Mental Health Clinician

About Us:

For over 32 years, CPS Healthcare has been more than a healthcare provider—we’ve been a trusted partner to the communities and correctional facilities we serve. As a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), we bring both expertise and heart to every patient interaction, knowing that thoughtful care can change lives. Every day, our team works side by side to provide compassionate, evidence-based medical and behavioral health services that make a real difference for those who need it most.

Location: Suffolk County House of Correction, Boston, MA

Job Summary:

CPS Healthcare is seeking a compassionate and skilled Mental Health Clinician to join our corrections team. In this role, you will provide assessment, treatment, and support services to individuals within a correctional facility, addressing a wide range of mental health needs. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement treatment plans, provide crisis intervention, and promote mental wellness in a secure environment. The ideal candidate is experienced in working with diverse populations, possesses strong clinical judgment, and demonstrates the ability to balance therapeutic care with the unique challenges of a correctional setting.

Responsibilities:

• Provides diagnostic assessment, crisis intervention and psychotherapeutic services to an inmate population
• Responsible for completing progress notes and ensuring that documentation meets quality standards
• Interrelates and works effectively with other mental health services staff, medical personnel, CPS administration, inmates and' outside support agencies.
• Maintains a safe environment for staff, patients and visitors in accordance with CPS/County established policies and procedures.
• Participates fully in all site-based performance improvement activities in accordance with job responsibilities.
• Promotes effective working relations as part of a department/unit team to facilitate the department/units to meet its goals and objectives.
• Attends required safety training programs and understands responsibilities related to general safety, departmental/service safety, and job-specific hazards.
• It is an essential part of the job that CPS can ask the employee to work beyond his/her regularly scheduled hours.
• Follows all security rules and regulations.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Schedule:

Full-time evening shift (Tue–Sat): 12:00–8:00 PM weekdays and 8:00 AM–4:00 PM Saturdays, with Sundays and Mondays off.

Competitive pay and benefits offered

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology, counseling psychology or related field.
• Professional experience providing group and individual mental health counseling, diagnosis and treatment of major mental disorders, crisis intervention and/or psychological evaluation techniques [when applicable].
• Must be licensed in Massachusetts as an LCSW, LICSW, or LMHC.
• Must successfully pass a facility background check.

Thank you for your interest in CPS Healthcare! We look forward to connecting with you to learn more about your goals and explore this opportunity together. You can reach us at recruitment@cpsmh.org.