Clinician - Crisis Prevention & Court Services
Do you have a master’s degree (or higher) in a direct clinical practice human services field? Would you like to make a difference in the health and safety of Idahoans and have an impact on your community? Are you looking for a position with training opportunities and an excellent benefits package? If this sounds like a good fit to you, we are seeking applicants for a Clinician on our Developmental Disabilities Crisis Prevention and Court Services team in Twin Falls. Hybrid in office/remote options are available.
General Information:
We are seeking applicants who have experience providing crisis services in correctional, hospital, institutional, and community-based settings of both voluntary and involuntary clients. Some travel will be required throughout eastern Idaho and annually to Boise with possibly some overnight.
Benefit Information:
Our generous benefits package increases the total compensation of a full-time (benefits eligible) Registered Clinician making $26.50/hour to an estimated $37.81/hour.
Our competitive benefits package offered to eligible employees includes:
- excellent medical, dental and vision insurance-employee only coverage for PPO $65/month for medical and vision & $10.06/month for dental
- generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start
- 11 paid holidays a year
- paid parental leave
- participation in PERSI - one of the Nation's best state retirement systems (the state currently contributes 11.94% of gross wages to an employee’s PERSI account)
- multiple savings plans, optional 401K, and optional 457
- basic life insurance for employee and family
- employee covered at one times annual salary
- spouse covered at $10,000
- child covered at $5,000
- wellness programs
- ongoing training opportunities
- an opportunity for student loan forgiveness
- and more!
If you have previously applied for Clinician and wish to be considered for the current vacancy, you must reapply under this announcement. Previous scores will not be used.
The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare is a drug-free workplace. Any applicant offered employment in this position at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test in addition to completing a criminal history background investigation. Employment is dependent upon satisfactory results of the investigation.
Example of Duties
- Applies clinical skills to assess client and family needs and formulates assessment and therapeutic recommendations to ameliorate risk factors
- Designs, implements, and directs clinical therapies and rehabilitation programs
- Provides clinical case management services
- Evaluates treatment effectiveness and client/family outcomes
- Provides emergency, crisis intervention
- Presents assessment results to multidisciplinary team and participates in treatment planning
- Provides forensic services including but not limited to court ordered evaluations
- Coordinates program with other service providers and community organizations
- Provides client, family, and community education services
- Serves as a designated examiner and dispositioner
- May design/implement training; may supervise other staff
Minimum Qualifications
You must possess all the minimum qualifications listed below to pass the exam for this position. Click on the Questions tab associated with this announcement for the details regarding minimum qualification requirements. The Supplemental Questions on the application are the exam questions. Please make sure your resume supports your answers. Failure to do this may result in not passing the exam and disqualify you from being considered for this position.
- A Master's Degree (or higher) in a direct clinical practice Human Services field is required for this position. (Master's degree in social work, psychology, marriage and family counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychosocial rehabilitation counseling, psychiatric nursing, or very closely related field of study.)
- This position requires licensure in one of following: Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC), Licensed Pastoral Counselors (LPAS), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors (LCPC), and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists (LMFT). For licensure information please contact the Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses at http://ibol.idaho.gov/ or (208)334-3233.
To be considered, apply online by 5/3/2022.
EEO/AA/Veteran
Hiring is done without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age or disability. If you need special accommodations to satisfy testing requirements, please contact the Division of Human Resources at (208) 334-2263.
Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.