Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 (LISW/LPCC/IMFT) 20024977

State of Ohio • Orient, IA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 provides behavioral health services at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction’s Correctional Reception Center. The role completes detailed screens, mental health evaluations, and crisis services—including suicide-watch assessments—within the provider’s scope of practice. It provides clinical direction to lower-level workers and may serve as a treatment team coordinator.

The provider conducts advanced individual and group clinical interventions prescribed in individual mental health treatment plans, provides clinical case management to an assigned caseload, and monitors individuals’ compliance with their treatment plans. The role completes psychosocial needs and treatment assessments for interdisciplinary treatment planning, as well as transfer and discharge summaries. It consults with institution staff about individuals’ institutional adjustment and service needs, maintains contact with families and community agencies, and makes community and re-entry referrals as directed by the mental health treatment team.

The position also documents inmate contacts, case-management progress, discharge plans, and other required information; attends meetings with supervision, in-service training, and workshops; and participates in peer review as assigned. The position is permanent and full-time. Starting pay is approximately $76,000 based on location; the posting also lists compensation of $29.95 without specifying its pay period.

Requirements

• Hold an Ohio license as a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist (IMFT).

Responsibilities

• Complete detailed screens, mental health evaluations, and crisis services, including suicide-watch assessments, within scope of practice.
• Provide clinical direction to lower-level workers.
• May serve as treatment team coordinator.
• Conduct advanced individual and group clinical interventions prescribed in individual mental health treatment plans, using strategies within scope of practice and as directed by a supervisor.
• Provide clinical case management to an assigned caseload, including monitoring compliance with mental health treatment plans.
• Complete psychosocial needs and treatment assessments for interdisciplinary treatment planning.
• Complete transfer and discharge summaries.
• Consult with institution staff about mental health caseload inmates’ institutional adjustment and service needs.
• Initiate and maintain contact with families and community agencies.
• Provide and seek information related to patient care and treatment.
• Make appropriate community and re-entry referrals as directed by the mental health treatment team.
• Document inmate contacts, clinical case-management progress notes, discharge plans, and other forms and reports required by policy and protocol.
• Attend meetings with supervision.
• Attend in-service training sessions and workshops for professional development.
• Participate in peer review as assigned.

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, 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 Ohio Deferred Compensation.

What This Job Offers

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