Clinical Consultant

State of Indiana•Indianapolis, IN

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Clinical Consultant serves as a statewide clinical resource for the Indiana Department of Child Services, providing expert guidance, coordination, and strategic support to field teams, leadership, and external partners. The role helps ensure that youth with complex behavioral, mental health, placement, and treatment needs receive coordinated, clinically sound, and timely services across levels of care. It combines clinical expertise with systems navigation, crisis response, cross-agency collaboration, and program development. This position provides clinical support and guidance to DCS rather than direct care and operates remotely.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health, or a related field from an accredited university.
Active Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (PLA) licensure as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Associate Mental Health Counselor (LMHC-A), or Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT-A).
Clinical work experience with children, adults, and/or families.
Experience providing crisis management, including time-sensitive, solution-focused treatment.
Knowledge of mental health and/or social work principles and state and federal laws, policies, and regulations related to therapeutic services.
Knowledge of the characteristics and social aspects of mental and emotional disturbances and developmental disabilities.
Knowledge of local and private health and welfare agencies and community organizations, including their scope and activities.
Knowledge of evidence-based counseling and/or psychotherapeutic interventions.
Ability to respond supportively and empathetically to people experiencing mental illness and unsafe behaviors across socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
Ability to obtain accurate social data, record it systematically, and write clear, accurate, concise reports with realistic and meaningful recommendations.
Ability to make independent clinical judgments.
Ability to evaluate client treatment needs and collaborate with community-based and residential staff to develop an effective course of action.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Cultural awareness and sensitivity.
Valid driver’s license and access to transportation.
Ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

Evaluate cases to identify therapeutic treatment and service needs for patients who may have experienced trauma or are impacted by severe mental illness.
Initiate multidisciplinary team responses to support positive patient outcomes and safety.
Educate and collaborate with professionals to assess patient needs, plan and implement clinical treatment interventions, and make treatment and placement recommendations.
Recommend options and solutions to address patient needs and help ensure clinical recommendations are fulfilled.
Establish and maintain a therapeutic alliance with patients and their families or caregivers; facilitate family therapy as needed, focusing on barriers to progress and community support connections in discharge planning.
Develop and maintain processes for collaboration involving patients referred to state hospitals, acute hospitals, and intensive residential placements.
Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or educational programs.
May provide individual or group therapy to reduce problematic symptoms and improve treatment outcomes.
May consult with agency field staff and attorneys regarding patient assessment and therapeutic treatment.
May address legal issues, assist in hearings, and provide testimony as required by court.
May serve in a supervisory capacity based on agency needs.

Benefits

Three medical plan options, including prescription coverage, plus vision and dental plans.
Wellness Rewards Program with gift card rewards for completing wellness activities.
Health savings account with bi-weekly state contributions.
Deferred compensation 457(b) account with employer match.
Two fully funded pension plan options.
Leave policies including 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers.
Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave.
Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave.
12 paid holidays, or 14 in election years.
Education Reimbursement Program.
Group life insurance.
Referral Bonus program.
Employee assistance program that includes covered behavioral health visits.
Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Free parking for most positions.
Free LinkedIn Learning access.