Mental Health Clinician 3 (PCN 065276)
Job Posting for Mental Health Clinician 3 (PCN 065276) at State of Alaska
Job Description
- This position is open to Alaska Residents only.
Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.The Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API) is recruiting for aMental Health Clinician 3.
What you will be doing:
As a Mental Health Clinician 3, you will provide skilled and intensive psychotherapeutic casework services and general mental health services to patients in an 80-bed inpatient setting. You will have the opportunity to participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings with the licensed practitioner, registered nurse, and other clinical staff for the discussion of diagnoses and treatment of patients. This position completes psychosocial assessments, coordinates treatment plans, and conducts discharge planning. The Mental Health Clinician 3 is responsible for communicating with family members, support systems, guardians, and/or community providers on treatment progress and recommendations.
Our organization, mission, and culture:
The Alaska Psychiatric Institute mission is to: Provide compassionate healthcare to support Alaskans in living their best possible lives.
The Alaska Psychiatric Institute vision is: An Alaska where everyone receives the care they need when they need it without judgement.
Our division values are:- Safety
- Education
- Responsibility
- Valuing Hope and Recovery
- Integrity
- Compassion-Fairness and Honesty
- Excellence
The benefits of joining our team:You would be a part of a thriving team who supports one another and treat each other with warmth and respect, honoring each person as unique. A team that values the diversity of experiences, beliefs, and perspectives.
This position provides meaningful work in supporting the mission of API and allow for skills/career advancement within Alaska Psychiatric Institute, the Department of Family and Community Services, and/or within other departments in State government.
The working environment you can expect:
The selected candidate will work in an environment that is fast paced, busy, and challenging at times, but embraces collaboration through working closely with supervisors, managers, and personnel to assist in providing services to Alaska Psychiatric Institute.
This position is located at 3700 Piper Street in the U-MED district of east Anchorage which offers several maintained walking trails, parks, and nearby lakes. This area is filled with several restaurants, shopping stores, and has easy access to public transportation.
Who we are looking for:
We are looking for a candidate with the following competencies:- Therapy and Counseling: Knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental ailments, and career guidance.
- 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 individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
- Flexibility: Receptive to change and new protocols/procedures; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new protocols/procedures, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with ambiguity.
- Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.
- Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
Minimum Qualifications
Doctoral degree OR 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:
- Accountability: Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
- Developing Others: Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.
- Managing Human Resources: Plans, distributes, coordinates, and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.
- Psychology: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, and theories of human behavior and performance in various contexts, mental processes, or the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
- Therapy and Counseling: Knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental ailments, and career guidance.
Equivalent to those typically gained by:Progressively responsible professional experience performing psychotherapeutic casework.“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment."Training" and "education" in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs."Typically gained by" means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.Special Note:Some positions require the incumbent be licensed as a Clinical Social Worker or a Licensed Professional Counselor. This requirement will be addressed in the job posting.
Additional Required Information
At time of application, applicants are requested to submit:
- Conferred transcripts or diploma for bachelor’s degree/master's degree and/or doctoral degree if using education to meet the MQ's. (Unofficial are acceptable, please ensure that the institution name/URL are listed on the transcripts.) These can be attached to your application at the time of submission.
- A cover letter.
- List of three (3) professional references, including daytime phone numbers.
- Copies of your three (3) most recent performance evaluations, or two (3) letters of professional reference, if available.
- Copies of any active professional licenses or certificates.
- Provide a valid Alaska drivers license is required.
- Submit to fingerprinting and background check screening.
- Provide proof of Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap), Mumps, Measles, Rubella (MMR), and Varicella Immunizations.
- Provide proof of Hepatitis B (immunity or declination statement)
- Provide annual Influenza vaccination or a signed declination statement.
- Proof of Tuberculosis screening within past 12 months.
This position requires Mandt certification. New employees are required to take a 2-day Mandt certification class. Mandt classes are offered as part of API's new hire orientation; this position requires all employees to be fingerprinted for a background check which requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network - APSIN and the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Crime Information Center (NCIC).
Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.
COVER LETTER
A cover letter is required. In a one-page cover letter, briefly summarize your professional experience as it relates to the minimum qualifications.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS
For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions. Be specific in your answers and tell us how you acquired the relevant experience. Please use complete sentences and proof-read your submissions when answering the supplemental questions. Your responses will be considered a writing sample and will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment process.
NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
BACKGROUND CHECK
The successful candidate must pass a comprehensive background investigation, which includes a state and FBI fingerprint-based background check.
EDUCATION
To verify education being used to meet the required minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials being used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial are okay, please ensure that the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application, provided at the time of interview, or if/when requested prior to scheduling an interview.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Omission of required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.
WORK EXPERIENCE
When using work experience not already documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported, and minimum qualifications are clearly met. Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application. If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment. A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position in which you are applying.
If you are currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level. Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position. This is required as there are minimum qualifications that require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered. If this information is not accurately reflected in your application this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
The State’s online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role of an employer sponsor.
The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.
MULTIPLE VACANCIES
This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.
RECRUITMENT SCOPE
This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.
APPLICATION NOTICE
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via hardcopy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or any other database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hardcopy application to successfully apply. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here: http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/help/.
NOTICE
Questions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465- 4095. If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure your email address is correct on your application and that the spam filter will permit email from the 'govermentjobs.com' domains. For information on allowing emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domains, visit the Lost Password Help page located at https://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword.
EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P. O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.Contact Information
WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov.
For applicant password assistance please visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword.
Name: Catherine Polinski, Chief of Social Work
Phone: 907-727-6702
Email: catherine.polinski@alaska.gov
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