Mental Health Clinician ; PCN

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The Department of Corrections, Division of Health & Rehabilitation Services, is recruiting for multiple Mental Health Clinician 2 positions to join the team at the Anchorage Correctional Center (ACC), located in Anchorage, Alaska.

• Develop, implement, and maintain treatment plans for inmates assigned to caseload.
• Respond to referrals from staff and make appropriate recommendations, including conducting mental status examinations, clinical interviews, suicide assessments and risk assessments.
• Prepare, schedule, and facilitate psycho educational and psychotherapeutic groups for inmates in open population.

The HARS Mission Statement:
To provide timely access to essential care through an evidence-based multidisciplinary approach. We are committed to a culture of professionalism, quality and safety. We seek applicants who are interested in furthering the HARS Mission and who will strive to uphold the Division's Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Teamwork, Safety and Growth.

Join a multidisciplinary team of professionals who are dedicated to providing quality care to Alaska’s incarcerated population. The Department of Corrections is the state’s largest behavioral health provider. We offer professional development opportunities while helping to build stronger communities. Full-time employment with the State of Alaska includes benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, monthly personal leave accrual, two retirement plans, and other optional benefits.

For more information, visit the Alaska Division of Retirement and Benefits website.

This position is located at the Anchorage Correctional Complex, a secure facility that holds unsentenced and sentenced inmates. You will work closely with a team of correctional officers, mental health clinicians and medical staff.

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies:

• Psychology:
  Knowledge of concepts, principles, and theories of human behavior and performance in various contexts, mental processes, or the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Decision Making:
  Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Oral and Written Communication:
  Expresses information effectively to individuals or groups, considering audience and nature of information; makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others and responds appropriately.

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions:
This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Ensure your application demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) required for the job class. The competency descriptions highlight typical expectations rather than exclusive tasks.

Master’s degree from an accredited college in counseling, psychology, social work, child guidance, vocational rehabilitation, or a closely related field. AND Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities in:

• Analysis and Assessment:
  Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.
• Decision Making:
  Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with difficult, hostile, or distressed individuals; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations.
• Psychology:
  Knowledge of the concepts, principles, and theories…