Dual Diagnosis Clinician - Davis County Jail

Job Description

Job Description

Make a Difference Where It Matters Most

At Davis Behavioral Health (DBH), we believe meaningful clinical work happens when compassion, structure, and collaboration come together. As a Dual Diagnosis Clinician at the Davis County Jail, you'll provide critical mental health and substance use treatment to adults navigating some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives.

This role offers the opportunity to create real impact within a secure correctional setting-helping individuals stabilize, develop coping skills, and connect to ongoing care that supports long-term recovery and reduced recidivism.

If you're a clinician who values purpose-driven work, strong teamwork, and the chance to serve a high-need population with dignity and professionalism, we'd love to meet you.

In this role, you'll provide integrated mental health and substance use treatment services to incarcerated adults while collaborating closely with correctional staff and community partners.

Responsibilities include:

• Conducting biopsychosocial and substance use evaluations
• Completing suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and safety planning
• Developing individualized treatment plans and monitoring client progress
• Providing evidence-based individual and group therapy
• Supporting continuity of care and discharge planning
• Collaborating with jail staff, DBH teams, and community providers
• Maintaining timely, accurate, and compliant clinical documentation
• Meeting productivity and quality standards within a structured environment

This position offers a unique combination of clinical depth, autonomy, and meaningful impact. You'll work with clients who often have complex co-occurring needs and limited prior access to care-giving you the opportunity to provide stabilization, hope, and connection to recovery resources.

You'll also benefit from:

• Regular clinical supervision and team support
• A collaborative multidisciplinary environment
• Meaningful work with measurable community impact
• Structured systems and clear expectations
• Opportunities to strengthen crisis, trauma-informed, and dual-diagnosis treatment skills

• Master's degree in Social Work or a related behavioral health field
• Utah licensure as an LCSW or equivalent
• CSW or ACMHC candidates will be considered if actively pursuing full licensure
• Experience in behavioral health treatment
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug and background screenings
• Ability to obtain and maintain jail clearance
• Completion of required annual jail training

• Experience working with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
• Correctional, crisis, or forensic behavioral health experience
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, and documentation skills
• Ability to remain calm, organized, and professional in a structured environment

• $77,000–$88,000/year for fully licensed clinicians
• Additional 1% salary increase for each year of full licensure
• $65,000/year starting salary for under-licensed therapists (CSW/ACMHC)
• $3,000 annual Spanish-language stipend available upon successful language assessment

DBH offers a strong benefits package designed to support your health, financial wellbeing, and work-life balance:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Competitive Salary Growth Opportunities

This position is fully onsite at the Davis County Jail in Farmington, Utah . You'll work closely with your supervisor to build a flexible 40-hour schedule that includes coverage on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday , with remaining hours completed during the week.

Your workday will include:

• Direct clinical care in secure treatment spaces
• Collaboration with correctional officers and jail administration
• Team meetings and scheduled supervision
• Coordination with community providers to support successful transitions after release

DBH and jail leadership prioritize safety, structure, and professionalism, providing clear operational procedures and ongoing training to help you succeed in the correctional environment.

This is more than a traditional therapy role-it's an opportunity to provide ethical, evidence-based care to individuals who often need it most.

If you're ready to bring compassion, accountability, and clinical expertise into a role with real community impact, we encourage you to apply.

DBH Criminal Background Check & Drug Screening Disclaimer

Davis Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

Further, all employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as part of DBH's licensing agreement with the State of Utah. Failure to pass either screening will result in the termination of any job offer submitted and/or employment for any individual who has started employment while the criminal background screening is in process. Pending and/or open charges will likely impact a candidate's ability to pass the pre-employment criminal background screening.