About this role
💚 Part Time QMHP | Worth County Jail | New Site Launch
📍 Worth County Jail | Georgia
📅 New SHP Site Launching December 1, 2026
🕒 8 Hours Per Week
💼 Part Time
🧠 Bring Behavioral Health Care Where It Matters
Southern Health Partners is launching a new correctional healthcare program at Worth County Jail , and were looking for a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) to join our team.
This is a unique opportunity to provide meaningful behavioral health services in a structured, secure environment while helping establish a new SHP healthcare program from the ground up.
With a schedule of just 8 hours per week , this role can be an excellent fit for a mental health professional looking to make a difference while maintaining flexibility in their schedule.
🩺 What Youll Do
As a QMHP, youll provide behavioral health services to patients within the correctional setting and work alongside the SHP healthcare team to support their mental and emotional well-being.
Responsibilities may include:
- Providing behavioral health assessments and services
- Identifying mental health needs and developing appropriate treatment recommendations
- Providing individual counseling and supportive interventions
- Monitoring patients for changes in mental or behavioral health status
- Collaborating with medical and behavioral health team members
- Documenting assessments, services, and patient progress
- Assisting with continuity of behavioral healthcare
- Supporting patients with mental health needs within a safe and secure environment
- Helping establish effective behavioral health processes as part of a new site launch
🌟 A Different Kind of Behavioral Health Setting
Correctional healthcare gives you the opportunity to reach a population that may have limited access to consistent behavioral healthcare.
At Worth County Jail , youll work in a structured environment with the support of an interdisciplinary healthcare team while helping build a new program from the beginning.
One facility. One team. A meaningful opportunity to make a difference.
Qualifications
📋 Qualifications
Candidates must meet the requirements for a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) and hold one of the following credentials:
- Psychiatric Registered Nurse (Psych RN)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Licensed Professional Social Worker (LCSW)
Additional qualifications include:
- Current and unrestricted professional license in the state of Georgia
- Current CPR certification, as applicable to discipline
- Behavioral health or mental health experience
- Strong assessment, communication, and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with the healthcare team
- Commitment to providing compassionate, professional behavioral healthcare
- Ability to work effectively within a secure correctional environment
💚 Part Time Perks
Part Time team members enjoy benefits and perks designed to support your professional growth:
- 💵 Bi-Weekly Direct Deposit
- 💰 401(k) after 1 Year
- 🧠 Employee Assistance Program
- 📚 Monthly Continuing Education Hours
- 🎓 Tuition Discounts & Reimbursement
- ⚕️ Company-Paid Professional Liability Coverage
- 🤝 Referral Bonus
- 🔐 Safe & Secure Work Environment
🌟 Help Build Something New
Southern Health Partners has provided quality healthcare services in correctional facilities for more than 30 years.
Now, we're bringing that experience to Worth County Jail .
If you're a mental health professional looking for a focused 8-hour-per-week opportunity where your expertise can make a real difference, wed love to have you help us launch this new healthcare program.
Stay Connected
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All applicants are subject to pre-employment screening, which may include a background check and drug screening.