Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 - 25% Supplement

State of Ohio • Circleville, OH

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio Department of Youth Services is seeking a Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 to oversee behavioral healthcare functions at the Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility. The role provides behavioral health services to youth in juvenile corrections and participates in treatment planning, program development, documentation, and coordination with other facilities and agencies. The posting advertises a $6.87-per-hour supplement in addition to the listed pay scale.

Requirements

• Hold one of the following Ohio credentials: Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor II (LCDC II); Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC); Licensed Social Worker (LSW); or Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT).
• Alternatively, be a licensed Registered Nurse with a practice specialty certificate in Mental Health or Psychiatric Nursing issued by the Ohio Board of Nursing.
• Alternatively, be a licensed Registered Nurse with a master’s degree in Psychology or another mental-health-related field.
• Alternatively, be a licensed Registered Nurse with a master’s degree in Nursing and a Mental Health or Psychiatric Nursing concentration.

Responsibilities

• Within scope of practice, perform psychosocial interventions with youth.
• Provide individual, family, or group interventions, such as counseling, testing, and client education.
• Develop intervention goals and objectives to provide education and address clients’ problems with functioning.
• 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 youth responses to treatment, and provide feedback on treatment effectiveness.
• Evaluate youth progress under prescribed treatment plans.
• Maintain data and documentation required by federal, state, and local agencies.
• Prepare social histories, admission and aftercare summaries, court documents, and forms required by law or department policy.
• Serve on treatment teams and program-development teams.
• Attend training meetings, intradepartmental meetings, and court hearings.
• Build and maintain working relationships with facilities, agencies, and support services to coordinate referrals and follow-up services.

Benefits

• Medical coverage.
• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums covered after completion of the eligibility period.
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave, and 11 paid holidays per year.
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave.
• Education and development opportunities, including Employee Development Funds and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Public retirement systems, including OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS, and optional deferred compensation through Ohio Deferred Compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed