Job Description

Job Location: Sheboygan County Jail and Detention Center - WI - Sheboygan, WI 53081
Position Type: Full TimeEducation
Level: Graduate Degree
Salary Range: $40.00 - $44.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage: None
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Behavioral Health
Benefits
Referral program
401(k) w/employer match
Health insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Professional Development
Paid Time Off
Disability Insurance
SUMMARY:
Our associates deliver a higher standard of medical care, mental health care, and business services. We maintain professionalism, integrity, and commitment as we solve problems and make lives easier.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Provide behavioral health screening of detainees referred by facility staff or identified by prescreening through booking process or nursing services.
- Provide individual and/or group psychoeducation and skills-based interventions.
- Assist custody and medical staff in the monitoring of behavioral health for referred detainees.
- Coordinate with custody and medical staff in the management and treatment of detainees with behavioral health concerns.
- Monitor and assess therapeutic support of segregated and isolated detainees.
- Support and supplement the activities of county behavioral health services in the stabilization of at-risk detainees.
- Coordinate with county behavioral health services for continuity of care and discharge planning/case management via sharing of pertinent patient information.
- Complete documentation as well as maintain records for referral tracking and continuous quality improvement (CQI).
- Facilitate training on behavioral health related topics as requested.
- Supervise direct reports to deliver quality patient care.
- Conduct orientation, skills evaluation, and quarterly coaching for direct reports in a timely manner.
- Monitor and approve staff time sheets to ensure accuracy.
- Partner with medical staff and management teams to facilitate teamwork to collaboratively accomplish organizational goals.
- Demonstrate commitment and dedication to providing behavioral health support and provide training designed to solve problems and make lives easier.
- Ensure correctional facility policies and procedures are accessible for the behavioral health staff.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.

QualificationsREQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Master’s Degree in a behavioral/social science field (e.g., Psychology, Social Work) from an accredited college or university required. (**Depending on the state regulations, a bachelor’s degree may be sufficient.)
- Current licensure with clinical specialty in the state from the appropriate state licensing board required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) or CPR certification required (or must be willing to obtain).
- Valid driver’s license and ability to drive a motor vehicle required.
- Must be able to practice independently required.