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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 Assistant Mental Health Director is responsible for the provision of mental health services.

Additional Details

DANE CO JAIL ON SITE

Assistant mental health director

Applicants are preferred to have an independent license (LPC, LCSW, LMFT)

Great NEW Pay! Team Work! Honesty & Respect! Benefits & PTO Offered!

Applicants must have one of the following licenses active to be considered:

Licensed Professional Counselor

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

MASTERS : SOCIAL WORK, MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY, COUSELING OR PSYCHOLOGY REQUIRED

We are scheduled 24/7 at this site

What you bring to the table

Education

+ Masters in clinical or counseling psychology or in social work from an accredited college or university.

Experience

+ At least five years of progressively responsible management experience providing behavioral health services of similar scope and complexity.

+ Experience in correctional behavioral health care is preferred

Licenses/Certifications

+ Designated Qualified Mental Health Professional in accordance with state of employment requirements.

What you will do

+ Oversee and manage a team of psychologists and Qualified Mental Health Professionals across the prison system, ensuring recruitment, selection, training, and supervision are in accordance with contractual requirements.

+ Actively participate in required meetings with the ADC and engage in system-wide Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives.

+ Lead case conferences for special needs inmates, addressing management within facilities, transitions to psychiatric hospitals, and release planning.

+ Provide administrative supervision and direction to psychiatrists, clinical nurse specialists, Qualified Examiners, and Community Access Board members, ensuring adherence to documentation requirements and treatment planning.

+ Manage all aspects of mental health services in correctional facilities, including outpatient programs, day treatment, residential treatment units, behavioral management units, forensic evaluation, and civil commitment.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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.

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**Job** _25-180038_

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**Type** _Full-Time_

**Shift** _Day 8 hour_

**Recruiter : Full Name: First Last** _Keona Day_

**Recruiter : Email** [email protected]_

**Compensation Information** _$69,264 - $76,960 / year_