Mental Health Clinician

Extended Job Title
Mental Health Clinician
Position Description
This a responsible professional position with limited administrative and supervisory duties at the unit level. Specific duties include testing, psychological evaluation and diagnostic services as well as counseling assigned patient caseload. This position functions under the supervision of a higher level licensed psychologist, but the individual has full professional responsibility for higher actions and advice.
Requisition
40491
Travel Required
None
Pay Grade Maximum
Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website.
Major/Essential Functions

• Inmate risk management
• Detection of severe mental illness in all inmate interaction
• General inmate management of severely mentally ill and at risk inmates
• Process referrals to the medical and mental health providers
• Completes referrals to crisis management
• Correct and thorough completion of all types of clinical interviews. Completes all daily documentation by the close of business each day.
• Notify security of Inmate protection investigation (IPI) and inmate threats toward others as instructed by the Safe Prisons Plan.
• Processes cancellations of referrals to Behavioral health facility (BHF).
• Assessments written based upon balanced clinical judgement
• Effectively prioritizing job duties while maintaining risk management as a priority. Maintains monthly productivity numbers as set by Behavioral Health Management Team.
• Adheres to all policies and standards.
• Professional growth, development, and utilization of supervision
• Professionally complete other unit specific tasks, including suicide prevention screener and mental health chain in reminders.
• Performs a various to be determined and assigned by the Regional Manager, Senior Director, Direct Supervisor, or designees.
• Conducts telehealth in clinics as assigned
• Ensures all inmate reminders are accurate and complete
• If applicable:
  Facilitate group counseling and treatment planning for inpatient or otherwise assigned, inmates

Grant Funded?
No
Pay Grade Minimum
Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website.
Pay Basis
Hourly
Schedule Details
Monday Thru Friday
Work Location
Amarillo
Department
Psych PAMIO Inpatient Facility
Job Type
Full Time
Pay Statement
Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website at https://app
4.ttuhsc.edu/payplan.
Occasional Duties
Other duties as assigned.
Shift
Day
EEO Statement
All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Required Qualifications

Education:

* Master’s degree in psychology or a related field from an accredited college or university

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