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

Locations:

James Crabtree Correctional Center / Mental Health

Great Plains Correctional Center / Mental Health

Joseph Harp Correctional Center / Mental Health

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. There are no supervisory responsibilities assigned to   this level, but training and   assistance   may be provided to less e x perienced professional or technical staff.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies :

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the principles, methods and   techniques of administering and scoring a variety of standardized cognitive, affective and behavioral   tests; of mental disorders, their symptoms, treatment, and social implications in relation to client and   family; of the principles and methods of statistical research; and of methods and techniques used in the   training of families; of intervention techniques; of various assessment and evaluation tools; of the   principles, methods and techniques of interpreting a variety of cognitive, affective and behavioral tests;   and of chemical dependency treatment and counseling techniques.

Ability is required to evaluate social, emotional, relationship, cognitive, and behavioral problems; to   assess intellectual, cognitive, or personality functioning; to provide therapeutic counseling; to administer   cognitive, affective and behavioral tests; and to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; to   apply therapeutic techniques; to diagnose social, emotional, relationship, cognitive and behavioral   problems; to develop therapeutic treatment plans; and to provide therapeutic intervention.

Education and E x perience :

Education and E x perience requirements at this level consist of a   master’s degree in psychology, counseling, human relations, clinical/direct practice social work, or a closely related field   which must have   included one semester of at least three hundred hours of applied clinical practicum in psychology or   counseling plus one year post-master’s e x perience providing professional counseling services and   applicant must be license eligible and working towards licensure.

NOTE: License must be obtained within 18 months of employment.

Special Requirements :

Some positions may require the ability to endure the physical rigors and personal hazards inherent in   hostage negotiation situations; a doctorate in counseling or clinical psychology, eligibility for licensure as   a   X 51Z   in the State of Oklahoma and five years of law enforcement e x perience.

Upon appointment, incumbents designated by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and   Substance Abuse Services shall complete certification in one of the following required Departmental   sponsored training in case management: Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager – Adult; Certified   Behavioral Health Case Manager – Child, Adolescent and Family; or Certified Behavioral Health Case   Manager – Dual Certification.

Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by   63   O.S. § 427. 8.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub .

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