Behavioral Health Clinician II

Job Posting Title Behavioral Health Clinician II Agency 131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Supervisory Organization DOC Ment Hlth/Admin Job Posting End Date Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank. Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above. Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank) Full/Part-Time Full time Job Type Regular Compensation $69,463.17 - This salary is non-negotiable.

Job Description Location: Mental Health/Allen Gamble Correctional Center This is an on-site position and is not eligible for remote work. Basic Purpose :    Positions within this job family are assigned responsibilities for performing professional work in the   administration and interpretation of standardized cognitive,   affective   and behavioral tests and providing   clinical services in a state agency, institution, mental health   facility   or clinic.

Typical Functions :    Provides initial and ongoing mental health screenings and evaluations   identifying   at-risk and vulnerable inmates needing prevention, intervention, referral, and the immediate provision of mental health services according to policy and procedures. Assigns mental health diagnoses to inmates as   appropriate . Provides crisis, suicide and harm-reduction intervention/procedures to inmates identified as high-risk for self-harm, harm to others and/or have the potential for violence.

I dentifies ,   monitors , and provides mental health services to inmates with diagnosable mental health, behavioral, or emotional disorder to   facilitate   and support their wellness and recovery. Provides individual and/or group counseling or psychotherapy and evidence-based therapeutic services to inmates identified as needing mental health services to prevent decompensation and to promote personal growth, coping skills and support their recovery.

Coordinates with other medical and mental health professionals to ensure quality and continuity of care. Schedules, monitors, and may   participate   in appointments with internal and e x ternal mental health professionals and providers to ensure medication compliance. Assists   with providing medication education to and management reviews with inmates. Develops and implements an individualized mental health continuity of care/aftercare plan to inmates discharging to prevent decompensation and provides referrals and linkage to community resources.

Assists   in developing and carrying out comprehensive, culturally attuned training programs for the recognition and handling of behavioral and psychological problems most common in a correctional setting involving difficult-to-manage inmates and the seriously mentally ill. Assists   in conducting psychological, social, and personality adjustments and suicide prevention in-service training for the correctional and other professional staff members in the recognition, prevention, and handling of emergent crisis situations.

Attends professional conferences and keeps abreast of the most recent research, trends, and therapeutic modalities in the field of mental health including ethics training necessary for the improvement of quality of care and systems of service delivery. Participates as a member of the assigned facility’s interdisciplinary team in meetings, correctional conferences, and other related facility and state-wide trainings.

Conducts assessments for inmates placed in restrictive housing according to policy and procedures. May intervene in crisis and potentially   life threatening   situations. May implement research programs. Level Descriptor :    This is the career level where incumbents are newly licensed or license eligible and perform advanced   level professional work administering and interpreting cognitive,   affective   and behavioral tests, assigning   diagnoses, providing treatment related services.

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