Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 - 25% Supplement

State of Ohio • Circleville, OH

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is seeking a Behavioral Healthcare Provider 2 to oversee behavioral healthcare functions at the Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility. The role supports the agency’s work with youth committed to juvenile corrections and addresses their behavioral and criminological needs through treatment and habilitation.

Within the scope of practice, the provider performs psychosocial interventions with youth, including individual, family, and group counseling, testing, and education. The provider develops intervention goals and objectives, participates in establishing and evaluating treatment-system goals, assesses clients, selects and monitors intervention techniques, evaluates progress, and provides feedback on treatment effectiveness.

The provider also maintains records and prepares required social histories, admission and aftercare summaries, court documents, and other legally or policy-required forms. The position 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.

This is a permanent, full-time classified position at the Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility. New hires must complete six weeks of paid, mandatory pre-service training. The final candidate must undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening.

Requirements

• Hold one of the following Ohio credentials: Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC); Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW); Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC); or Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist (IMFT).
• Alternatively, be a licensed registered nurse with a certificate of authority as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Certified Nurse Practitioner and specialty certification in Mental Health or Psychiatry issued by the Ohio Board of Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Perform psychosocial interventions with youth within the scope of practice, including individual, family, and group counseling, testing, and education.
• Develop intervention goals and objectives to educate clients and address 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, determine intervention techniques, monitor responses to treatment systems, and provide feedback on prescribed treatment effectiveness.
• Evaluate youth progress resulting from prescribed treatment plans.
• Maintain data and documentation 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.

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, 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.

What This Job Offers

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