Mental Health Clinician 3 (PCN 20-5128)

State of Alaska•Juneau, AK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Corrections, Division of Health & Rehabilitative Services, is recruiting for a Mental Health Clinician 3 to join the team at the Lemon Creek Correctional Center (LCCC), located in Juneau, Alaska. This role involves coordinating and providing comprehensive mental health services to incarcerated individuals, delivering both individual and group-based psychotherapeutic interventions. Through direct interviews, clinical observations, and evaluation of existing history, the clinician will apply expertise to conduct mental health screenings, evaluations, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and ongoing therapeutic casework. The position requires assessing an individual’s diagnosis and risk, responding effectively to emergent situations, and making clinical recommendations on appropriate treatment. Additionally, the role involves performing and facilitating therapeutic group programming focused on cognitive-behavioral skills. As a master’s level mental health clinician and supervisor, this position will oversee mental health services, complete performance evaluations, conduct quality assurance measures, develop others in their abilities, and train 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.
Knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental ailments, and career guidance.
Ability to make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions.
Ability to adjust planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
Ability to express information clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability to listen to others, attend to nonverbal cues, and respond appropriately.
Ability to accept responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrate commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
Ability to develop 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.
Ability to plan, distribute, coordinate, and monitor work assignments of others; evaluate work performance and provide feedback; ensure staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and treated in a fair and equitable manner.
Must be able to obtain a security clearance to use the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN).
Must pass a criminal history check.
Must be fingerprinted.

Nice To Haves

Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker or a Licensed Professional Counselor.

Responsibilities

Coordinate 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 as a master’s level clinician and supervisor.
Complete performance evaluations.
Conduct quality assurance measures.
Develop others in their abilities.
Train staff on department standards and mental health disorders.