Behavioral Health Clinician III

Job Posting Title
Behavioral Health Clinician III

Agency
340 OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Supervisory Organization
340 District 2

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if 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
The annual salary for this position is up to $65,075.00, based on education and experience.

Why you’ll love it here!

RESPECT. COLLABORATION. SERVICE. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is committed to leading Oklahoma to prosperity through health. Our mission is to protect and promote health, prevent disease and injury, and cultivate conditions by which Oklahomans can thrive. Check out why we are passionate about public health and believe it is the career for you!!!

Oh yeah, did we mention perks? We know that benefits matter and that is why we offer a competitive benefits package for all eligible employees.

• Generous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums.
• A wide choice of insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care expenses and/or dependent care.
• Retirement Savings Plan with a generous match.
• 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year for full time employees.
• 11 paid holidays a year.
• Student Loan repayment options & tuition reimbursement.
• Employee discounts with a variety of companies and venders.
• Longevity Bonus for years of service

Job Description

Position Summary:

Behavioral Health Clinicians serve as an active member of the Child Guidance Team providing direct services across a continuum of care from promotion, prevention to intervention for families with children birth up to age 13.Child Guidance is a statewide program that promotes and supports healthy family relationships and child development. Our caring behavioral health staff of master's and doctoral degree-level professionals provide relationship and evidence-based outpatient treatment centered in best practice, clinical judgment and medical necessity.

The Behavioral Health Clinician is primarily responsible for providing counseling and intervention services to infants, children and their families to enhance the well-being of children birth up to age 13. In addition, Behavioral Health Clinicians facilitate the early identification of children with psychological, social, emotional or behavioral issues; provide psychoeducation, prevention; training and education as well as consultation with parents and professionals on techniques to promote optimal social-emotional development. Other roles include collaboration with community organizations to ensure systems are in place to enhance families’ parenting needs and capacity to support optimal social emotional development of children.The Behavioral Health clinician will demonstrate capacity for providing evidence based/informed, developmentally sensitive, trauma informed supports and services for families, children and partners/professionals while exemplifying the values expected within the program and for promoting the mission of the organization.

Duties:

• o Provides clinic-based individual, family and group therapy including infant and early childhood mental health services to support child and family well-being.
  
  o Conducts intakes, including initial client interviews, conducts assessments to make appropriate diagnoses, and develops treatment plans based on the child/family’s mental health needs.
  
  o Participates in and develops psycho-educational programs which include parenting workshops and children’s groups.
  
  o Participates in multidisciplinary staff conferences and offers mental health consultation to child guidance team members and other partnering programs.
  
  o Provides outreach, training, and consultation within the community to support child and family well-being and positive health outcomes.
  
  o Maintains confidential records of client services in compliance with state and federal regulations.
  
  o Consults with community agencies and school systems on behalf of clients and may provide special programs as requested.
  
  o May consult/intervene in crisis and potentially life-threatening situations.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

At this level consist of a master’s degree in psychology, counseling, human relations, clinical/direct practice social work, or a closely relatefieldwhich 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 experience providing professional counseling services plus two additional years of qualifying experience and must have a passing score on the National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification or hold a current license as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Behavior Practitioner (LBP), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or as a Nationally Certified Psychologist (NCP); or a doctorate in psychology with a specialty in clinical, counseling, educational, developmental or school psychology, including one academic year of full time post-masters or pre-doctoral internship. One year of professional experience under the direct supervision of a psychologist licensed in the major program of doctoral study may be substituted for the internship.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of psychotherapeutic/behavioral intervention techniques; of various assessment and evaluation tools; of the principles, methods and techniques of administering, scoring, and interpreting a variety of counseling tests including complicated or specialized tests; of mental disorders, their symptoms, treatment, and social implications in relation to client and family; of the application of counseling theories with respect to group and individual behavior; of the principles and methods of statistical research as applied to the field of psychology; and of methods and techniques used in training and of psycho educational parent training techniques; and of chemical dependency treatment and counseling techniques. Ability is required to apply counseling techniques, to evaluate and diagnose counseling problems; to develop therapeutic treatment/plans; to provide therapeutic counseling; to administer counseling tests; and to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

This position works at a personal computer up to 90% of the workday in a home or open office environment with noise, distractions, and interruptions. Required to be self-directed and manage multiple and often competing priorities. The incumbent must maintain a high level of confidentiality. Occasional travel required for meeting with stakeholders, vendors, or offsite personnel/management. Out-of-state travel is unlikely.

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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