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Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions lists this Assistant Director Mental Health opportunity in northern, Kentucky. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
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Viewing: Assistant Director Mental Health
Compensation Information: $81,956.16 - $91,062.4 / 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
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
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
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 Assistant Mental Health Director is responsible for the provision of mental health services.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee and manage a team of psychologists and Qualified Mental Health Professionals across the prison system, ensuring recruitment, selection, training, and supervision are in accordance with contractual requirements.
Actively participate in required meetings with the ADC and engage in system-wide Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives.
Lead case conferences for special needs inmates, addressing management within facilities, transitions to psychiatric hospitals, and release planning.
Provide administrative supervision and direction to psychiatrists, clinical nurse specialists, Qualified Examiners, and Community Access Board members, ensuring adherence to documentation requirements and treatment planning.
Manage all aspects of mental health services in correctional facilities, including outpatient programs, day treatment, residential treatment units, behavioral management units, forensic evaluation, and civil commitment.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
Masters in clinical or counseling psychology or in social work from an accredited college or university.
Experience
At least five years of progressively responsible management experience providing behavioral health services of similar scope and complexity.
Experience in correctional behavioral health care is preferred
Licenses/Certifications
Designated Qualified Mental Health Professional in accordance with state of employment requirements.
Assistant mental health director Day shift 7-3pm flexible (LPC, LCSW, LMFT) Great NEW Pay! Team Work! Honesty & Respect! Benefits & PTO Offered! Applicants must have one of the following licenses active to be considered:Licensed Professional CounselorLicensed Clinical Social WorkerLicensed Marriage & Family Therapist MASTERS : SOCIAL WORK, MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY, COUSELING OR PSYCHOLOGY REQUIREDWe are scheduled 24/7 at this site
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.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
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
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 Assistant Mental Health Director is responsible for the provision of mental health services.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee and manage a team of psychologists and Qualified Mental Health Professionals across the prison system, ensuring recruitment, selection, training, and supervision are in accordance with contractual requirements.
Actively participate in required meetings with the ADC and engage in system-wide Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives.
Lead case conferences for special needs inmates, addressing management within facilities, transitions to psychiatric hospitals, and release planning.
Provide administrative supervision and direction to psychiatrists, clinical nurse specialists, Qualified Examiners, and Community Access Board members, ensuring adherence to documentation requirements and treatment planning.
Manage all aspects of mental health services in correctional facilities, including outpatient programs, day treatment, residential treatment units, behavioral management units, forensic evaluation, and civil commitment.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
Masters in clinical or counseling psychology or in social work from an accredited college or university.
Experience
At least five years of progressively responsible management experience providing behavioral health services of similar scope and complexity.
Experience in correctional behavioral health care is preferred
Licenses/Certifications
Designated Qualified Mental Health Professional in accordance with state of employment requirements.
Additional Details
Assistant mental health director Day shift 7-3pm flexible (LPC, LCSW, LMFT) Great NEW Pay! Team Work! Honesty & Respect! Benefits & PTO Offered! Applicants must have one of the following licenses active to be considered:Licensed Professional CounselorLicensed Clinical Social WorkerLicensed Marriage & Family Therapist MASTERS : SOCIAL WORK, MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY, COUSELING OR PSYCHOLOGY REQUIREDWe are scheduled 24/7 at this site
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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