Cook County Health · 3 hours ago
PSYCHOLOGIST - JTDC
Cook County, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expCook County Health is seeking a Psychologist for the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) to manage clinical patient care for youths and adolescents. The role involves overseeing mental health services, providing therapy, and coordinating with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure comprehensive treatment for residents.
Health CareHospital
Responsibilities
Coordinates the duties and tasks of the multi-disciplinary unit Mental Health team to carry out a 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, 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
Monitors resident’s adherence to treatment and behavioral plans, and collaborate with the Unit Teams regarding resident management and appropriate formal and information sanctions
Provides direct individual and group therapy to resident patients for identified individuals, with emphasis on the more complex and difficult cares
Works with parent or guardian 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
Performs clinical rounds with accompanying documentation according to the frequency
Documents all clinical encounters with the patient's records
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 JTDC staff in specific treatment, behavioral plans and review of progress for residents
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 residents (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 strategies
Provides responses to JTDC, resident 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 Interagency Agreement between the Office of the Chief Judge and CCHHS, 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 JTDC, Directors, and other staff
Involves mental health designee in the review of all incident and disciplinary reports generated for mental health residents and provides necessary input regarding the resident'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 reports
Differentiates between Self Injurious Behavior intent to commit suicide, v. alternative motivation and follow-up with corresponding treatment plans
Counsels residents 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 resident'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 residents 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
Qualification
Required
Licensed in the State of Illinois (Doctoral Clinical Psychologist with a PhD or PsyD) is 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 proof at time of interview)
Completion of a PhD or PsyD from an American Psychological Association accredited graduate program is required. (Must provide official transcripts at time of interview)
A minimum of five (5) years of behavioral health services delivery directed to youth experience is required
A minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible clinical or administrative supervision of mental health professionals and programs focused on youth and/or adolescents is required
Prior experience providing patient care or support to youth and/or adolescent populations is required
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification is required. (If already obtained, must provide proof at time of interview)
Preferred
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
Benefits
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)
Company
Cook County Health
Cook County Health is the safety net for health care serves as the primary public provider of comprehensive medical services.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education
2024-05-21Grant
Leadership Team
Erik Mikaitis
Chief Executive Officer
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