Licensed Clinical Social Worker; LCSW

Ava Med Workforce is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are in URGENT need of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to take on a Part-Time assignment at the correctional facility located in Represa, CA.

• 24 Hours per week
• Location:
  
  Represa, CA
• Schedule:
  
  Any 3 days 7:00am-3:00pm
• Rate: $82/hr ($1,968/week)
• Status:
  Independent Contractor (1099)

Must be licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)

• a. Periodically serves as clinician-of-the-day by being available for on-call during scheduled work days for patient emergencies;
• b. Conducts initial mental health evaluations including criminal, psychological, and substance abuse case history to assess inmate’s current needs and make treatment recommendations in the initial evaluation;
• c. Conducts clinically sound suicide risk evaluations including clinical review, applying suicide risk assessment protocols, pertinent data/chart reviews, proper documentation and consultations as needed;
• d. Meets with mentally ill patient-inmates/youths for crisis intervention, group psychotherapy, face-to-face interviews, etc. May be required to provide clinical, face-to face interviews at cell fronts in inmate housing units. In some institutions, multi-tiered housing units may require the ability to climb stairs and walk long distances;
• e. Identifies the relevant signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders in orders to comprehensively assess diagnose, and manage the presenting symptoms;
• f. Writes clinical reports regarding diagnoses and prognoses and develops treatment plans that reflect the standard of practice;

If you are interested, please submit a copy of your resume and we will reach out to you ASAP.