Chemical dependency counselor Jobs in Dayton, OH

Behavioral Healthcare Provider Supervisor

Organization: Rehabilitation & Correction - Dayton Correctional Institution

Agency Contact Name and Information: Personnel Director DRC.DCIRecruit@drc.ohio.gov

Work Location: Dayton Correctional Institute 4104 Germantown Street Dayton 45417

Primary Location: United States of America-OHIO-Montgomery County-Dayton Compensation: $36.75

Schedule: Full-time Classified Indicator: Classified Union: Exempt from Union

Primary Job Skill: Behavioral Health Technical Skills: Budgeting, Auditing, Behavioral Health, Management Professional Skills: Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Leading Others, Time Management, Continuous Improvement

Agency Overview: 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. 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.

Job Description

This is a reposting... If you applied previously, you must apply again to be considered. What You'll Do: This position works under general direction and requires thorough knowledge of behavioral healthcare theories, interventions, and evaluation techniques.

As a member of interdisciplinary treatment team, responsible for the development and implementation of mental health interventions (e.g. psychological, social) for a caseload of mentally ill criminal offenders

Develops specialized treatment plans and programs and intervention methods used by treatment teams to treat patients

Supervises, evaluates and trains social workers and/or counselors

Assigns the caseload and oversees treatment activities of mental health social workers and/or counselors

Completes mental health risk assessments inclusive of suicide watch assessments within their scope of practice and for Non-Independently Licensed Mental Health Professionals directed by and in consultation with an Independently Licensed Mental Health Professional.

Provides social psychological services to patients including advanced practice individual and group therapy, diagnostic evaluations, psychosocial assessments and suicide prevention interventions

Documents evaluations, assessments, and interventions in the Electronic Health Care Record

Participates in and/or is responsible for the mental health services quality assurance program.

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.

Participates in personnel management tasks including recruitment, interview and recommendations for hiring

Complies with all facility and DRC rules, policies and procedures

Maintains necessary data documents required by DRC.

Establishes and maintains a working relationship with other facilities and agencies

Conducts in-service training

Participates in continuing education programs

Attends conferences, workshops and meetings as directed

Qualifications

Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board. -Or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) by 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, Budgeting, Auditing, Management, Continuous Improvement, Critical Thinking, Leading Others, Time Management, Decision Making