Job Posting Title

Behavioral Health Clinician III - Temporary

Agency

340 OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Supervisory Organization

340 District 4

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

June 03, 2025

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

Part time

Job Type

Temporary

Compensation

The salary for this position is up to $31.28/hour 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!!!

Job Description

Location: Rogers County Health Department

Salary: up to $31.28/hour based on education and experience.

Full Time /Part Time: Part Time

Work Schedule:  Monday-Friday

Primary Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Position Description: 

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 18. 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 in the Child Guidance program is primarily responsible for providing counseling and intervention services to children and their families, facilitating the early identification of children with psychological, social, emotional, or behavioral issues; providing psychoeducation, prevention; training and education as well as consultation with parents and professionals on techniques to promote optimal social-emotional development. In addition, the clinician collaborates with community organizations to ensure systems are in place to enhance families’ parenting needs and capacity to support optimal social emotional development of children and serves as a member of a multidisciplinary team to monitor the effectiveness of behavioral health services. The 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.

This position is responsible for providing clients with diagnostic and therapeutic services in the areas of behavior and social emotional development. Services are provided for clients in a clinic-based setting. Services may include behavioral screenings, evaluations, treatment, and parent education.

Duties:

The functions within this job family will vary by level, but may include the following:

• Conducts intakes, including initial client interviews and mental health assessment to make recommendations for appropriate services. 

• Conducts assessments and evaluations to arrive at appropriate diagnoses and develops treatment plans to effectively address the child/family’s mental health needs.

• Provides clinic-based individual, family and group therapy including infant and early childhood mental health services to support child and family well-being.

• Participates in and develops psycho-educational programs which include parenting workshops and children’s groups

• Participates in multidisciplinary team staffing to provide recommendations for individual diagnosis and treatment.

• Provides consultation regarding mental and behavioral health strategies to professionals that work with children birth up to age 18.

• Provides outreach, training, and early childhood mental health consultation within the community to support child and family well-being and positive health outcomes.

• Maintains confidential records of services including progress notes and evaluation reports in compliance with state and federal regulations.

• Consults with community agencies and school systems on behalf of clients and may provide special programs as requested.

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