Travel Mental Health Professional

Wellpath; United States; Remote; USD 62,508 - 89,027; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Hotel lodging during travel

Meals while traveling

Job summary

Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions is seeking a Travel Mental Health Professional to provide clinical services across multiple correctional facilities in the Eastern region. This role requires delivering therapy, crisis intervention, and psychological assessments, with documentation, reporting, and collaboration with staff.

The position requires independent licensure in North Carolina, willingness to travel up to 100% of the time, and alignment with the mission to support underserved populations.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a behavioral/social science field from an accredited college or university.
• Coursework and professional experience in mental health counseling, psychotherapy, diagnosis, and psychological assessment.
• Independently licensed in North Carolina (LMSW, LPC, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Deliver individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, and psychological assessments.
• Document clinical interactions, create service reports, and consult with institutional staff.
• Perform diagnostic evaluations and participate in quality improvement and staff training.
• Travel to multiple facilities as required by organizational needs.

Skills

Mental health counseling

Psychotherapy

Psychological assessment

Crisis intervention

Documentation

Education

Master’s degree in behavioral/social science

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• 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. 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 Travel Mental Health Professional provides clinical services across multiple locations under the guidance of supervisory staff. Responsibilities include delivering individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, and psychological assessments in correctional settings. The role involves documenting clinical interactions, creating service reports, and consulting with institutional staff. Additional duties include diagnostic evaluations, participation in quality improvement, and providing mental health training. Frequent travel is required to meet organizational needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical services including therapy, crisis intervention, and assessments
• Complete clinical documentation, service reports, and treatment evaluations
• Consult with staff and support mental health management of persons served
• Participate in program development, training, and quality improvement initiatives
• Travel 100% to provide services across multiple facilities

Qualifications & Requirements

EDUCATION

• Master’s degree in a behavioral/social science field from an accredited college or university

EXPERIENCE

• Coursework and professional experience in mental health counseling, psychotherapy, diagnosis, and psychological assessment
• Must be able and willing to travel up to 100% of the time

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• LMSW, LPC, or similar licensure from the appropriate state licensing board
• Must maintain CPR certification and any other certifications (such as First Aid) required

Additional Details

This is a travel position and will require going to multiple sites in our Eastern region. The region will be FL (when needed), GA, NC, SC, TN, VA. MUST be Independently licensed in North Carolina and MUST have corrections experience. This position is 95% travel and 40 hours weekly. You have the option to work 4(10 hour) days or 5 (8 hour) days per week. Pay is $55/hr. Compensation for mileage (to and from your home), meals and hotel lodging are the incentives.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.