Mental Health Professional
Job in
Florence, Pinal County, Arizona, 85179, USA
Listing for:
Wexford Health Sources, Inc.
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-25
Job specializations:
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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POSITION: Mental Health Professional
SCHEDULE: Full-Time
FACILITY: Pinal County Jail
LOCATION: Florence, AZ
A Job Should be
MORE than just a paycheck.
Wexford Health Sources, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest correctional health care providers. Over the past 30 years, our team of dedicated clinical professionals has helped millions of justice-involved patients receive life-changing medical and mental health services.
The majority of our patients come from marginalized or impoverished backgrounds. In many cases, our doctors, nurses, and behavioral health professionals represent the patient’s first experience with quality, compassionate health care.
We heal and rehabilitate thousands of incarcerated patients every day.
When you join Wexford Health, you do MORE than just further your career. You also become part of a team—a family—whose mission is to care for patients that cannot care for themselves.
You change lives.
You make a difference.
If you are looking for a position that empowers you to do MORE, then look at Wexford Health.
Benefits
We’re proud to offer a competitive benefits package including:
- Annual review with performance increase
- Generous paid-time off program that combines vacation and sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Comprehensive health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Dental and Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement saving plans
- Company-paid short-term disability
- Healthcare and dependent care spending account
Position Summary
The Mental Health Professional is a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team and provides clinically appropriate services under the clinical direction of the Associate Director, Mental Health Programs. The Mental Health Professional will provide mental health screenings and assessments, clinical watches, treatment groups and individual sessions, as well as other clinically related activities.
Responsibilities
Provide clinical services, including screening, assessment, treatment planning and crisis intervention.Perform individual and group therapeutic counseling.Perform administrative consultations for specialized social services as determined by the specific needs of the Institution.Interview inmates to obtain information concerning medical history, mental health history, or other pertinent information.Observe inmates to detect indications of abnormal behavior.Review results of tests, treatment plans and treatment cases with the behavioral health team to evaluate client needs and implement treatment.Coordinate psychiatry services, which includes but is not limited to tracking and triaging patients’ requests or staff referrals for psychotropic meds; administrative duties for psychiatry visits; tracking psychiatry services provided including signed consents and obtaining refusals.Plan and administer therapeutic treatment such as counseling, behavior modification and psychosocial education to assist inmates in managing their mental disorders and other interpersonal or environmental problems.Discuss progress toward treatment goals with inmates and ensure that the treatment plan is completed in a timely manner, adhered to as the barometer for treatment and is reflected in the progress notes.Consult with behavioral health team concerning treatment plan and amends plan as described.Assist in planning and implementing the goals and objectives of programs and projects. May direct special projects as requested.Experience working effectively with a multi-disciplinary treatment team, providing clinical supervision, performing consultation and teaching others.Provide the necessary preparation of documentation, necessary records and reports.Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings.Provide documentation in accordance with unit policies, procedures, and facility policies when recommended and/or indicated.Participate in mandatory as well as elective educational activities as well as orientation of new staff, and inmate orientation.Attend weekly staff meetings and follow all team/unit protocols.Adhere to safety and security policies, and participate in disaster drills.Follow security regulations and policies, with consideration of clinical factors.Comple…
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