Mental Health Clinician 2 (PCN 20-4024, 20-8665)

State of Alaska•Mackenzie Point, AK

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Corrections, Division of Health and Rehabilitation Services is recruiting for multiple Mental Health Clinician 2 positions to join the team located at Goose Creek Correctional Center (GCCC) in Mackenzie Point, Alaska. This position will be assigned to the 128 bed sub-acute mental health treatment unit at Goose Creek Correctional Center in Wasilla. This position will work closely with a team of correctional officers, mental health clinicians, probation officers, and medical staff.

Requirements

Master’s degree from an accredited college in counseling, psychology, social work, child guidance, vocational rehabilitation, or a closely related field.
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities in Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.
Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
Psychology: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, and theories of human behavior and performance in various contexts, mental processes, or the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Therapy and Counseling: Knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental ailments, and career guidance.
Professional experience performing psychotherapeutic casework.
Valid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Some or all of the following position specific competencies: Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Responsibilities

Screen, triage, observe, and assess inmates housed at the sub-acute mental health unit presenting with a wide variety of diagnoses including severe and persistent mental illness, behavior problems, organic disorders, alcohol/drug abuse, developmental disabilities, and personality disorders.
Provide crisis intervention services, including suicide assessments and development of safety plans for inmates as needed.
Make referrals to and assist the psychiatric provider with clinics.
Develop detailed release plans for inmates with severe and persisting mental illness.
Facilitate group programming aimed at the adjustment and rehabilitation of inmates.