About The Position

This position works under general direction and requires thorough knowledge of behavioral healthcare theories, interventions, and evaluation techniques. As a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team, the role is responsible for the development and implementation of mental health interventions (e.g., psychological, social) for a caseload of mentally ill criminal offenders. The role involves developing specialized treatment plans and programs, and intervention methods used by treatment teams to treat patients. The supervisor will also oversee, evaluate, and train social workers and/or counselors, assign caseloads, and monitor treatment activities. Additionally, the position requires completing mental health risk assessments, including suicide watch assessments, and providing social psychological services such as individual and group therapy, diagnostic evaluations, psychosocial assessments, and suicide prevention interventions. Documentation in the Electronic Health Care Record, participation in quality assurance programs, maintaining contact with families and community agencies, making community referrals, and participating in personnel management tasks like recruitment and hiring are also key responsibilities. The role requires compliance with all facility and DRC rules, policies, and procedures, maintaining necessary data documents, establishing working relationships with other facilities and agencies, conducting in-service training, participating in continuing education, and attending conferences, workshops, and meetings as directed.

Requirements

  • Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.
  • OR Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.
  • Must clearly describe how they meet the minimum qualifications outlined on the job posting in their online application.
  • Must possess the required license(s) documented in the position description.

Nice To Haves

  • Behavioral Health
  • Budgeting
  • Auditing
  • Management
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Critical Thinking
  • Leading Others
  • Time Management
  • Decision Making

Responsibilities

  • Develops and implements mental health interventions for a caseload of mentally ill criminal offenders.
  • Develops specialized treatment plans, programs, and intervention methods.
  • Supervises, evaluates, and trains social workers and/or counselors.
  • Assigns caseloads and oversees treatment activities of mental health social workers and/or counselors.
  • Completes mental health risk assessments, including suicide watch assessments, within their scope of practice and for Non-Independently Licensed Mental Health Professionals directed by and in consultation with an Independently Licensed Mental Health Professional.
  • Provides social psychological services to patients including advanced practice individual and group therapy, diagnostic evaluations, psychosocial assessments and suicide prevention interventions.
  • Documents evaluations, assessments, and interventions in the Electronic Health Care Record.
  • Participates in and/or is responsible for the mental health services quality assurance program.
  • Initiates and maintains contact with families and community agencies.
  • Provides and seeks information relative to patient care and treatment.
  • Makes appropriate community referrals, per mental health treatment team.
  • Participates in personnel management tasks including recruitment, interview and recommendations for hiring.
  • Complies with all facility and DRC rules, policies and procedures.
  • Maintains necessary data documents required by DRC.
  • Establishes and maintains a working relationship with other facilities and agencies.
  • Conducts in-service training.
  • Participates in continuing education programs.
  • Attends conferences, workshops and meetings as directed.

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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