Mental Health Coordinator - Sherburne County Jail

Wellpath; Elk River (MN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Mental Health Coordinator to lead mental health services within a facility. This pivotal role involves providing clinical and administrative supervision to mental health staff while ensuring quality care for inmate patients. The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in psychology or a related field, along with experience in mental health service delivery. Join a mission-driven organization that values diversity and offers excellent career growth opportunities. If you're passionate about making a difference and supporting vulnerable populations, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Company-paid life insurance

Tax-free Health Spending Accounts

Wellness program

Discounted rates for home and auto loans

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in psychology or related field required.
• Experience in mental health service delivery systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee mental health services and manage clinical staff.
• Provide mental health services to inmates and consult with personnel.

Skills

Mental Health Counseling

Management Techniques

Psychotherapy

Psychological Evaluation

Education

Master’s degree in psychology

Master’s degree in social work

Master’s degree in behavioral science

Job description

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.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, supervise, and manage clinical services provided by mental health staff and allocate resources to meet institutional needs.
• Provide clinical and administrative 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.

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.

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 families to support physical, mental, and financial well-being 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. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

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.

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.