Mental Health Coordinator (LCSW)

About the role

Oversees the day-to-day clinical operations. Develops an operational plan to implement approved polices, procedures, and programs for a particular facility. Delegates appropriate tasks and provide clinical supervision on a regular basis. Provides professional mental health services to inmates. Performs all administrative tasks associated with the position.

Responsibilities

• Development and implementation of clinical programs in conjunction with the Chief Psychiatrist
• Provision of the full range of mental health services to assigned patients. Services to include mental health evaluation, group & individual therapy, and crisis intervention. All services are to be documented in the patient’s medical record
• Responsible for ensuring 24-hour coverage for the facility, on-call and/or on-site.
• Participates in treatment team activities including the development and periodic review of inmate treatment plans
• Reviews forensic evaluations
• Provides crisis intervention training to staff
• Provides group & individual therapy and psycho-educational groups as requested by the treatment team
• Administers and interprets intellectual and personality assessments when requested by the treatment team or as required by a forensic evaluation
• Participates in unit morning reports (at relevant sites)
• Subject to on-call responsibilities as assigned
• Promotes a positive working relationship with Health Services, mental health staff, correctional staff, and CFG administrative staff
• Complies with employee standards of CFG Health Systems, LLC and applicable employee standards of the facility. Compliance includes, but is not limited to, the maintenance of a working environment and personal conduct consistent with professional responsibilities, the development of harmonious working relationships, and timely notification of supervisory personnel absences from the institution
• Participates in the interview process of new hires
• Ensures the implementation of the CQI process and programs
• Chairs the treatment team or designates a chairperson
• Complies with facility requirement to use the swipe system for time reporting purposes
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must hold a current and valid LCSW license in the state where services are rendered.
• Experience in providing services in inpatient/outpatient environments.
• Experience in providing services in a correctional environment is preferred.
• Must possess good interpersonal communication and leadership skills.
• Must be able to interact with institutional staff, medical staff, and the agencies of the court.
• Must complete a satisfactory background investigation.

Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the Essential Functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.