"Mental Health Clinician"

Extended Job Title

Mental Health Clinician

Position Description

Make a difference where it matters most. Join a dedicated team of professionals working at the intersection of behavioral health and public safety. As a Mental Health Clinician with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Managed Care at the Clements Correctional Unit, you’ll play a vital role in supporting a population with complex needs—providing care that promotes stability, rehabilitation, and long-term wellness.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated professional looking to make a difference in the field of mental health. In this role, you will provide psychological evaluations, diagnostic services, and counseling to an assigned patient caseload. While working under the guidance of a senior clinician, you’ll have the chance to take full responsibility for your clinical actions and decisions. This position offers a great balance of independent work with limited administrative and supervisory duties, making it perfect for someone eager to grow and apply their expertise in a supportive environment.

Why This Role Stands Out:

• Meaningful Impact: You’ll deliver critical mental health services to underserved individuals, helping them navigate challenges and improve their quality of life.
• Professional Growth: Work in a dynamic clinical environment with a diverse caseload. You’ll collaborate with security and medical staff, and gain unique experience in crisis intervention, forensic assessment, and trauma-informed care.
• Team-Based Culture: You’ll join a supportive team of clinicians who value collaboration, ethical practice, and professional excellence.
• Structured & Supportive Environment: With set schedules and low client no-show rates, you’ll be able to focus on what matters—delivering high-quality care.
• Job Stability & Benefits: Enjoy consistent hours, competitive pay, retirement options, generous leave policies, and access to training and certification programs.

Major/Essential Functions

• Inmate risk management
• Detection of severe mental illness in all inmate interaction
• General inmate management of severely mentally ill and at risk inmates
• Process referrals to the medical and mental health providers
• Completes referrals to crisis management
• Correct and thorough completion of all types of clinical interviews. Completes all daily documentation by the close of business each day.
• Notify security of Inmate protection investigation (IPI) and inmate threats toward others as instructed by the Safe Prisons Plan.
• Processes cancellations of referrals to Behavioral health facility (BHF).
• Assessments written based upon balanced clinical judgement
• Effectively prioritizing job duties while maintaining risk management as a priority. Maintains monthly productivity numbers as set by Behavioral Health Management Team.
• Adheres to all policies and standards.
• Professional growth, development, and utilization of supervision
• Professionally complete other unit specific tasks, including suicide prevention screener and mental health chain in reminders.
• Performs a various to be determined and assigned by the Regional Manager, Senior Director, Direct Supervisor, or designees.
• Conducts telehealth in clinics as assigned
• Ensures all inmate reminders are accurate and complete
• If applicable: Facilitate group counseling and treatment planning for inpatient or otherwise assigned, inmates

Occasional Duties

Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Education: Master’s degree in psychology or a related field from an accredited college or university