Mental Health Director - LCSW, LMFT, LPC

• 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. 

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.

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. 

• Plan, manage, and supervise the clinical services of mental health staff, including professional education and development. 
• Provide clinical and consultation services in accordance with policies and procedures, APA and NCCHC/ACA standards, and perform direct clinical services as needed. 
• Allocate staff resources, maintain communication with institutional staff, and provide staff disciplinary counseling and performance evaluations. 

• Direct and supervise all mental health treatment planning, provide oversight of clinical documentation, and offer in-service opportunities to staff. 
• Develop and implement clinical service goals and objectives, carry out staff selection and recruitment, and provide direct clinical services as needed, while also supervising clerical support staff. 

Education

• Master’s Degree 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 Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) 
• Must maintain CPR certification, and any other certifications (such as First Aid) required by contract.

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.