Mental Health Director Unlicensed - Wellpath : Job Details

Compensation Range:$90,216.05 - $95,228.02 / yearYou 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 Mental Health Director (unlicensed) provides leadership and administrative direction to mental health services staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, supervise, and manage clinical services provided by mental health staff, ensuring duties align with staff qualifications and reporting performance issues to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with facility, health care, and professional standards, maintaining confidentiality and adhering to regulations from bodies such as the American Psychological Association and NCCHC.
• Allocate staff resources to meet institutional clinical needs, provide direct clinical services as needed, and develop on-call mental health consultation systems for crisis intervention.
• Supervise staff, provide disciplinary counseling, performance evaluations, and in-service training, while maintaining accurate documentation and overseeing clerical staff to ensure proper patient records management.
• Collaborate with the H.S.A. on staff recruitment, resource allocation, psychiatric service coordination, and policy development, ensuring institutional and professional standards are met.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education

• Bachelors degree in psychology, social work or behavioral science field.
• Masters degree in psychology, social work or related fields preferred.

Experience

• One to two years of experience in the coordination and administration of mental health service delivery systems preferred.
• Correctional healthcare experience strongly preferred.
• Coursework and professional experience that indicates knowledge of management/supervision techniques, mental health counseling, group and individual psychotherapy, diagnosis and treatment of major mental disorders and/or psychological evaluation techniques.

Licenses/Certifications

• License-eligible to practice psychology, social worker, or related field in the state of employment preferred

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.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.