Behavioral Health Director

About the Role

VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has an opening for a Behavioral Health Director at Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, Kansas. This position will be filled by an LPC-MHSP, LCSW, PhD, PsyD, or LSPE.

Position Summary

The Behavioral Health Director is responsible for the development, implementation, clinical and/or administrative supervision, and monitoring of a Behavioral Health delivery system meeting NCCHC/ACA standards. The Behavioral Health Director works with the Regional Manager, Site Administrator, Medical Director, and Psychiatrist to coordinate total contract services.

Essential Functions

• Acts as point of contact for administrative staff for discussion of treatment programs and problem resolution as needed.
• Coordinates development and revision of policies and procedures for the identification, assessment, and provision of required clinical services for inmates.
• Supervises the planning, development and implementation of treatment programs contracted to VitalCore.
• Provides clinical and/or administrative supervision to staff of Behavioral Health Services.
• Monitors efforts of Behavioral Health Services to ensure clinical services are being provided in a timely, professional manner.
• Provides and assigns clinical on-call duties.
• Ensures treatment programs contracted are integrated and appropriately staffed.
• Provides administrative support to psychiatric staff.
• Coordinates the facility's Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program.
• Attends training and meetings as required.

Required Qualifications

• Fully licensed in the state of Kansas with any of the following licenses: LPC-MHSP, LCSW, PhD, PsyD, or LSPE.
• Satisfactory background investigation report.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay (New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
• 401K & Plan Matching
• PTO
• Annual Incentive Bonus

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