Behavioral Health Clinician II — Correctional Care

State of Ohio; Orient (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

The Rehabilitation & Correction - Correctional Reception Center in Orient, OH is hiring for a full-time behavioral health clinician. The role involves conducting mental health evaluations, crisis services, and clinical interventions within a correctional setting, and supervising lower level workers.

Starting pay is approximately $76,000 based on location. This role includes clinical case management, team coordination, and collaboration with families and community agencies to support reentry and

Qualifications

• Licensed professionals required for clinical practice within corrections setting.
• Experience in behavioral health evaluation, crisis services and treatment planning.
• Note: final applicant subject to background checks and agency requirements.

Responsibilities

• Completes detailed screens, mental health evaluations and crisis services inclusive of suicide watch assessments within their scope of practice
• Provides clinical direction to lower level workers
• May serve as treatment team coordinator
• Conducts advanced practice individual and group clinical interventions as prescribed on the individual mental health treatment plan
• Provides clinical case management services to an assigned caseload, including monitoring offender compliance with the plan
• Completes psychosocial needs and treatment assessments as part of interdisciplinary treatment planning
• Completes transfer and discharge summaries
• Consults with other institution staff regarding the inmate’s mental health needs
• Initiates and maintains contact with families and community agencies
• Provides and seeks information relative to patient care and treatment
• Writes reports and documentation as needed per policy
• Attends meetings with supervision
• Attends in-service training sessions and workshops
• Participates in peer review as assigned

Skills

Behavioral Health

Basic Documentation

Programming

Professional

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Customer Focus

Decision Making

Emotional Intelligence

Education

Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW)

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)

Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist (IMFT)

Job description

The Rehabilitation & Correction - Correctional Reception Center in Orient, OH is hiring for a full-time behavioral health clinician. The role involves conducting mental health evaluations, crisis services, and clinical interventions within a correctional setting, and supervising lower level workers.

Starting pay is approximately $76,000 based on location. This role includes clinical case management, team coordination, and collaboration with families and community agencies to support reentry and