Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 - 25% Supplement
About The Position
The Ohio Department of Youth Services is seeking a Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 to oversee facility behavioral healthcare functions at the Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility. The role supports youth in juvenile corrections through psychosocial interventions and treatment planning, with the aim of addressing behavioral needs and helping youth improve functioning. Within the scope of practice, the provider conducts individual, family, or group interventions, including counseling, testing, and client education. The provider develops intervention goals and objectives, contributes to establishing and evaluating treatment-system goals, interviews youth and families, assesses clients, selects and monitors intervention techniques, and evaluates progress under treatment plans. The provider maintains data and records required by federal, state, and local agencies; prepares social histories, admission and aftercare summaries, court documents, and other required forms; serves on treatment and program-development teams; attends training and other meetings and court hearings; and coordinates referrals and follow-up services with facilities, agencies, and support services. The position is permanent and full-time, scheduled for 40 hours per week. New hires must complete six weeks of paid mandatory pre-service training. The first week and weeks five through six are at the facility; weeks two through four are at the DYS Training Academy in Orient, Ohio, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Meals are provided during academy training. The posting states an hourly pay range of $27.48 to $34.35, plus a temporary $6.87-per-hour supplement. The final candidate must undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening.
Requirements
- Hold one of the listed 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 mental health or psychiatric nursing practice specialty certificate.
- 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.
- Complete the mandatory six weeks of paid pre-service training.
- Undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening.
Responsibilities
- Perform psychosocial interventions with youth within the scope of practice.
- Provide individual, family, or group interventions, including counseling, testing, and client education.
- Develop intervention goals and objectives intended 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 systems, 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 documents requiring social histories, admission and aftercare summaries, and court documents, and complete forms required by law or department policy.
- Serve on treatment teams 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 conduct follow-up services.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after completion of the eligibility period
- Paid time off, including 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
- Temporary $6.87-per-hour supplement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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