Mental Health Director

Wellpath; Valhalla (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

EAP (counseling)

Life Insurance

HSA

Wellness program

Home/Auto loan discounts

Job summary

Wellpath is seeking a Mental Health Director to provide clinical and administrative oversight for the Mental Health program within our facility. You will supervise Mental Health Professionals and ensure services meet professional standards, while maintaining a patient-centered, compliant operation.

The role requires planning, supervising, and delivering clinical services, coordinating with institutional staff, and establishing goals aligned with organizational policies.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology from an accredited college or university.
• Experience in the coordination and administration of mental health service delivery systems.
• Significant coursework and professional experience in management and supervision techniques, psychotherapy, diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders.
• Licensed to practice psychology in the state of employment; CPR certification required by contract.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and supervise clinical services for mental health staff at the institutional level.
• Provide clinical supervision, professional education, and staff development for mental health professionals.
• Perform direct clinical services and oversee training provided by mental health staff to other facility staff.
• Maintain open communication with institutional administrative, security, medical and support staff, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
• Develop and implement goals and objectives for clinical services and provide timely notification of clinical concerns to leadership.

Skills

Mental health program management

Clinical supervision

Staff development

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Doctorate in clinical or counseling 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
• 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

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.

How you make a difference

As the Mental Health Director, you will be responsible for providing clinical and administrative oversight for the Mental Health program and staff within the facility. This includes providing clinical supervision and direction to Mental Health Professionals and ensuring that mental health services are consistent with professional training and experience. Additionally, you will provide consultation regarding the mental health program to ensure that it meets the needs of patients and the facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and supervise clinical services for mental health staff at the institutional level
• Provide clinical supervision and direction, professional education, and staff development for mental health professionals
• Perform direct clinical services and oversee training provided by mental health staff to other facility staff
• Maintain open communication with institutional administrative, security, medical and support staff, and ensure compliance with policies and procedures
• Develop and implement goals and objectives for clinical services provided, provide staff meetings and in-service opportunities, and provide timely notification of clinical concerns to the Regional Mental Health Director or Corporate Director of Mental Health Services.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology from an accredited college or university.

Experience

• Experience in the coordination and administration of mental health service delivery systems.
• Significant coursework and professional experience in the mental health field that indicates knowledge of management and supervision techniques, peer review, quality assurance, group and individual psychotherapy, diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders, and psychological evaluation techniques.

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed to practice psychology in the state of employment by the appropriate state licensing board.
• Must maintain CPR certification, and any other certifications (such as First Aid) required by contract.

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.

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.