About The Position

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) is dedicated to reducing recidivism by providing rehabilitative treatment and programming in a safe, secure, and humane correctional environment. Their mission is to protect the public by helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive members of society. ODRC emphasizes core values of pro-social behavior, dignity, and respect. This role is part of a team committed to meaningful work and supporting the community.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • Behavioral Health
  • Basic Documentation
  • Programming
  • Professional
  • Confidentiality
  • Teamwork
  • Customer Focus Decision Making
  • Emotional Intelligence

Responsibilities

  • Completes detailed screens, mental health evaluations and crisis services inclusive of suicide watch assessments within their scope of practice.
  • Provides clinical direction to lower level workers.
  • May serve as treatment team coordinator.
  • Conducts advanced practice individual and group clinical interventions as prescribed on the individual mental health treatment plan, using clinical intervention strategies within their scope of practice and directed by supervisor.
  • Provides clinical case management services to an assigned caseload, including the monitoring of offender compliance with the mental health treatment plan.
  • Completes psychosocial needs and treatment assessments as part of interdisciplinary treatment planning.
  • Completes transfer and discharge summaries.
  • Consults with other institution staff regarding the mental health caseload inmate’s institutional adjustment and service needs.
  • Initiates and maintains contact with families and community agencies.
  • Provides and seeks information relative to patient care and treatment.
  • Makes appropriate community and re-reentry referrals, per mental health treatment team.
  • Writes reports or documentation to include documentation of all inmate contacts, clinical case management progress note entries, discharge plans and miscellaneous forms and reports as needed per policy and protocol.
  • Attends meetings with supervision.
  • Attends in-service training sessions and workshops for professional development.
  • Participates in peer review as assigned.

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 )
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