Licensed Psychological Associate -LPA - LPP -Days- $9,000 Bonus

Wellpath; La Grange (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Licensed Psychological Associate to provide essential mental health services within correctional facilities. This role emphasizes compassion and support for underserved populations, offering a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact. You will conduct assessments, develop treatment plans, and collaborate with facility staff to ensure the highest standards of care. With a strong focus on professional growth, this position provides ongoing training and a supportive team environment. If you are passionate about mental health and eager to contribute to a mission-driven organization, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Company Paid Life Insurance

Tax-free Health Spending Accounts

Wellness Program

Preferred Banking Partnership

Qualifications

• Licensed Psychological Associate must deliver mental health services in correctional settings.
• Requires collaboration with facility staff and adherence to ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological assessments and provide therapy under supervision.
• Participate in crisis intervention and maintain clinical documentation.

Skills

Psychological Assessment

Crisis Management

Counseling

Treatment Planning

Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in psychology

Job description

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.
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• 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.

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

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.

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 Licensed Psychological Associate, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist, will deliver comprehensive mental health services to patients within correctional and detention facilities. Responsibilities include conducting psychological assessments, providing therapy, and developing treatment plans tailored to individual needs. This role requires collaboration with facility staff to ensure effective care and support for patients in a correctional setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides clinical and consultation services in line with company policies and standards of the APA, NCCHC, and ACA, including diagnosis, treatment, psychological testing, evaluations, treatment planning, counseling, and crisis management under the supervision of a Licensed Psychologist.
• Ensures that clinical services adhere to ethical and professional standards, and participates in case staffing, care management meetings, and quality improvement activities.
• Completes clinical documentation professionally and promptly, maintaining data for departmental statistics, and develops goals and objectives for clinical services in consultation with supervisors.
• Delivers staff training on mental health issues and may assist in the development and refinement of facility policies and procedures to meet recognized standards.
• Participates in a 24-hour crisis intervention system, promptly notifies the supervising Psychologist of serious incidents, and provides timely updates on clinical concerns impacting clients or the mental health services program.

Additional Details

This is a full-time day shift position. We are offering a $9,000 bonus with this position. This candidate must be licensed as a Licensed Psychological Associate in the state of Kentucky.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education:

• Master’s degree in psychology.

Experience:

• Experience with mental health delivery systems. Experience in the mental field that indicates knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and psychological evaluation techniques, including psychological assessment instruments.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Licensed as a Licensed Psychological Associate in the state of Kentucky.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness. We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.