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Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 (LSW/LPC) 20030934
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What they do
A Mental or Behavioral Health Counselor works with patients to treat mental health problems. Assesses patients and assists with diagnosis, counseling and crisis intervention. Consults with nurses, doctors and psychiatrists. May work with specific populations, such as youth, senior citizens or substance abusers, in group settings, facilities or hospitals.
$33,285 / year median in Ohio
+22% projected growth
Job Description
Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 (LSW/LPC) 20030934 ( 26000574 )
Organization :
Rehabilitation & Correction -Noble Correctional Institution Agency Contact Name and Information :
Personnel Director - 740-305-1324/DRC/NCIRecruit@drc.ohio.govUnposting Date :
Aug 7, 2026, 3:59:00AM Work Location :
Noble Correctional Institute 15708 McConnelsville Road Caldwell 43724Primary Location :
United States of America-OHIO-Noble County Compensation :
$70,000Schedule :
Full-time Classified Indicator :
Classified Union :
1199Primary 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 $70,000 based on location.
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.