Duration: 06 Months to Long-Term
Schedule: Standard Shift (40 Hours/Week)
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure minimum four (4) LCSWs or LPCs provide on-site mental health assessments 40 hrs/week and 16 hrs on weekends (per Attachment N), on emergency call 24/7.
- Provide telehealth evaluations, in-person evaluation, and intervention as needed
- Coordinate with NSO for implementation of recommended safety plans
- Supervise Nurse Practitioner of Mental Health and mental health professionals
- Ensure psychiatrist available minimum 16 hours per week
- Provide mental health services support to inmates
- Inform Norfolk Community Services Board (NCSB) of current, past, and new clients needing outpatient services
- Ensure NCSB liaison allowed to interview all clients
- Ensure staff trained on symptoms and treatment of suicidal/homicidal inmates
- Establish policies for on-site treatment and referral of suicidal/homicidal inmates
- Ensure qualified mental health personnel perform rounds on isolated inmates minimum once per day
- Alert NSO for mental/medical evaluation if inmate unable to communicate verbally
- Report unusual findings immediately to post control deputy
- Maintain record of rounds with clinical encounters in medical record
- Ensure physical and mental health assessment of isolation inmates every 15 calendar days
- Ensure mental health assessment every 15 calendar days by Licensed Clinical Therapist
- Submit weekly report on suicides, suicide attempts, psychotropic medication, psychiatrist visits, inmates interviewed/evaluated, and NCSB interviews
Qualifications:
- Mental health clinician licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Minimum three (3) years’ experience in correctional mental health care or comparable environment (public health, urgent care, or indigent care)
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About our Company: -
22nd Century Technologies Inc., (TSCTI) is one the fastest growing healthcare staffing companies in the United States. With presence in all 50 States and 6000+ employees nationwide, we have been providing unparallel healthcare and technology staffing services to Public and Private sectors for over 26 years.
Started as a technology staffing company in 1997, we have significantly expanded our healthcare practice to both Clinical and Non-Clinical staffing, serving various facilities, healthcare organizations and government agencies. Our ISO certified staffing practices and technology driven staffing procedures – from recruitment to onboarding, along with an internal pre-vetted resume database of healthcare professionals, enable us to serve our customers with their immediate staffing needs.
TSCTI has extensive experience providing Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists and other Allied Health professionals to various states – California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Vermont, Virginia to name a few, and Our valued relationships with employees as well as commitment to meet and exceed clients’ expectations through our exemplary employees proves our competency in today’s healthcare staffing industry.
Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Pay: $300.00 - $350.00 per hour
Experience:
- Correctional mental health care or comparable environment : 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Mental Health Clinician (VA Licensed) (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Norfolk, VA 23510 (Required)
Work Location: In person
