Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) - Corrections

Job Summary

Are you a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) in the State of Nebraska looking for a FRESH START? If so then we can help YOU! Cell Staff is a nationwide healthcare staffing company that has partnered with Correctional Facilities across Nebraska to help them find AMAZING Mental Health Practitioners. We're looking for you to become a valuable part of the behavioral staff in Tecumseh, NE!

Behavioral Healthcare Professions sought:

• Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP)

LMHP Details

• Full Time Schedules

• Primarily Monday through Friday schedule

• Some weekends may be required

• 8 hour shifts available

• Contract Position

LMHP Duties

• Conducts reviews of psychosocial/cultural status and needs of individuals and families served using information from psychological evaluations, social work assessments, individual history, direct clinical observations, and other sources to develop treatment plans and recommend treatment plan changes.

• Counsels individuals in the areas of education, vocation, living skills, and/or interpersonal relationships in a social environment to understand, solve, prevent, and/or cope with, identified needs and problems.

• Provides individual therapeutic interventions following a theory-based approach which uses counseling techniques to deal with thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in the treatment of mental or emotional disorders and maladjustments to relieve emotional distress, attain insight into the nature of the individual's problem and/or assist the person in decision making and acquiring new behavior.

• Provides group therapeutic interventions following a theoretical pattern or modality which utilizes group dynamics to facilitate communicating thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in order to produce changes that help individuals with the group to relieve emotional distress, attain insight into the nature of the participant's problem and/or to improve adaptive functioning, interpersonal relationships and social functioning.

• Provides couples or family therapeutic interventions utilizing evidence and theory-based approaches to motivate and facilitate change in family systems, structures, and communication to reduce and prevent interpersonal violence and promote systemic adaptation, resiliency, hope, and recovery.

• Compiles progress notes and documents assessments and treatment activities to comply with governing standards. Develops treatment plans with input from an interdisciplinary team.

• Provides crisis intervention and conflict resolution.

• Coordinates interdisciplinary team meetings and/or serves as a member to ensure completeness of individual treatment plans or other case management functions or to update treatment plans.

• Confers with treatment team members and others to resolve treatment issues/conflicts interfering with the client's successful completion of treatment services.

• Administers tests and assessment tools that are not regulated by other discipline laws to assess a person's aptitudes, attitudes, abilities, achievements, interests, and personal characteristics in order to facilitate the development of sound treatment plans.

• Designs and presents in-service training in such areas as specialized therapeutic techniques or reviews relevant research to meet training needs and requirements.

• Trains co-workers, as directed, in specific tasks and job practices and procedures of a Mental Health Practitioner to improve performance levels and qualify them for licensure as a Mental Health Practitioner.

LMHP Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited educational institution

• Masters degree required

• Licensed as a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) by the State in which the position is located. The license MUST be in good standing

• 1+ year of relevant Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) experience

• Limited Licenses will not be considered

LMHP Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of: DSM, patterns, and processes of normal growth and development; mental and emotional disorders; behavior management and modification; applied behavior analysis; psycho-educational training; individual, group, and family therapy techniques; system theories and bio-psychosocial intervention theories; social and cultural factors as related to mental health; program-specific treatment issues; applicable agency policies and organizations; program-specific philosophies, policies, and procedures.

• Ability to: demonstrate the application of therapy methods and techniques; communicate in person, by telephone, as a group facilitator, and in written formats with persons served, other staff, families, and other agencies; monitor patient progress and recommend new strategies; prepare written reports; document findings and treatment; conceptualize, integrate and express interdisciplinary input; explain the significance of behavior patterns and signs to patients and other team members.

Cell Staff Core Values

• Create a Team Environment with Family Spirit

• Build Open and Honest Relationships

• Embrace and Drive Change

• Show Humility and Accountability

• Be Passionate and Relentless

LMHP Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Short-Term Disability Insurance

• 401k Retirement Plan

• Competitive Pay Packages

• WEEKLY PAY

• Travel Stipends are available for qualified candidates

Cell Staff is here to offer you something FRESH. We understand you have many options but there really is no one like us and we encourage you to find out why: www.cellstaff.com

We can’t wait to show you how good “GOOD” can be!

Please apply below and one of our recruiters will reach out to you within 24 hours!