Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 - 20% Supplement!

State of Ohio • Highland Hills, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is seeking a Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 to oversee facility behavioral healthcare functions. This role requires a strong leader with a solid background and a passion for habilitating youth. The Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 will provide social work services within their scope of licensure, including assessments, treatment planning, individual, group, and/or family interventions, crisis intervention, liaison services with external entities, and discharge/aftercare planning for assigned youth offenders. The position also involves representing social and habilitative programming on the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDT), establishing and maintaining working relationships with external facilities and agencies, contacting parents/guardians, and maintaining comprehensive documentation for compliance with federal, state, and DYS policies. DYS is committed to improving Ohio's future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities, believing that all youth can reach their greatest potential and that staff are their greatest resource. The department is the juvenile corrections system for the state, mandated to confine felony offenders aged 10-21, providing programming to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. New hires must complete a mandatory 6-week paid training program, with the first week at the facility, weeks 2-4 at the DYS Training Academy in Orient, Ohio (Monday-Thursday, 7:00 am - 5:00 pm, with travel, lodging, and meals provided), and weeks 5-6 as on-the-job training at the facility. The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace and prohibits marijuana use. This position may be subject to additional restrictions under the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39).

Requirements

• Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC) by Ohio Chemical Dependency Counselor’sCredentialing Board.
• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.
• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.
• Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist (IMFT) by the Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.
• Licensed Registered Nurse with certificate of authority as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Certified Nurse Practitioner with specialty certification in Mental Health or Psychiatry as issued by Ohio Board of Nursing.
• Behavioral Health Professional Skills: Consultation, Building Trust, Ethics and Values, Confidentiality, Adaptability
• Must complete a paid, mandatory 6 weeks of training.

Nice To Haves

• Leadership
• Commitment to excellence
• Professionalism
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Good judgment of people and situations
• Change agent
• Excellent customer service
• Trauma-responsive
• Solution driven

Responsibilities

• Provide social work services, including assessments; treatment planning; individual, group, and/or family interventions/sessions; crisis intervention; liaison services (e.g. with family, regional office/juvenile parole officers, release authority, school, courts, and other community support services); discharge and aftercare planning; etc. to assigned caseload of youth offenders.
• Represent social and/or habilitative programming on the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDT).
• Establish and maintain working relationships with other facilities, agencies, and support services.
• Contact parent/guardian (e.g., in emergencies, crises, transfers, etc.).
• Access, develop, maintain, and synthesize written and/or electronic documentation to satisfy requirements of federal, state, and local agencies; and in compliance with DYS policy (e.g., progress notes, institutional and community reports pertaining to the youth’s case; etc.).

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )
• 20% supplement for all new hires and transfers

What This Job Offers

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