#LI-jobpost

Are you passionate about providing quality patient care to underserved populations? Ro Health is hiring for a talented LPCC for a position with a California State Prison!

Why Ro Health:

• Preferred partner of choice to correctional facilities across eight states
• Higher pay for candidates with prior correctional health experience
• Travel pay package and overtime pay options available
• Training and orientation upon start with ongoing administrative and clinical support
• Various career development opportunities
• Commuter benefits up to $315/month through our partnership with Edenred
• Healthcare benefits for eligible providers

Overview:

• In-person
• Lancaster, CA
• Monday - Thursday 7am-5:30pm

Responsibilities:

• Periodically serve on-call during scheduled workdays for patient emergencies, provide consultation and crisis intervention services on an as-needed basis.
• Conduct initial mental health (MH) evaluations including criminal, psychological, and substance abuse case history to assess patient current needs and make treatment recommendations in the initial evaluation.
• Conduct clinically sound suicide risk evaluations, including clinical review, applying suicide risk assessment protocols, pertinent data/chart reviews, proper documentation, and consultations as needed.
• Meet with patients for crisis intervention, group psychotherapy, in-person interviews, etc. The clinician may be required to provide clinical, in-person interviews at cell fronts in inmate housing units.
• Identify the relevant signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders in order to comprehensively assess, diagnose and manage the presenting symptoms, consults with medical personnel regarding the findings of medical examinations and evidence of organic disturbances related to behavior disorders, and with nursing, social work, education, custody and other staff regarding precipitating events, complications, and potential for adjustment.
• Write clinical reports regarding diagnoses and prognoses and develop treatment plans that reflect the standard of practice.
• Consult on complex cases with supervisor, treatment team members, CDCR/CCHCS institutional health care personnel, and other divisions within the department.
• Document all care provided to the patient, including in-person contacts and Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDTT) meetings.
• Monitor patient progress using CDCR/CCHCS MH approved documentation formatting for progress notes.
• Effectively apply community standard of practice for non-medical treatment modalities and ethical standards.
• Perform mental status exam (MSE) in-person clinical interviews.
• Examine patient information from electronic medical record, inpatient record, custody file, institutional chronos, probation reports, court records, and other available documents to assist in the formulation of patient diagnosis and aid in the development of patient treatment plans. Conduct health education and develop additional resources for patients.
• Assist patients in applying for entitlement benefits community programs, and services.
• Facilitate patient transition between various settings within the institution/facility.
• Perform pre-release functions for releasing patients, to include patient education, while facilitating transition to county MH, county medical services and community MH treatment programs including county addiction services; coordinate discharge planning activities and act as resource on accessing appropriate community support and services to be utilized upon release.
• Perform medical social work functions as needed.
• Participate in and/or lead IDTT and other multidisciplinary meetings, develop, monitor, and modify individualized patient treatment plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, identify and recommend appropriate services and level of care based on assessment and, where applicable, civil or penal code commitment.
• Develop and distribute draft and final discharge plans.
• Provide relatives/caregivers with information concerning patients in person, by phone, or by correspondence as approved by the supervisor and only after receiving the patient signed release of information for that specific individual.
• Develop a therapeutic relationship with the patients, families, and caretakers as assigned by the supervisor in order to enhance effective treatment delivery.
• Protect and maintain safety and security of property, including documentation of unusual occurrences and inventory control of psychological testing material, reference material, computers, and other equipment.

Qualifications:

• 1 year of experience as a LPCC within the last 3 years
• Valid CPR/BLS Card from the American Heart Association
• Proof of negative TB test within the past year
• Up-to–date immunization records
• Ability to pass a background check

Benefits (eligibility dependent on employment status):

• Paid time off
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401K with employer matching
• Direct deposit
• Single point of contact

Does this role sound like the right fit for you? Apply today! For any inquiries, please email corrections@rohealth.com or call 562-478-4977.

About Ro Health

Ro Health is a rapidly growing healthcare staffing agency. We have over a decade of experience supplying facilities with kind, caring, and professional healthcare providers. The success of Ro Health depends on the success of our providers, driving our efforts to focus on how we can improve their experience and performance as they continue to deliver exceptional patient care to the communities we serve.