Armor Correctional Health Services - Portland, ME
posted 16 days ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Portland, ME
Hospitals
About the position
Great outcomes start with great people and Armor has an exciting opportunity for a Licensed Behavioral Health Professional to join our team at Cumberland County Jail in Portland, ME.
Responsibilities
- Provide a wide range of psychosocial assessments and preliminary diagnostic impression, counseling therapy, crisis intervention, and/or case management services to patients in a correctional facility as part of an established multidisciplinary treatment team and behavioral health program
- Collect supporting information about patients through interview, case history, psychological tests, and/or observational techniques
- Evaluate data to identify causes of problems and determine proper therapeutic approach or referral to other specialists
- Provide crisis management counseling, and/or short term therapy to patients as appropriate
- Prepare treatment and follow-up care programs
- Provide therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as required
- Demonstrate knowledge of DSM-5 criteria and appropriate intervention for each entity
- Consult with other behavioral health practitioners and related staff, as appropriate, in the performance of therapeutic and/or casework
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Social Work or related field
- Current state Mental Health Professional license
- Current CPR certification
- Ability to pass pre-employment Level 2 clearance to include background check and drug screen
