Correctional Behavioral Health Clinician (LISW/LPCC/LMFT)

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC); Mansfield (OH); On-site; USD 68,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is seeking a licensed mental health professional at the Mansfield Correctional Institution to provide clinical supervision, psychosocial assessments, and direct patient care within the treatment team. The role involves coordinating care, documenting case progress, and supporting reintegration efforts.

Qualified applicants must hold LISW, LPCC, or LMFT licensure in Ohio and demonstrate strong behavioral health and documentation skills.

Qualifications

• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.
• Or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.
• Or Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.

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, using clinical intervention strategies within their scope of practice and directed by supervisor
• Provides clinical case management services to an assigned caseload, including the monitoring of the offender compliance with the mental health treatment 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 mental health caseload inmate’s institutional adjustment and service needs
• Initiates and maintains contact with families and community agencies
• Provides and seeks information relative to patient care and treatment
• Makes appropriate community and re-reentry referrals, per mental health treatment team
• Writes reports or documentation to include documentation of all inmate contacts, clinical case management progress note entries, discharge plans and miscellaneous forms and reports as needed per policy and protocol
• Attends meetings with supervision
• Attends in-service training sessions and workshops for professional development
• Participates in peer review as assigned

Skills

Behavioral Health

Basic Documentation

Programming

Professional

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Customer Focus

Decision Making

Emotional Intelligence

Education

LISW licensure

LPCC licensure

LMFT licensure

Job description

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is seeking a licensed mental health professional at the Mansfield Correctional Institution to provide clinical supervision, psychosocial assessments, and direct patient care within the treatment team. The role involves coordinating care, documenting case progress, and supporting reintegration efforts.

Qualified applicants must hold LISW, LPCC, or LMFT licensure in Ohio and demonstrate strong behavioral health and documentation skills.