Desoto County Sherriff's Office Clinician

Job Details

Job Location

1700 EDUCATION AVE - PUNTA GORDA, FL

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

Graduate Degree

Salary Range

$50627.20 - $59987.20 Salary / year

Job Category

Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

Sign-on Bonus : $4,000

• Working in conjunction with the Desoto County Sheriff's Office, the employee will be responsible for the outreach, coordination, education and follow up of services for Desoto County Residents.
• Work with individuals and families to prevent crisis and promote treatment engagement, while assessing risk ongoing.
• May help individuals deal with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; suicide; stress management; financial issues; and issues associated with the aging and mental and emotional health.
• Refer individuals to various social services in Desoto and surrounding counties
• Provides for monitoring, engagement, and coordination with the Sherriff' Office personnel and CBHC and other behavioral health providers, providing interventions to persons presenting in crisis.
• Receive referrals from the Sheriff' Office members (typically individuals with many dispatches for MH related issues and senior referrals), schools and from providers, monitoring of those identified in need of services (and often) encouragement to engage in treatment to try and avert persons 'falling through the cracks.'
• Maintain accurate, complete and up-to-date documentation in accordance with the internal and external audit standards
• Provide clinical services as needed, cooperating with agency staff and external partners, and interacting with the community on behalf of the program
• Perform screenings and other clinical services
• A proactive position so we are not responding in an immediate crisis, but rather when there are a few red flags that might be higher risk and not engaging in treatment.

What We Offer

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance.

Qualifications