Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 (LSW/LPC)- 20087247, 20026437

Job Description

• Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 (LSW/LPC
• 20087247, 20026437 (260003DX) Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 (LSW/LPC
• 20087247, 20026437 (260003DX)

Organization:

 Rehabilitation & Correction

• Ross Correctional Institution

Agency Contact Name and Information:

 Personnel Director 740/702-3584 / DRC.RCIRecruit@drc.ohio.gov

Unposting Date:

 May 24, 2026, 9:59:00 PM

Work Location:

 Ross Correctional Institution 16149 State Route 104 Chillicothe 45601-5411

Primary Location:

 

United States of America-OHIO-Ross County Compensation:

 $68,000

Schedule:

 Full-time

Classified Indicator:

 Classified

Union:

 1199

Primary Job Skill:

 Behavioral Health

Technical Skills:

 Basic Documentation, Programming, Behavioral Health, Professional

Professional Skills:

 Customer Focus, Decision Making, Emotional Intelligence, Teamwork, Confidentiality Agency Overview Who We Are… Guided by a single mission "To reduce recidivism among those we touch," the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for pro-social behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others. What We Do… The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future. To learn more about our agency, please visit our website at www.drc.ohio.gov Are You Ready? We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction! Without a doubt, this will be the most rewarding and meaningful work you'll ever find with a work family that is second to none!

Job Duties What You'll Do:

This position works under clinical supervision and requires considerable knowledge of behavioral healthcare programs and program techniques

• As a member of an interdisciplinary mental health treatment team, responsible for assigned mental health interventions for a caseload of mentally ill criminal offenders
• Responsible for the completion of screenings which include detailed mental health screens as well as risk assessments that are inclusive of suicide watch assessments when determined to be within their scope of practice and allowable per their credentialing board, ODRC policy, and within direct consultation with an Independently Licensed Mental Health Professional when they are not independently licensed • Conducts 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 supervision • Provides psychosocial group interventions as prescribed on the mental health treatment plan • Provides mental health liaison services to an assigned caseload, including the monitoring of the offender progress with the mental health treatment plan goals.

• 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 referrals, per mental health treatment team.
• Writes reports and/or documentation to include electronic documentation of all inmate contacts, mental health liaison progress note entries, discharge plans and miscellaneous forms and reports as needed, per policy and protocol.
• Attends meetings of social work or counselor supervision
• Attends in-service training sessions and workshops for professional development
• May be assigned to teach in-service Starting pay is approximately $68,000 based on location.

DRC is a "qualifying employer" for purposes of the federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program. Why Work for the State of Ohio At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees•. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website!

Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more) Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

• Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position. Qualifications Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.
• Or Licensed Social Worker (LSW) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.
• Or Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT) by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.

Note:

the official position description on file with the designated agency is to reflect, in the minimum acceptable characteristics, the required license(s) related to the scope of practice and services provided as described in the job duties. Only those applicants possessing the required license(s) documented in the position description are to be considered for any vacancies posted or in case of displacement due to a layoff.

Job Skills:

Behavioral Health, Basic Documentation, Programming, Professional, Confidentiality, Teamwork, Customer Focus, Decision Making, Emotional Intelligence