Behavioral Health Clinician
Listed compensation
$68,701.80
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on-site
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join State of Oklahoma as a Behavioral Health Clinician – State of Oklahoma in McAlester, Oklahoma, United States. Job Posting Title Behavioral Health Clinician Agency 805 DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES Supervisory Organization Dept Rehabilitation Services Job Posting End Date Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $68,701.80
- 15 days PTO.
- Generous state paid benefit allowance
- Wide choice of health insurance plans
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee assistance programs
- Health and fitness programs
- 11 paid holidays
- Retirement Savings Plan with generous match
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- On-site position.
- No call required.
- Night or evening shifts may be required.
This position offers no call requirements. Work with State of Oklahoma in McAlester, Oklahoma, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The clinician is responsible for conducting psychological evaluations, administering standardized assessments, and developing treatment plans for clients. They also provide individual, group, and family therapy while maintaining confidential records and providing testimony in legal hearings.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a master’s degree in psychology, counseling, or a related field and have at least two years of post-master’s professional counseling experience. Additionally, applicants must hold a valid clinical license such as LPC, LMFT, LBP, LCSW, or be a Nationally Certified School Psychologist.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Clinician at State of Oklahoma a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,697 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Counselor Career Context
State of Oklahoma ranks #6 of 14 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 36% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Oklahoma is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$69k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $78k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Oklahoma clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No call
- On-site