Mental Health Director - Local Detention - Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions : Job Details

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Compensation Information: $92,308.32 - $102,564.8 / year

Department (Org): Mental Health

You Matter

Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports: Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging Autonomy in a warm team environment Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work-life balance for team members and their families to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it! Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching Company paid life insurance Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA) Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

How you make a difference

The Mental Health Director oversees the clinical and administrative aspects of the Mental Health program and staff within a facility, providing consultation and clinical supervision as needed. They also provide mental health services to inmates, consistent with their professional training and experience. As a Director, they play a key role in ensuring the quality of mental health services and programs, and work collaboratively with facility staff and management to achieve this goal.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and administrative oversight, supervision, and direction to mental health professionals, ensuring compliance with healthcare policies and procedures, professional standards, and staff position descriptions.
• Allocate staff resources to meet institutional needs for mental health services and maintain open communication with institutional administrative, security, medical, and support staff.
• Develop and implement goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for clinical services provided and carry out staff selection and recruitment in cooperation with the Health Services Administrator.
• Direct and supervise mental health treatment planning, activity therapy program, crisis intervention services, clinical documentation, and staff development and meetings.
• Provide direct clinical services and notify the Regional Director of Mental Health or VP of Mental Health of clinical concerns impacting individual patients or the mental health services program.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Masters or doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology, social work or related field from an accredited college or university.

Experience

• Two years of experience in the coordination and administration of mental health service delivery systems preferred. Correctional healthcare experience strongly preferred.
• Significant coursework and professional experience in the mental health field that indicates knowledge of management and supervision techniques, peer review, quality assurance, group and individual psychotherapy, diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders, and psychological evaluation techniques.

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed to practice psychology, social work or related field in the state of employment by the appropriate state licensing board.
• Must maintain CPR certification, and any other certifications (such as First Aid) required by contract.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We encourage you to apply!

If you are excited about a role but your experience doesnt seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

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