Mental Health Coordinator/Director- Corrections! Job at Wellpath, Elk River, MN

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  • Wellpath
  • Elk River, MN

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
• 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 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 .

Key Responsibilities

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

Qualifications & Requirements

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.

Additional Details

*This position is for Monday-Friday, 40 hrs/wk daytime hours. The candidate chosen MUST BE FULLY LICENSED.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

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

Job Tags

Full time, Monday to Friday,

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