Clinical Coordinator

Skip to main contentState of Oklahoma CareersSign InClinical Coordinator page is loadedClinical CoordinatorApplylocationsPottawatomie Countytime typeFull timeposted onPosted 4 Days Agotime left to applyEnd Date: August 1, 2026 (10 days left to apply)job requisition idJR53285Job Posting TitleClinical CoordinatorAgency131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONSSupervisory OrganizationDOC Ment Hlth/AdminJob Posting End Date Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is 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-TimeFull timeJob TypeRegularCompensation$112,571.43Job DescriptionBasic Purpose: Under the general direction of the Chief Mental Health Officer (CMHO), responsible for the development, supervision, and management of a correctional mental health care system for a designated region or area and provide advanced level professional correctional mental health services in the diagnosis and/or treatment of inmates in state correctional facilities. Typical Functions: Provides supervision, clinical services, and monitors the provision of mental health services to the assigned inmate population in an ethical manner while following agency policy and relevant professional community standards of practice and serves as the primary mental health consultant/liaison to administrative, medical, support and correctional staff.    Supervises clinical and support mental health services staff as designated by the chief mental health officer. This includes peer reviews of qualified mental health professionals and consultation with mental health, medical, and facility administrative staff on challenging cases.    Develops and implements quality assurance procedures as approved by the chief mental health officer. Evaluates mental health service delivery needs and makes recommendations for needed changes to include staffing, supplies, and programming. Assigns mental health caseloads to clinical staff, prioritizing based on the level of service needs in the inmate population.    Provides and supervises a wide range of correctional mental health services including evaluations, counseling, psychotherapy, and programs with special inmate populations, e.g., inmates with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, those with a history of co-occurring substance abuse disorders, elderly inmates, and those with complex emotional, cognitive, and physical/medical disorders. Also provides and supervises crisis and suicide prevention and intervention.    Provides and supervises comprehensive discharge planning which may include applications for Social Security Administration benefits, Medicaid benefits, housing assistance, follow up mental health appointments in the community, coordination with programs developed by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and/or the Department of Human Services and its divisions, and transportation home.   With approval by the chief mental health officer, may prepare reports for use by departmental staff, the Pardon and Parole Board, and community agencies in compliance with all departmental, state, and federal laws and regulations concerning protected health information.  Develops, supervises, and assists in creating training programs for staff in the recognition and handling of problems involving behavior disorders or the psychological, social, or personality adjustments of inmates. Conducts, coordinates, or supervises in-service training programs for staff members and other professionals in those training programs; provides necessary training regarding department-wide policies.    With approval by the chief mental health officer, participates in and supervises psychological research projects to evaluate objectives, methods, and results of mental health interventions.    Supervise students who have been approved via agency processes to...