
Dickinson Center, Inc.
A subsidiary of Journey Health Systems
43 Servidea Drive
Ridgway, PA 15853
814-776-2145
Community career pathway
Career pathways begin with an entry-level position. Click on each position title to learn more about each position.
Administrative Assistant
Responsible for answering phones, greeting consumers and visitors, consumer scheduling, uploading for DBHW/DCAT programs, insurance verification, verifying PDMP, billing, and other clerical duties as assigned to support the program or organization
Therapist
Assess and treat individuals and families with mental health disorders, to maximize functioning in the community. Activities may include individual, family, and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.
Mental Health Worker
Provide direct treatment services to children, adolescents, and families. This position uses the Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy model and other treatment modalities.
Mental Health Professional
Responsible to provide direct treatment services to children, adolescents, and families using the Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy model and other treatment modalities.
Special Education Teacher
Coordinates daily schoolwork and collaborates daily with faculty from client's home school district to provide academic support to individuals participating in services at Crossroads. The special education teacher is responsible for implementing a physical education curriculum and lunch curriculum to students and providing school districts with an overall grade report for individual students. The special education teacher is part of the overall treatment team.
Teacher's Aide
Provides academic and behavioral support to children and adolescents, under the supervision of the Special Education Teacher and Program Supervisor. The Teacher's Aide provides one-on-one support on classroom assignments and assists with organizing incoming and outgoing class assignments for each student. The Teacher's Aide functions as part of the overall treatment team.
Blended Case Manager
Responsible for assisting severely mentally ill individuals to be able to live successfully in the community by linking/referring to services needed, monitoring service delivery to determine progress, gaining access to services, assessment and service planning, problem resolution, informal support network building, wellness coaching, utilizing community resources, and crisis response.
Lead Administrative Assistant
Provides fill-in receptionist duties and various clerical duties for the assigned programs as well as providing operational support to all DCI programs in the assigned County. The Office Manager greets visitors, answers phones, checks consumers in and out for services, schedules appointments and works closely with the clinicians, supervisors and other staff. This position will also be a point of contact for building issues and employees. This position performs a wide variety of clerical and billing duties to support various programs.
Nurse LPN
Provides medication management and prescription support services to the consumers of Dickinson Center, Inc. and supportive services to the psychiatrists and mid-level psychiatric practitioners. The Outpatient Nurse is under the clinical and administrative supervision of the Outpatient Nurse Supervisor or the Nurse Practitioner.
Behavioral Health Technician
Utilized to implement the therapeutic interventions and strategies as identified in the ITP and with the oversight of the BC or MT. BHT services provide one-on-one interventions to a client in the home, school, or community setting in attempts to maintain the child within the natural setting of their home and community. BHT services can include crisis intervention non-physical crisis intervention techniques, immediate behavioral reinforcements, emotional support, time-structuring activities, time-out strategies, passive restraints (procedures that do not restrict freedom of movement) such as hand over hand, hand holding, graduated guidance, tactile timed touching, etc. (when necessary), and additional psychosocial rehabilitation activities as prescribed in the treatment plan. The BHT transfers skills to caretakers in domains where the individual is requiring the most assistance (school, home, community).
Children's Facilitator
Provide mental and behavioral health support within the framework of our Children’s Prevention Services department. This may include the models of our LIFE & Incredible Years Program, Student Assistance Program, and/or the Signs of Suicide Programs. Facilitators may serve students within elementary and/or middle and high school. Based directly within the school(s) they serve, the Facilitator conducts assessments, including crisis, makes recommendations for appropriate services and levels of care, and provides preventative supportive counseling. Facilitators serving middle and high school aged students coordinate and present The Signs of Suicide® (SOS) Program annually. SOS is an evidence-based program designed to educate students about the warning signs and symptoms of depression and suicide. Facilitators serving elementary aged students utilize the Incredible Years curriculum to coordinate and present social and emotional wellness based lessons within classroom settings.
OP Admin Supervisor
Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the 3 Outpatient clinics. These programs are located throughout the agency's primary service region (3 counties). The Outpatient Clinical Director supervises outpatient clinical staff, collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, monitors financial performance, and ensures that services delivered meet agency and regulatory standards as well as clinical best practices.
FBMH Supervisor
Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the program in both Elk and Potter Counties. This position provides intense treatment services to families with children who have a mental health diagnosis in Elk, Cameron, McKean and Potter Counties. Supervises staff, collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, monitors financial performance, and ensures that services delivered meet agency and regulatory standards.
Office Manager
Serves as the business manager for all outpatient program sites. This position has supervision of all outpatient clerical support staff, medical records, and for basic daily operating functions of outpatient services. This position functions with a great deal of initiative, decision making abilities, and independence to carry out the tasks of day-to-day outpatient operations.
Nurse Supervisor
Provides medication management and prescription support services to the consumers of Dickinson Center, Inc. and supportive services to the psychiatrists and mid-level psychiatric practitioners in the assigned program(s).
Mobile Therapist
This is an advanced mental health professional position. The Mental Health Professional provides direct treatment services to children, adolescents, and families following family systems theory, social ecological theory, behavioral therapies theory, cognitive-behavioral therapy theory, etc. Working in a team along with two Behavioral Health Workers, the Mental Health Professional is the senior team leader and provides training and support to the Behavioral Health Workers.
Mental Health Specialist
Facilitates group, individual and family therapy for children and adolescents. The IOP Clinician also collaborates with other service providers, school personnel and Intermediate Unit staff to ensure quality care. The IOP Clinician delivers behavior interventions to children and adolescents to promote academic success. Caseworkers at Crossroads Partial Hospital Program provide leadership, direction, and motivation to children and adolescents at Crossroads, and implement and monitor daily behavior and progress toward Individualized Treatment Plans. Caseworkers at Crossroads plan, develop, organize and facilitate group therapy daily and individual and family therapy as needed. Caseworkers are responsible for clinical documentation as required by regulatory agencies.
Psych Rehab Manager
Responsible for the day to day operations of the Ridgway Psych Rehab program including supervision of employees, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, monitoring financial performance, and ensuring that services delivered meet agency and regulatory standards. This position is also responsible for the consistency and quality of care provided in the program across all counties served.
School Prevention Manager
The Children's Prevention & Assessment Program Director is directly responsible for the day to day operations of the following programs: LIFE/Incredible Years (IY), Student Assistance Program (SAP), and the Signs of Suicide? (SOS) Prevention Program. These programs provide prevention and assessment services to children and adolescents in Elk and Cameron Counties. The Program Director supervises staff, collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, monitors financial performance, and ensures that services delivered meet agency and regulatory standards.
Community Manager
Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the following programs: Parents as Teachers (PAT), Triple P-Group, and the Children's Center. These programs provide educational services to families with children. The Program Director supervises staff, collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, monitors financial performance, and ensures that services delivered meet agency and regulatory standards.