Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 - 25% Supplement - copy
About The Position
The Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) seeks a Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 to oversee facility behavioral healthcare functions at the Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility. DYS confines felony offenders ages 10–21 who have been adjudicated and committed by Ohio juvenile courts, and provides programming to address youth criminological and behavioral needs. The position supports the agency’s goal of habilitating youth and transforming young lives. Within the scope of practice, the provider performs psychosocial interventions, including individual, family, and group counseling, testing, and education. The provider develops intervention goals and objectives, participates in establishing and evaluating treatment-system goals, interviews youth and families, assesses clients, selects and monitors intervention techniques, provides feedback on treatment effectiveness, and evaluates progress under treatment plans. The provider maintains required data and documentation for federal, state, and local agencies; prepares social histories, admission and aftercare summaries, and court documents; and completes forms required by law or department policy. The role also involves serving on treatment and program development teams, attending training and other meetings and court hearings, and coordinating referrals and follow-up services with other facilities, agencies, and support services. This is a permanent, full-time classified position with a 40-hour workweek. The listed pay range is $27.48–$34.35 per hour, with a $6.87-per-hour temporary supplement in addition to the pay scale. New hires must complete six weeks of paid mandatory pre-service training. The final candidate must undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening.
Requirements
- Hold one of the following Ohio credentials: Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor II (LCDC II); Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC); Licensed Social Worker (LSW); Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT); or a Licensed Registered Nurse with a practice specialty certificate in Mental Health or Psychiatric Nursing.
- Alternatively, hold a Registered Nurse license and have completed a master’s degree in Psychology or another mental-health-related field; or hold a Registered Nurse license and have completed a master’s degree in Nursing with a Mental Health or Psychiatric Nursing concentration.
- Complete six weeks of paid mandatory pre-service training after hire.
- Undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening.
Responsibilities
- Perform psychosocial interventions with youth within the scope of practice, including individual, family, or group counseling, testing, and client education.
- Develop intervention goals and objectives to provide education and address clients’ functioning problems.
- Participate in establishing, implementing, and evaluating treatment-system goals and objectives.
- Interview youth and their families to establish case goals and objectives.
- Assess clients, determine appropriate intervention techniques, monitor responses to treatment, and provide feedback on treatment effectiveness.
- Evaluate youth progress under prescribed treatment plans.
- Maintain data and documents required by federal, state, and local agencies.
- Prepare social histories, admission and aftercare summaries, and court documents, and complete forms required by law or department policy.
- Serve on treatment and program development teams.
- Attend training meetings, intradepartmental meetings, and court hearings.
- Establish and maintain working relationships with facilities, agencies, and support services to coordinate referrals and follow-up services.
Benefits
- $6.87-per-hour temporary supplement in addition to the pay scale
- Medical coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Basic life insurance
- Paid vacation, personal, and sick leave
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave
- Education and development opportunities, including Employee Development Funds
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
- Public retirement systems, including OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS
- Optional deferred compensation through Ohio Deferred Compensation
- Travel, lodging, and meals provided for the training academy portion of pre-service training
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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