Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 - 25% Supplement

State of Ohio • Massillon, OH

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Youth Services is seeking a Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 to oversee facility behavioral healthcare functions at the Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility. The role involves providing behavioral healthcare services to youth within the employee’s scope of practice and helping habilitate young people in a juvenile corrections setting.

The provider conducts psychosocial interventions, individual, family, and group interventions, and develops goals and objectives to educate clients and address problems in functioning. The provider also participates in establishing, implementing, and evaluating treatment-system goals; assesses youth, selects and monitors intervention techniques, evaluates progress, and gives feedback on treatment effectiveness. The role includes maintaining required records and preparing social histories, admission and aftercare summaries, court documents, and other legally or departmentally required forms.

The provider serves on treatment and program-development teams, attends training and intradepartmental meetings and court hearings, and coordinates referrals and follow-up services with facilities, agencies, and support services. New hires must complete six weeks of paid mandatory pre-service training. The position is permanent, full-time, and has a 40-hour work week. A temporary $7.49-per-hour supplement is offered in addition to the listed pay scale.

Requirements

• Hold one of the following Ohio credentials: Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC); Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW); Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC); Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist (IMFT); or a registered nursing license with authority as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Certified Nurse Practitioner and specialty certification in Mental Health or Psychiatry.
• Complete the department’s 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 scope of practice.
• Provide individual, family, or group interventions, including counseling, testing, and client education.
• Develop intervention goals and objectives to educate clients and resolve problems in 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 and determine appropriate intervention techniques for youth.
• Monitor youth responses to treatment systems and provide feedback on the effectiveness of prescribed treatment.
• Evaluate youth progress under prescribed treatment plans.
• Maintain data and documents 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.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with facilities, agencies, and support services to coordinate referrals and follow-up services.
• Complete six weeks of paid mandatory pre-service training.

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, plus 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.
• Travel, lodging, and meals provided for the training weeks held at the DYS Training Academy.
• Temporary $7.49-per-hour supplement in addition to the pay scale.

What This Job Offers

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