Mental Health Clinician 3 (PCN 20-8625)

State of Alaska • Eagle River, AK

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Corrections, Division of Health & Rehabilitation Services, is recruiting for a Mental Health Clinician 3 position located in Eagle River, Alaska. This role involves coordinating, supervising, and providing comprehensive mental health services to incarcerated individuals at Hiland Mountain Correctional Center. Services include individual and group-based psychotherapeutic interventions, mental health screenings, evaluations, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and ongoing therapeutic casework. The clinician will assess diagnoses and risks, respond to emergent situations, and make clinical recommendations. A key aspect of the role is performing and facilitating therapeutic group programming focused on cognitive-behavioral skills. As a master’s level clinician and supervisor, responsibilities include overseeing mental health services, completing performance evaluations, conducting quality assurance, developing staff abilities, and training staff on department standards and mental health disorders.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree OR 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.
• 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.
• Ability to plan, distribute, and monitor work assignments; set task priorities; evaluate work performance and provide feedback; ensure staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and treated fairly and equitably.
• Ability to express information to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information; make clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listen to others, attend to nonverbal cues, and respond appropriately.
• 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 diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental ailments, and career guidance.
• Must be able to obtain a security clearance for the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN).
• Must pass a criminal history check and be fingerprinted.

Nice To Haves

• Some or all of the following position specific competencies: Psychology, Supervision, Oral and Written Communication.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, supervise, and provide comprehensive mental health services to incarcerated individuals.
• Deliver individual and group-based psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Conduct mental health screenings, evaluations, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and ongoing therapeutic casework.
• Assess an individual’s diagnosis and risk, respond effectively to emergent situations, and make clinical recommendations on appropriate treatment.
• Perform and facilitate therapeutic group programming focused on cognitive-behavioral skills.
• Oversee mental health services.
• Complete performance evaluations.
• Conduct quality assurance measures.
• Develop others in their abilities.
• Train staff on department standards and mental health disorders.

Benefits

• Opportunity to make a profound impact on a vulnerable population, supporting rehabilitation and contributing to public safety.
• Deeply meaningful way to serve one’s community by promoting mental wellness and reducing recidivism.
• Part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team allowing for shared knowledge and diverse perspectives.
• Support professional growth and improve patient outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager