting with people from a variety of socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. Being able to see the impact you are making with these individuals, when they are at their lowest, least hopeful points. You will be working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team comprised of Medical, Psychiatry, Ancillary, Security, Legal, community providers and psychiatric hospitals. The best part of this – It is done in real-time with real people!

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis stabilization, complete intakes and on-going evaluations, and provide consultation to in-house and community services.
• Participate in monthly behavioral health calls and work collaboratively with the medical team to best determine overall treatment for each individual.
• Perform risk assessment of inmates; coordinate care with interdisciplinary team including medical staff, community providers, psychiatric hospitals, and corrections.
• Assist in planning and implementing the goals and objectives of programs and projects.
• Provide necessary preparation of documentation, records, and reports.
• Utilize clinical skills such as prioritizing treatment needs; crisis management; brief clinical interventions including CBT and Motivational Interviewing.
• Co-lead group therapy, one-on-one therapy, and crisis therapy.
• Make independent clinical decisions while utilizing assistance and supervisory intervention as needed.

Requirements

• Must be a Licensed, Master’s Level Behavioral Health Clinician in the state of North Carolina, who can administer assessments, make clinical decisions, and provide Mental Health treatment.
• Must hold one of the following licenses: LCSW, LCMHC, LCSW-A, LCMHC-A, or equivalent (LCSW or LCMHC preferred).
• Graduation from a Master’s level program in a behavioral health related field.
• Minimum of one year employment in a social work capacity in a public or private agency or equivalent.
• Must receive a satisfactory background investigation report.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8-hour shifts.