Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Job description

TK Health is now hiring a Licensed Mental Health Counselor!

Location: Sevier County Jail - Sevierville, TN

24 Hours Per Week

A master's degree with licensure as a LPC, LMSW, LADC, or LMFT is required.

The role of the counselor is to assess, evaluate and coordinate mental health care for incarcerated individuals and formulate individualized release plans to coordinate a continuum of care.

Responsibilities:

• Assesses psychiatric emergencies and provides crisis intervention to emotionally distressed and mentally ill inmates
• Conducts evaluations of inmates for the purpose of suicide intervention and prevention
• Coordinates inmate care with Facility, and medical staff to ensure inmates' special needs are addressed
• MAT/substance abuse counseling
• Develops Individualized Treatment Plans for psychiatric inmates who require intensive behavior management; completes referrals to Provider for medication management services
• Promotes linkages with community mental health agencies, other support services and families for inmate care and coordination for continuum of care; including discharge planning; collaborates with community health providers for inmates who are enrolled clients
• Completes inmate need assessments and develops individualized release plans for inmates suffering from mental illness to connect inmates with appropriate services in the community
• Maintains the safety and security of staff and inmates when making clinical decisions regarding inmates
• Participates in on-call responsibilities for off-hours MHP coverage
• Provides mental health training for jail staff as needed
• Completes other job duties as assigned