CORRECTIONAL MENTAL HEALTH - $275K-350K PER YEAR
Company: CoreCivic
Location: Youngstown
Posted on: October 18, 2024
Job Description:
CoreCivic is seeking a Correctional Mental Health for a job in
Youngstown, Ohio.Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Mental Health
- Discipline: Therapy
- Duration: Ongoing
- Employment Type: Staff$275,000 - $350,000 per year*POSSIBLE
HYBRID SCHEDULE*At CoreCivic, we do more than manage inmates, we
care for people. CoreCivic is currently seeking Psychiatrist who
have a passion for providing the highest quality care in an
institutional setting.The Psychiatrist manages the operation and
provides overall direction and leadership for the provision of the
mental health services in the facility. This position has the
primary responsibility of providing administrative and clinical
coordination for the comprehensive mental health care program for
the inmates/residents.The successful applicant should be able to
perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of
performance consistent with the actual job performance
requirements.
- Report to assigned facility at designated hour to provide
direct patient care and associated clinical duties.
- Participate in civil commitment proceedings.
- Assess and provide a DSM diagnosis as appropriate.
- Prescribe and monitor psychotropic medications.
- Provide a variety of professional services to include
counseling, disease process and central, ordering necessary lab
work and reviewing results.
- Supervise and provide mentorship to other facility based mental
health staff.
- Assess the needs of mental health services, collect and
maintain statistics and data and prepare necessary reports
pertaining to mental health services.
- Evaluate and recommend methods of improving operational
efficiency and cost effectiveness of mental health related
services.
- Accept on call status.
- Provide direct casework services and individual, group and
family counseling to inmates/residents and their families.
- Assist in developing and implementing treatment and therapeutic
programs for assigned inmates/residents; assist inmates/residents
to understand and overcome social and emotional problems.
- Prepare progress reports; provide recommendations regarding
discharge plans; make case presentations; and assist administrative
and medical staff in development of statistical reports on assigned
inmates/residents.
- Serve as mental health staff liaison in group counseling,
volunteer activities and other events designed to promote mental
health services to inmates/residents.
- Assist in supervision of inmates/residents, both within the
facility and while in community activities; promote positive
community relations and utilize community services, as needed.
- Maintain and monitor confidentiality of inmates/residents and
their files; audit files to determine that all services provided
are documented; review status of inmates/residents to verify that
all treatment and therapeutic programs are completed.
- Assist in coordinating professional services provided by
contract personnel, if applicable, and provide for that their needs
to be addressed.
- Prepare and maintain a variety of standard narrative,
statistical, summary and/or operational records, reports and logs,
using appropriate grammar, to include filing, alphabetizing and
labeling; review reports and records produced by staff. Properly
process all reports and documents in a timely manner.
- Attend scheduled staff meetings, group meetings and other staff
and group activities essential for effective program and service
delivery and to promote communications and the proper flow of
relevant information between administration, staff and
inmates/residents.
- Utilize established corporate, facility and correctional
policies and procedures in making decisions, but perform with a
high degree of independence and professional administrative skill
and use sound independent judgment in meeting the responsibilities
and performing the duties of the position.
- Review, process and respond (via corporate counsel) to
lawsuits; attend court hearings, when necessary.
- Read, analyze, comprehend and interpret technical procedures or
governmental regulations, legal and non-legal documents, including
the processing of such documents as medical instructions,
commitment orders, summons and other legal writs.
- Communicate effectively and coherently to administration,
staff, inmates/residents, visitors and the general public,
particularly in situations requiring tact, diplomacy,
understanding, fairness, firmness and good judgment. This includes
giving information, instructions and directions; mediating
disputes; advising of rights and processes; and providing reliable
testimony, in court and other formal settings.
- Maintain equipment and supplies as required, order replacement
items in a timely manner via the purchase order system.
- Endure verbal and mental abuse when confronted with the hostile
views and opinions of inmates/residents and others, e.g. visitors
and family members, encountered in an antagonistic
environment.
- Perform rescue functions at accidents, emergencies and
disasters to include administering basic emergency medical aid,
physically removing people away from dangerous situations, and
securing and evacuating people from confined areas.
- Take appropriate action to prevent or diffuse potentially
disruptive situations.
- Experience exposure to body fluids, wastes and experience
encounter with deceased or contagious persons.
- Endeavor to comply with the requirements of applicable
regulations, laws, rules, procedures, policies, standards and/or
contract.
- Be aware that verbal abuse may be present with the hostile
views and opinions of inmates/residents and others encountered in
an antagonistic environment.
- Establish and maintain effective working relations with others
and handle difficult interpersonal contacts.CoreCivic Job ID
#req26255. Posted job title: Therapy PsychiatristAbout
CoreCivicCoreCivic is a diversified, government-solutions company
with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government
challenges in cost-effective ways. We provide a broad range of
solutions to government partners that serve the public good through
high-quality corrections and detention management, innovative and
cost-saving real estate solutions, and a growing network of
residential and non-residential alternatives to incarceration to
help address America's recidivism crisis.Benefits
- Holiday Pay
- 401k retirement plan
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Life insurance
Keywords: CoreCivic, Warren , CORRECTIONAL MENTAL HEALTH - $275K-350K PER YEAR, Healthcare , Youngstown, Ohio
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