Mental Health Clinician 3

About This Role

This Mental Health Clinician 3 role involves coordinating mental health services for inmates at Hiland Mountain Correctional Center, developing treatment plans, and conducting diagnostic assessments. The position provides clinical and administrative supervision and aims to impact a vulnerable population by supporting rehabilitation and public safety.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate mental health services for inmates housed at Hiland Mountain Correctional Center
• Develop, implement, and maintain treatment plans for inmates assigned to caseload
• Conduct diagnostic screenings and risk assessments of referred inmates through evaluation of existing history, prior psychological testing, clinical observations, and direct interviews
• Provide clinical and administrative supervision to the location’s mental health staff, including appointments, evaluations, and training

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
• Knowledge of concepts, principles, and theories of human behavior and performance, mental processes, or assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders (Psychology)
• Knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental ailments, and career guidance (Therapy and Counseling)
• Progressively responsible professional experience performing psychotherapeutic casework

Qualifications

• 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

Nice to Have

• Experience in supervision (Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; sets task priorities; 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)
• Ability to make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change (Decision Making)
• Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner (Accountability)
• 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 (Developing Others)
• 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 (Managing Human Resources)

Benefits