Correctional Mental Health Clinician - On-Call

State of South Dakota; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 67,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hiring incentive $10,000

State benefits and SDRS retirement

Job summary

State of South Dakota, Department of Corrections - Behavioral Health in Pierre (Women's Prison) invites qualified professionals to apply for a full-time mental health clinician role. Salary ranges from $66,550 to $90,000 depending on experience.

This position provides direct mental health services to offenders, including evaluations, assessments, and clinical interventions, in a correctional setting. Required is a master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or marriage and family

Qualifications

• Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or related field.
• License eligible as LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or psychologist.
• Experience providing mental health treatment in a correctional setting.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional mental health services to offenders to include formal and informal mental health evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and clinical interventions.
• Provides group and individual counseling and therapy, and crisis intervention to include participation in 24-hour Mental Health On-Call Rotation.
• Assures both emergency and non-emergency transfer for offenders experiencing acute mental health needs.
• Provides clinical direction to non-clinical staff in mental health care and treatment of offenders.
• Assures continuity of care for offenders by making appropriate referral and providing necessary information and documentation for receiving units, facilities, or agencies.
• Documents electronically in an accurate and timely manner to provide comprehensive offender mental health records.

Skills

Counseling skills

Crisis intervention

Assessment interviewing

Mental health diagnosis

Education

Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or marriage and family therapy

Job description

State of South Dakota, Department of Corrections - Behavioral Health in Pierre (Women's Prison) invites qualified professionals to apply for a full-time mental health clinician role. Salary ranges from $66,550 to $90,000 depending on experience.

This position provides direct mental health services to offenders, including evaluations, assessments, and clinical interventions, in a correctional setting. Required is a master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or marriage and family