Wellpath
Full time leadership role
How you make a difference: The Mental Health Coordinator oversees mental health services in the facility by providing clinical and administrative supervision and direction to the mental health staff. They also provide mental health services to the inmate patients in the facility and offer consultation to the facility personnel. Overall, the Mental Health Coordinator plays a critical role in ensuring that quality mental health care is provided to both staff and inmate patients. Key Responsibilities:
Plan, supervise, and manage clinical services provided by mental health staff and allocate resources to meet institutional needs. Provide clinical and administration supervision and direction to mental health staff, including staff disciplinary counseling and performance evaluations. Provide mental health services to inmates in the facility and consult with facility personnel as needed. Coordinate with facility administrative staff and maintain confidentiality of inmate information. Develop and implement corrective steps necessary to ensure the provision of quality mental health care and notify supervisory personnel of significant clinical or administrative concerns. Requirements:
Education:
Master’s degree in psychology, social work or behavioral science field. Experience:
Experience in the coordination and administration of mental health service delivery systems. 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:
Licensed to practice psychology or social work in the State by the appropriate state licensing board. Must maintain CPR certification, and any other certifications (such as First Aid) required. About Wellpath:
Patients are at the center of everything we do. With more than 15,000 clinicians and professionals in 34 states across the U.S. and Australia, Wellpath delivers high-quality medical, mental and behavioral healthcare services to nearly 300,000 patients located in inpatient and residential treatment facilities, civil commitment centers, and local, state and federal correctional facilities.We deliver care in a variety of clinical environments, from local government correctional facilities that look like Urgent Care Clinics/Emergency Rooms, to state government facilities more focused on Chronic Care Management, to behavioral hospitals focused on caring for people who suffer from mental illness, to community care centers servicing the community. In all settings, our doctors, nurses, mental health clinicians, and staff work tirelessly to implement evidence-based clinical best practices with the goal of compassionately improving the medical and behavioral healthcare outcomes of our patients.We believe in transforming public health by delivering hope and healing to those who need it most.
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How you make a difference: The Mental Health Coordinator oversees mental health services in the facility by providing clinical and administrative supervision and direction to the mental health staff. They also provide mental health services to the inmate patients in the facility and offer consultation to the facility personnel. Overall, the Mental Health Coordinator plays a critical role in ensuring that quality mental health care is provided to both staff and inmate patients. Key Responsibilities:
Plan, supervise, and manage clinical services provided by mental health staff and allocate resources to meet institutional needs. Provide clinical and administration supervision and direction to mental health staff, including staff disciplinary counseling and performance evaluations. Provide mental health services to inmates in the facility and consult with facility personnel as needed. Coordinate with facility administrative staff and maintain confidentiality of inmate information. Develop and implement corrective steps necessary to ensure the provision of quality mental health care and notify supervisory personnel of significant clinical or administrative concerns. Requirements:
Education:
Master’s degree in psychology, social work or behavioral science field. Experience:
Experience in the coordination and administration of mental health service delivery systems. 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:
Licensed to practice psychology or social work in the State by the appropriate state licensing board. Must maintain CPR certification, and any other certifications (such as First Aid) required. About Wellpath:
Patients are at the center of everything we do. With more than 15,000 clinicians and professionals in 34 states across the U.S. and Australia, Wellpath delivers high-quality medical, mental and behavioral healthcare services to nearly 300,000 patients located in inpatient and residential treatment facilities, civil commitment centers, and local, state and federal correctional facilities.We deliver care in a variety of clinical environments, from local government correctional facilities that look like Urgent Care Clinics/Emergency Rooms, to state government facilities more focused on Chronic Care Management, to behavioral hospitals focused on caring for people who suffer from mental illness, to community care centers servicing the community. In all settings, our doctors, nurses, mental health clinicians, and staff work tirelessly to implement evidence-based clinical best practices with the goal of compassionately improving the medical and behavioral healthcare outcomes of our patients.We believe in transforming public health by delivering hope and healing to those who need it most.
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