Mental Health Providers needed in Live Oak, FL

$30 - 44/HR | W2 - Locums

LCSW, LMHC, LMFT

Amergis Healthcare Staffing is one of the major locum tenens agencies rated top 2 Forbes in healthcare staffing agencies. We fill physician, nurse practitioner, and mental health professional openings at hospitals, clinics, and various other facilities for both short and long term contracts. We're currently seeking a Mental Health Professional (LCSW, LMFT, and LMHC) to fill an opening in Live Oak , Florida offering competitive pay, flexible schedules, and great work-life balance.

Location: Live Oak, FL

Details & Responsibilities -

• Competitive Pay + medical/dental/vision benefits for full-time providers

• Flexible full-time schedule

• 8 or 10 hour shifts

• 4 10's M-Th or T-Fr

• No call or weekends required

• Start Date: ASAP

• Credentialing Estimate: 1- 2 months

• This position provides mental health care to a population with mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities and high risk for suicide and self-injury. Develop Mental Health treatment plans to serve as the basis for treatment. Provide individual and group therapy. Perform routine mental health assessments and interviews to determine progress. Update diagnosis and psychiatric needs levels. Referrals to psychology for more complex psychological assessment. Provide information to psychiatry to include client history, previous diagnoses, and alternative treatment available. Assures both emergency and non-emergency transfer for inmates experiencing acute mental health crisis. Assures continuity of care for patients by making appropriate referral and providing necessary information and documentation for transition to receiving units, facilities, or agencies.

Required Qualifications

• Active/Unrestricted FL License

• Provisional not accepted

• BLS/ACLS Certification

• Master's Degree

Why Work with Amergis -

• Connecting you to work that matters. Amergis is committed to providing a direct line to work that matters the most to you. Our strong understanding of the healthcare marketplace enables us to connect top healthcare talent to a variety of organizations. We service nearly every sector of the healthcare industry, ensuring a patient in need never goes without care.

• Access to a wide variety of settings. As one of the biggest agencies in the industry, working with Maxim opens doors for you across a wide variety of settings. We work regularly with hospitals, commercial & community clinics, correctional facilities, med-legal clinics, and corporate occupational med positions.

• Flexible, short & long-term contracts. Whether you need a short-term contract in between jobs, or looking for a long-term career, we have contracts of varying lengths from 3-12 months. For those looking for something longer, the majority of our contracts can also be extended on an ongoing basis