Mental Health Clinician (MHC) - Ney Unit
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The Mental Health Clinician provides mental health evaluations and therapeutic interventions to patients in a correctional setting, working under the supervision of a psychologist, mental health manager, and/or program director. The role includes assessment, diagnosis, psychotherapy, crisis intervention, treatment planning, staff education, quality-improvement support, clinical consultation, documentation, and coordination of treatment and aftercare.
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Mental Health Clinician (MHC) - Ney Unit
Hondo, Texas, United States
New
Social Service
UTMB Health
Requisition # 2606633
The mission of Correctional Managed Care is to address the healthcare needs of underserved patient populations within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD).
JOB SUMMARY :
Responsible for providing mental health evaluation and therapeutic intervention to patients. Works under the supervision of a Psychologist, Mental Health Manager and/or Program Director.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :
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Contributes to the success of the UTMB Correctional Managed Care operation.
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Interviews, evaluates and diagnoses patients identified as having mental health needs.
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Provides individual and group psychotherapy and crisis intervention.
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Develops, implements and reviews Individual Treatment Plans.
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Assists with training and education of mental health, medical and other staff.
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Assists in the implementation of Quality Improvement/Quality Management (QI/QM) programs and the monitoring of compliance with required policies, procedures and standards.
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Provides routine consultation and communication with supervisor and/or attending psychiatric provider regarding the status of assigned patients.
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Completes clinically appropriate and timely documentation.
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Liaises with patient, patient families, on-site departments and community agencies to coordinate current treatment and/or facilitate aftercare services.
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Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure established for department.
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Performs related duties as required.
EQUIPMENT :
Standard office equipment.
WORK ENVIRONMENT :
Located within the confines of a prison, jail or juvenile detention center. Security clearance is required; pre-employment drug testing is also required.
REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE :
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Master's degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or related field.
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Licensure or eligibility for licensure as a Professional Counselor, Psychological Associate, or Social Worker.
Salary is commensurate with years of relevant work experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,023 open Counselor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$61–80K/yr687 salary ranges
- Texas median$24/hr34 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 95 open Counselor jobs in Texas and 2,023 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- MTC23 open
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN8 open
- UTMB Health (this employer)8 open
- Experience
- Counselor postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (775 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 896 of the 2,023 open Counselor jobs (44%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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