Correctional Mental Health Director

Northshore Home Health Care; Panama City (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northshore Home Health Care seeks a senior leader to head mental health services within correctional facilities, directing a multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive care to incarcerated individuals. You will oversee assessments, treatment, crisis response, and program development while ensuring regulatory compliance and patient dignity in a challenging, secure environment.

This role requires strong leadership, forensic mental health experience, and a commitment to ethical, evidence-based

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• Correctional and/or forensic mental health experience.
• Expertise in clinical program oversight, quality improvement, and compliance.
• Commitment to ethical, evidence-based care and patient dignity.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical assessments, evidence-based treatment, and crisis intervention.
• Ensure clinical quality, regulatory compliance, and adherence to established protocols.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop clinical staff.
• Drive program development and performance improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate with custody and medical leadership to support integrated care.
• Promote a mission-driven, collaborative culture centered on dignity and patient-centered care.

Skills

Leadership

Correctional mental health experience

Quality improvement

Ethical care

Job description

Role Summary:

Lead mental health services within correctional facilities by directing a multidisciplinary team responsible for comprehensive mental health care for incarcerated individuals.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical assessments, evidence-based treatment, and crisis intervention.
• Ensure clinical quality, regulatory compliance, and adherence to established protocols.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop clinical staff.
• Drive program development and performance improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate with custody and medical leadership to support integrated care.
• Promote a mission-driven, collaborative culture centered on dignity and patient-centered care.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• Correctional and/or forensic mental health experience.
• Expertise in clinical program oversight, quality improvement, and compliance.
• Commitment to ethical, evidence-based care and patient dignity.