VitalCore Health Strategies

Mental Health Director

VitalCore Health Strategies • $85K — $100K *
Bridgewater, MA 02324In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Reposted Yesterday
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Qualifications

  • Graduate degree (MA/MS/PhD) in psychology, social work, mental health counseling, or related field
  • Independently licensed (LICSW, LMHC, Licensed Psychologist)
  • Preferred supervisory experience
  • Preferred experience in correctional settings
  • Experience with behavioral health delivery systems

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement individual and group-level mental health interventions
  • Oversee the integration of VCHS policies within the medical unit
  • Provide quality assurance data using electronic medical records
  • Supervise qualified behavioral health staff and substance use disorder counselors
  • Conduct weekly staff meetings and rounds on behavioral health
  • Attend monthly administrative meetings with VCHS management
  • Collaborate with medical professionals and security personnel
  • Manage staff schedules and assignments

Benefits

  • Holiday Pay on designated days
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurances
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term and Long Term Disability
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
  • 401K with Plan Matching
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Annual Incentive Bonus
Full Job Description
MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR BENEFITS PACKAGE (for eligible positions):
  • Holiday Pay: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term/Long Term Disability
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
  • 401K & Plan Matching
  • PTO
  • Annual Incentive Bonus

POSITION SUMMARY

The Mental Health Director is responsible for the development and implementation, of evidence-based interventions within a correctional facility. The MHD also provides clinical and/or administrative supervision and monitoring of a behavioral health delivery system with the accreditation standards of the American Correctional Association and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. The MHD collaborates with the Regional Mental Health Director, Site Health Service Administrator, Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatrist to fulfill contractual services. The MHD is responsible for providing individual- and group-level mental health services, treatment planning, and crisis management to incarcerated persons with the site mental health Unit, infirmary, and restorative housing.

MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTORESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Serves an administrative role within the medical unit that involves the development and implementation of individual and group-level interventions.
  • Performs administrative duties such as overseeing the implementation of VCHS policies and procedures
  • Provides essential quality assurance data to the VCHS Regional and Corporate offices vis-a'-vis the use of electronic medical records
  • Supervises the behavior health staff (i.e. qualified behavioral health professionals, substance use disorder counselors, etc)
  • Conducts weekly staff meetings and rounds with behavioral health staff
  • Attend monthly meetings with VCHS Regional and Corporate administrators
  • Collaborates with medical professionals (i.e. nurses, medical doctors, health service administrator, etc.) and security personnel
  • Manages behavioral health staff schedules and other assignments

MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
  • Must have a graduate level degree (i.e. MA/MS/PhD) in psychology, social work, mental health counseling, or a related field.
  • Must be independently licensed (i.e., LICSW, LMHC, Licensed Psychologist)
  • Supervisory and correctional experience preferred.

Keywords: Mental Health Professional, Behavioral Health Professional, MHP, BHP, Corrections, LCSW, LMHC, Correctional Facility #iINDMS

Full-Time

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