Staff Psychologist – Mental Health Counselor (Corrections)

Details: $400 quarterly bonus for those who qualify as Bi-lingual in Spanish!!!Staff Psychologist – Mental Health Counselor (Corrections) Job DescriptionIf you are an experienced psychologist who is looking for a new challenge with an established organization, join the Geo Group team! We are looking for a Staff Psychologist to provide mental health care services in a correctional facility. In your role as a Staff Psychologist, you will be responsible for the evaluation and treatment of inmates with mental, behavioral or emotional disorders. You will also use your expertise to help correctional facility staff to learn how to effectively work with inmates who may be experiencing a psychological crisis. Staff Psychologist – Mental Health Counselor (Corrections)  Job Responsibilities As a Staff Psychologist, you will serve as an active member of a multidisciplinary treatment team and as part of that team you will provide inmates with a range of mental health services. You will also intervene in crises whenever necessary with the goal of preventing escalation of those crises. It will also be part of your job as a Staff Psychologist to provide correctional facility staff with education on how to recognize mental illness and how to prevent suicides.  Your specific duties as a Staff Psychologist will include:  Evaluating inmates to determine whether they have a mental illness Diagnosing inmates and determining the nature and extent of their disorders Developing individual treatment plans Providing psychotherapy treatment services, including both individual and group counseling Providing in-service education for medical and correctional staff as required, including training staff on crisis intervention techniques Instructing staff and officers in suicide identification and subsequent prevention techniques Evaluating detainee/inmate mental status as to the need for transfer Performing rounds in the segregation unit to determine whether segregated inmates are in need of mental health treatment or intervention Consulting with other staff regarding mental illness and treatments Supervising mental health counselors Determining if somebody needs to be placed on suicide observation status and when they can be removed from that status Participating in performance improvement activities Performing administrative duties including keeping accurate records of detainee/inmate contact, documenting all services provided and filling out required reports and analyses as required Consulting with the Physician or Psychiatrist as needed to determine the proper health care needs of the detainee/inmate

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