Licensed Mental Health Professional - Hourly
Join a mission-driven organization with a people-first culture, offering excellent career growth opportunities. We are dedicated to providing care for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients, fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in a warm team environment.
Why Us
Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. Our team shares a deep desire to help society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day, we provide non-judgmental compassion, hope, and healing to those who need it most. Join our mission to deliver quality care with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, living our mantra to "Always Do The Right Thing!" Together, we heal the world, one patient at a time.
Wellpath serves hundreds of thousands of unique individuals monthly, with a significant percentage receiving direct clinical care, including life-saving interventions. We offer ongoing training and development for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, along with best-in-class clinical resources for training, education, and point-of-care support.
About the Role
As a Licensed Mental Health Professional in a correctional facility, you will conduct intake evaluations, provide therapeutic interventions and suicide prevention techniques, and develop treatment plans for inmates. Your role ensures inmates receive appropriate mental health services and care while incarcerated.
Responsibilities
- Conduct screening, assessments, and triages for inmates referred by security, healthcare staff, and other community sources, and provide appropriate recommendations for their level of care.
- Develop and recommend treatment plans, conduct essential treatment services such as psychoeducational and transitional groups, and provide suicide prevention interventions and management techniques.
- Respond to sick call requests, provide medication adherence, and coordinate with prescribing providers for medication evaluations.
- Provide crisis intervention, oversee the clinical needs of patients on caseload, and participate in treatment team multidisciplinary meetings and administrative meetings.
- Provide staff training on relevant mental health topics, document all findings in the patient's health record, and ensure compliance with facility and company policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or another related Mental Health discipline.
- One (1) or more years of experience in a Mental Health treatment program, preferably in a Correctional or Hospital setting.
- Unrestricted, current license in the State of practice (e.g., LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LMHC, Psychologist). Must maintain all licensures, certifications, and continuing educational requirements.
Benefits
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster work-life balance for team members and their families to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Benefits include:
- 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.