Licensed Mental Health Professional Local Detention

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 family 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.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Licensed Mental Health Professional Local Detention will provide mental health services to patients referred by security, healthcare staff, and community sources in compliance with local policy and state and federal regulations. This includes triage, intake evaluations, treatment planning, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, medication management, and discharge planning. The role also involves providing staff training on relevant mental health topics and participating in peer review activities and staff training.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct triage and intake evaluations for patients referred by various sources and provide appropriate recommendations for their care, including referrals to outside mental health facilities when necessary.
• Assess for suicide risk and provide prevention interventions and management techniques for high-risk patients. Conduct daily evaluations to assess the treatment needs of patients and respond to mental health crisis interventions as needed.
• Coordinate with prescribing providers and other healthcare staff to provide medication management and ensure patient adherence to prescribed regimens.
• Provide consultation and staff training on mental health topics, as well as oversee the clinical needs and treatment plans for patients on his/her caseload.
• Ensure compliance with Facility and company policies and procedures, participate in quality assurance studies and staff training, and assist in job shadowing, orientation, and training of new employees.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or Other Related Mental Health discipline

Experience

• One (1) or more years of experience in a Mental Health treatment program, preferably in a Correctional or Hospital setting

Licenses/Certifications

• Unrestricted, current license in the State of practice – e.g. LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LMHC, Psychologist
• Must maintain all licensures, certifications, continuing educational requirements, etc.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

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