Mental Health Coordinator Psychologist

Schedule: Full-Time / 40 hours per week
Facility: Orleans Justice Center
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

About Us

At Wexford Health Sources, Inc., we are dedicated to providing quality health care services to justice-involved patients. With over 30 years of experience, our team of clinical professionals has helped millions of patients receive life-changing medical and mental health services.

We serve a population that often faces significant challenges, including marginalized or impoverished backgrounds. Our doctors, nurses, and behavioral health professionals provide compassionate care, representing many patients' first experience with quality health care.

We heal and rehabilitate thousands of incarcerated patients every day, changing lives and making a difference in the communities we serve.

Become Part of Our Team

If you're looking for a career that empowers you to make a positive impact, consider joining Wexford Health. We offer a supportive work environment, opportunities for growth and development, and a chance to be part of a team that truly cares about the well-being of others.

Benefits:
Performance check-ins with annual merit increase
Generous paid-time off program that combines vacation and sick leave
Paid holidays
Comprehensive health insurance through BlueCross BlueShield
Dental and Vision insurance
401(k) retirement saving plan
Company-paid short-term disability
Healthcare and dependent care spending account
Continuing education options

Job Summary
The Lead Mental Health Professional Coordinator Psychologist provides clinically appropriate services under the clinical direction of the Mental Health Director. This role includes providing mental health screenings and assessments, treatment groups and individual sessions, as well as other clinically related activities.

Key Responsibilities:
Provides clinical services, including screening, assessment, treatment planning, and crisis intervention.
Performs individual and group therapeutic counseling.
Interviews inmates to obtain information concerning medical history, mental health history, or other pertinent information.
Observes inmates to detect indications of abnormal behavior.
Reviews results of tests, treatment plans, and treatment cases with the behavioral health team to evaluate client needs and implement treatment.
Coordinates 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.
Plans and administers therapeutic treatment such as counseling, behavior modification, and psychosocial education to assist inmates in managing their mental disorders and other interpersonal or environmental problems.
Discusses progress toward treatment goals with inmates and ensures that the treatment plan is completed in a timely manner, adhered to as the barometer for treatment and is reflected in the progress notes.
Consults with behavioral health team concerning treatment plan and amends plan as described.
Assists in planning and implementing the goals and objectives of programs and projects. May direct special projects as requested.
Works effectively with a multi-disciplinary treatment team, providing clinical supervision, performing consultation, and teaching others.
Provides necessary preparation of documentation, necessary records, and reports.
Participates in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings.
Provides documentation in accordance with unit policies, procedures, and facility policies when recommended and/or indicated.
Participates in mandatory as well as elective educational activities as well as orientation of new staff, and inmate orientation.
Attends staff meetings and follows all team/unit protocols.
Adheres to safety and security policies, and participates in disaster drills.
Follows security regulations and policies, with consideration of clinical factors.
Completes case management responsibilities as required.
Completes chart reviews as required.
Engages in internal audit preparation and review process as directed by the Mental Health Director.
Appropriately recommends/offers input to multi-disciplinary team for transfers to alternate levels of care, and/or grade changes when requested.
Participates in all mental health watches and log entries as directed. Read more