Primary Care Physician

AvaMed Inc is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities / CDCR. At the moment we are in URGENT need of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located in San Quentin, CA.

Position Details :

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Full-Time

Location : San Quentin, CA

Schedule : Monday-Friday 7am-3pm

Rate : $75 / hr-$80 / hr

Status : 1099

Job Description :

• 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;
• g. Consults on complex cases with supervisor, treatment team members, and with CDCR institutional health care personnel, and other divisions within the department;
• h. Documents all care provided to the inmate, including face-to-face contacts and Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IOTTs) meetings;
• i. Monitors inmate progress using CDCR Mental Health approved documentation formatting for progress notes;
• j. Effectively applies community standard of practices for non-medical treatment modalities and ethical standards;

k. Performs mental status exam (MSE) in face-to-face clinical interviews.

p. Performs pre-release functions for releasing patient-inmates / youths, to include patient education, while facilitating transition to county mental health and community mental health treatment programs.

Please submit a copy of your resume and one of our team members will reach out to you ASAP.