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Wellpath Mental Health Director - Local Detention in Marietta, Georgia
Why Wellpath
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.
About this role
The Mental Health Director oversees the clinical and administrative aspects of the Mental Health program and staff within a facility,providingconsultation and clinical supervision as needed. They also provide mental health services to inmates, consistent with their professional training and experience. As aDirector, they play a key role in ensuring the quality of mental health services and programs, and work collaboratively with facility staff and management to achieve this goal.
What you bring to the table
Education
- Masters or doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology, social work or related field from an accredited college or university.
Experience
Two years of experience in the coordination and administration of mental health service delivery systems preferred. Correctional healthcare experience strongly preferred.
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 to practice psychology, social work or related field in the state of employment by the appropriate state licensing board.
Must maintain CPR certification, and any other certifications (such as First Aid) required by contract.
What you will do
Provide clinical and administrative oversight, supervision, and direction to mental health professionals, ensuring compliance with healthcare policies and procedures, professional standards, and staff position descriptions.
Allocate staff resources to meet institutional needs for mental health services andmaintainopen communication with institutional administrative, security, medical, and support staff.
Develop and implement goals,objectives, policies, and procedures for clinical services provided and carry out staffselectionand recruitment in cooperation with the Health Services Administrator.
Direct and supervise mental health treatment planning, activity therapy program, crisis intervention services, clinical documentation, and staff development and meetings.
Providedirect clinical services and notify the Regional Director of Mental Health or VP of Mental Health of clinical concernsimpactingindividual patients or the mental health services program.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
- Masters or doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology, social work or related field from an accredited college or university.
Experience
Two years of experience in the coordination and administration of mental health service delivery systems preferred. Correctional healthcare experience strongly preferred.
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 to practice psychology, social work or related field in the state of employment by the appropriate state licensing board.
Must maintain CPR certification, and any other certifications (such as First Aid) required by contract.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
We celebrate diversity 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.
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Job 24-169842
Facility GA Cobb Cty Adult Det Ctr
Type Full-Time
Shift Day 8 hour
Recruiter : Full Name: First Last Cynthia Narring
Recruiter : Email CNarring@Wellpath.us