Contract Psychologist / Licensed Mental Health Professional — Secure Juvenile Behavioral Health, Eldora (816 hrs/wk $80$90)

Adelphi seeks a licensed mental health professional to provide on-site therapeutic services in a secure juvenile behavioral health facility in Hardin County, Iowa.

Job ID: BD-1440-03

Location and Schedule

• Location: Hardin County (Eldora area), Iowa
• Service setting: Secure juvenile behavioral health facility
• Type: Contract, scheduled on-site services
• Schedule: 8–16 hours per week (mutually agreed)
• Start date: August
• Compensation: $80–$90 per hour

Required Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted Iowa license as Psychologist, LMHC, LISW, LMFT, or equivalent
• Master’s or doctoral degree in a behavioral health field as required by license
• Authorized to provide evaluations, counseling, treatment support, and clinical consultation
• Ability to pass required background screening and provide proof of licensure and insurance
• Ability to maintain timely, comprehensive clinical documentation and meet deadlines
• Compliance with applicable laws and PREA requirements
• Preferred: experience with adolescents/juvenile populations and institutional/correctional behavioral health settings

Core Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial and clinical evaluations
• Provide individual, family, and group therapy
• Support treatment planning and coordinate care with clinical and administrative staff
• Participate in treatment team and mental health department meetings
• Provide clinical consultation and supervision as needed
• Identify and assist with suicide and self-harm risk assessment and mitigation
• Collaborate with facility staff on behavior management and therapeutic interventions
• Maintain accurate, timely professional documentation of all patient contacts
• Meet caseload, clinical, and documentation deadlines
• Provide coverage per the agreed weekly schedule
• Adhere to PREA and all relevant laws, policies, and professional standards