Mental Health Professional - CalAIM

Wellpath; South Lake Tahoe (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

401k

DailyPay

Job summary

Wellpath is seeking a Mental Health Professional to provide direct clinical services to patients under clinical leadership. You will conduct mental health screenings, complete assessments and treatment plans, and deliver individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and consultation services.

The role involves clinical documentation, pre-release planning for CalAIM-eligible individuals, and training staff as required.

Qualifications

• Requires a Master’s degree in a relevant mental health field and state licensure eligibility or licensure.
• Experience with substance use disorders and delivering mental health services is preferred.
• Ability to provide direct clinical services, screenings, assessments, and counseling.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical, consultation, and counseling services in accordance with policies and professional standards.
• Conduct mental health screenings and assessments and complete treatment plans, including ASAM tools when needed.
• Respond to sick call requests, referrals, and provide crisis intervention services.
• Complete required clinical documentation and document services in CorEMR as appropriate.
• Support pre-release planning, quality assurance activities, and provide training and consultation to staff.

Skills

Substance use disorders knowledge

Crisis intervention

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or other related mental health discipline

Tools

CorEMR

ASAM tools

Job description

• 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

• 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

The Mental Health Professional provides direct clinical services to persons served under the direction of clinical leadership. The role conducts mental health screenings and assessments, completes treatment plans, and delivers individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and consultation services. The position completes clinical documentation, supports pre-release planning for CalAIM-eligible individuals, and provides training, consultation, and information to facility staff as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical, consultation, and counseling services in accordance with policies, procedures, and professional standards.
• Conduct mental health screenings and assessments and complete treatment plans, including ASAM tools when needed.
• Respond to sick call requests, referrals, and provide crisis intervention services.
• Complete required clinical documentation and document services in CorEMR as appropriate.
• Support pre-release planning, quality assurance activities, and provide training and consultation to staff.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or other related mental health discipline

Experience

• One (1) or more years of experience preferred.
• Experience with substance use disorders and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) preferred

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed or license-eligible in the State of practice – e.g. LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LMHC, Psychologist - Must maintain all licensures, certifications, continuing educational requirements, etc.

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.

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

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.