Mental Health Clinician 3 (Co-Occurring Disorders, PCN 20-N20005)
About The Position
The Department of Corrections, Division of Health & Rehabilitation Services, is recruiting for a Long Term Non-Permanent Mental Health Clinician 3 position at the Fairbanks Correctional Center (FCC) located in Fairbanks, Alaska. This position will provide co-occurring disorder treatment to those housed at Fairbanks Correctional Center. The role offers the unique opportunity to make a profound impact on a vulnerable population, supporting rehabilitation and contributing to public safety. It provides a deeply meaningful way to serve one’s community by promoting mental wellness and reducing recidivism. Being part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team allows for shared knowledge and diverse perspectives, which support professional growth and improve patient outcomes.
Requirements
- Master’s degree from an accredited college in counseling, psychology, social work, child guidance, vocational rehabilitation, or a closely related field.
- Progressively responsible professional experience performing psychotherapeutic casework.
- Ability to make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceive the impact and implications of decisions; commit to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; cause change.
- Ability to adjust planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
- Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
- Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.
- Plans, distributes, coordinates, and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.
- 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.
- Knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental ailments, and career guidance.
- Must be able to pass a criminal history check.
- Must be fingerprinted.
Nice To Haves
- Doctoral degree from an accredited college in counseling, psychology, social work, child guidance, vocational rehabilitation, or a closely related field.
Responsibilities
- Conducting substance use disorder screenings and assessments through direct interviews, review of existing history and clinical observation to make appropriate treatment recommendation.
- Conducting diagnostic screenings, risk assessments, and mental health evaluations of referred inmates through the review of existing history, prior psychological testing, clinical observations, and direct interviews.
- Developing, implementing, and maintaining treatment plans for inmates assigned to caseload.
- Coordinating mental health and substance use disorder treatment services at the facility.
Benefits
- Professional growth
- Shared knowledge
- Diverse perspectives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
