Job Posting: May 16, 2022, 8:54:46 PM Closing Date: Jun 16, 2022, 4:59:00 AM Full-time Shift Start Time: 9:00 A.M. Shift End Time: 5:00 P.M.
Collective Bargaining Unit: SEIU Local 73 Drs Council Local 20 Posting Salary: COMPETITIVE
LOCATION: Cermak Health Services, 2800 S California Ave, Chicago, IL 60608 / Mental Health (Correctional Psychiatry)
SHIFT: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Applicants may apply for this position online or submit a resume/ CV to the following email address: CermakRecruit@cookcountyhhs.org . When submitting a resume/CV by email, you must include the job title and posting number in the subject line of your email. An application or resume/CV must be filed for each position which interests you.
To receive Veteran Preference, appropriate discharge papers must be attached to the online application or must be included with your emailed resume/CV. Please refer to Veteran Preference document requirements listed on the bottom of this posting.
JOB SUMMARY
The Correctional Psychologist works under the supervision of the Chief Psychologist and the Director of Mental Health, Cermak Health Services of Cook County Health & Hospitals System (CCHHS), with clinical patient management by the responsible Unit Psychiatrist and Chief of Psychiatry. Participates in and oversees the orderly management, operation, and delivery of a comprehensive continuum of mental health services in the acute, residential care, and/or outpatient unit as well as the receiving and emergency/urgent care areas. This includes the behavioral health delivery system to identify and manage all mental health recipient detainees admitted to the Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC) and/or housed in those divisions/units.
The mission of these specific mental health receiving, treatment, and housing units is to provide for the safe and human identification and management of detainees with serious or other mental illnesses within the Cook County Department of Corrections environment. These mental health areas entail intensive and structured mental health program services using a multi-disciplinary Unit Team approach, which incorporates all level of clinical, medical , nursing, and custody staff. The Treatment Team include the assigned psychologist, psychiatrist, licensed social worker/licensed professional counselor, unlicensed mental health specialist, expression therapist and reentry social worker, relevant nurse, and primary care physician as well as the CCDOC custody personnel, respective Corrections Rehabilitation Worker (CRW) and other Sheriff's Department personal as appropriate.
The unit and program goals, to be enacted by the Unit Director: providing screening, assessment and diagnostic systems, and a therapeutic housing environment for mentally ill pretrial and sentenced detainees. To facilitate institutional adjustment and development of the detainees coping skills and attaining a level of functioning sufficient for return to a general population or community setting, in preparation for post-release linkage programming.
Typical Duties
* Coordinates the duties and tasks of the multi-disciplinary Unit Mental Health Team to carry
out full range of mental health screening, evaluation and services, programs therapeutic
activities/recreation and community reentry intervention.
* Provides clinical oversight to mental health staff requiring a preceptor/sponsor (unlicensed
staff, students, interns, residents and fellows)
* Conducts Unit Team meetings and multi-disciplinary staffing and participates in treatment plan
and behavioral plan development, implementation, completion and monitoring.
* Implements defined mental health classification, admission and discharge criteria, monitor
detainee adherence to treatment and behavioral plans, and collaborate with the Unit Teams regarding
detainee management and appropriate formal and information sanctions.
* Provides direct individual and group therapy to detainee patients for identified individuals,
with emphasis on the more complex and difficult cares.
* Works with detainees to obtain Release of Information for health records, contact with
agencies and community based organization and family.
* Responds to contacts while on-call according to the established rotation and schedule.
* Responds to all pages and telephone contacts when providing on-call coverage and ensures
follow through on signature of any verbal orders given.
* Initiates admission and discharge orders for patient with infirmary stays.
* Performs clinical rounds with accompanying documentation according to the frequency.
* Documents all clinical encounters with the patient's records.
* Determines patient competency to consent to treatment.
* Coordinates psychiatry services with mental health services, clinical scheduling, in
consultation with the Unit Psychiatrist.
* Ensures timely and accurate patient specific treatment plan development and completion.
* Involves Cermak and CCDOC staff in specific treatment, behavioral plans and review of progress
for detainees.
* Develops treatment plans and conducts treatment team meetings with staffing (including
patient's participation according to established timelines with policy).
* Participates in release planning for detainees (community based mental health services).
* Collaborates with CQI team to include mental health activities and elements specific to the
respective unit operation.
* Engages with Mental Health CQI and Suicide Prevention Committee.
* Provides responses to CCDOC, detainee grievances, family inquiries, attorney and other
request.
* Develops summary of events for assigned mortality or morbidity review for identified
situations/incidents; obtains medical records relevant to the patient's history.
* Provides input regarding Psychological Autopsy or sentinel review for Self-Injurious Behavior,
suicide attempt, morbidity or mortality review.
* Establishes unit based statistical reporting mechanisms in response to the needs identified by
the Department of Justice, the Agreed Order, CQI initiatives, studies, findings and corrective
orders.
* Oversees and participates in the provision of individual and group counseling and therapy to
include psycho-educational and cognitive/dialectical behavior therapy.
* Conducts peer reviews and charts for documentation.
* Communicates routinely both formally and informally with CCDOC, Directors, Superintendents and
other staff.
* Involves mental health designee in the review of all incident and disciplinary reports
generated for mental health detainees and provides necessary input regarding the detainee's mental
status.
* Ensures staff designee completion of segregation screens and segregation, including protective
custody and rounds.
* Tracks all unit-based program activities and times; disciplinary reports and segregation
referrals, screens and rounds interventions and outcome.
* Completes or delegates completion of a Self-Injury Behavior Occurrence Report.
* Differentiates between Self Injurious Behavior intent to commit suicide, v. alternative
motivation and follow-up with corresponding treatment plans.
* Counsels detainees about compliance with prescribed psychotropic medication.
* Provides verbal and written orders to nursing in emergent situations for enforced psychotropic
medication.
* Develops team training for unit staff.
* Conducts performance evaluations and documents corrective action.
* Communicates with community mental health providers to continue continuity of care.
* Communicates with the Illinois Department of Correction to insure the detainee's continuity of
care upon sentencing/transferring.
* Collaborates and generates movement among the various levels of treatment and levels of
custody to ensure continuity of care and medication consistency and availability.
* Monitors medication compliance for detainees prescribed psychotropic medications.
* Assures suicide prevention strategies are in place on the respective units and staff
familiarity.
* Cooperates in staff investigations.
* Responds to subpoenas, court orders and provides necessary court testimony including for
involuntary medications.
* Reports situations of unusual occurrences and sentinel events.
* Complies with the personnel rules and regulations of Cook County, Cermak Health Services, and
CCDOC.
* Performs other duties as assigned, within position and licensure/discipline.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be licensed in the State of Illinois (Doctoral Clinical Psychologist with a PhD or PsyD), required.
- Completion of a pre-doctoral internship at a program accredited by the American Psychological Association or listed with the Association of Psychology Post-Doctoral & Internship Centers (APPIC) is required. (Must provide certification of completion at time of credentialing)
- Completion of a PhD or PsyD from an American Psychological Association accredited graduate program (In Adult Psychiatry) is required. (Must provide copy of official transcripts and diploma)
- A minimum of five (5) years of behavioral health services delivery experience is required.
- A minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible clinical or administrative supervision of mental health professionals and programs is required.
- Must be Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified, required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Forensic or correctional supervised training and/or work experience is preferred.
- Experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is preferred.
- Experience in Electronic Medical Record (Epic, Cerner, Centricity or other forms) is preferred.
- Experience in working with public health is preferred.
- Experience in dealing with mentally ill, developmentally disable, co-morbid and substance abuse patients is preferred.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish or English/Polish) is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics
* Experience in dealing with special needs population including the mentally ill,
developmentally disabled and co-morbid and/or chemically dependent
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary to communicate with all levels of
staff and a patient population composed of diverse cultures and age groups
* Demonstrate infection control practices
* Demonstrate superb hand washing and sanitizing practices
* Demonstrate analytical and organizational, problem-solving, critical thinking, and conflict
management/resolutions skills
* Strong attention to detail, accuracy and precision
* Ability to adhere to department policies and standards utilizing best practices incorporating
the use of electronic health record (EHR)
* Ability to work and make sound judgments in a stressful and fast paced environment.
* Ability to maintain a professional demeanor and composure when challenged
* Ability to function autonomously and as a team member in a multidisciplinary team
* Ability to train by presenting concepts and demonstrating tasks
* Ability to perform accurate and reliable mathematical calculations
* Ability to see and hear clearly (including with correction)
* Ability to tolerate exposure to unpleasant noise, odor and temperature and follow hospital
protocol
Must successfully meet the credentialing standards established by the Cook County Health System to include a State of Illinois MD license and any other license, certification, or specialized training, etc. no later than two (2) weeks prior to the candidate's start date.
VETERAN PREFERENCE
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When applying for employment with the Cook County Health & Hospitals System, preference is given to honorably discharged Veterans who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States for not less than 6 months of continuous service:
To take advantage of this preference a Veteran must :
- Meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
- Identify self as a Veteran on the employment application by answering yes to the question by answering yes to the question, "Are you a Military Veteran?"
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* Attach a copy of their DD 214, DD 215 or NGB 22 (Notice of Separation at time of application filing. Please note: If you have multiple DD214s, 215s, or NGB 22S, Please submit the one with the latest date. Coast Guard must submit a certified copy of the military separation from either the Department of Transportation (Before 9/11) or the Department of Homeland Security (After 9/11). Discharge papers must list and Honorable Discharge Status. Discharge papers not listing an Honorable Discharge Status are not acceptable \
OR
If items are not attached, you will not be eligible for Veteran Preference
VETERANS MUST PROVIDE ORIGINAL APPLICABLE DISCHARGE PAPERS OR APPLICABLE STATE ID CARD OR DRIVER'S LICENSE AT TIME OF INTERVIEW.
Benefits Package
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Basic Term Life Insurance
- Pension Plan and Deferred Compensation Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick Time
- You may also qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
For further information on our excellent benefits package, please click on the following link: http://www.cookcountyrisk.com/
Degrees awarded outside of the United States with the exception of those awarded in one of the United States' territories and Canada must be credentialed by an approved U.S. credential evaluation service belonging to the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE). Original credentialing documents must be presented at time of interview.
*Please note all offers of Employment are contingent upon the following conditions: satisfactory professional & employment references, healthcare and criminal background checks, appropriate licensure/certifications and the successful completion of a physical and pre-employment drug screen.
*CCHHS is strictly prohibited from conditioning, basing or knowingly prejudicing or affecting any term or aspect of County employment or hiring upon or because of any political reason or factor.
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