Assistant Regional Mental Health Director

at  Wellpath

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

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 Assistant Regional Director of Mental Health (ARDMH) assists in ensuring the mental services meet or exceed the local standard of care and that the programs provided are consistent across all sites at the direction of the Regional Mental Health Director. Assumes a consultative role within the field operations organization, meaning they provide guidance, direction and support of Mental Health programs as requested by supervisors, ensuring Mental Health staff are trained and supported in the delivery of care, acting as a conduit for the sharing of information and collaborating with field operations and clinical leadership. Work collaboratively with the RMHD to provide clinical oversight, case consultation, training, and on-boarding, suicide prevention programmatic tools and clinical supervision to site mental health leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide support, supervision, clinical oversight, and case consultation to site mental health staff under the direction of the RMHD to ensure compliance with contract requirements, accreditation standards, patient safety initiatives, and policies.
• Participate in interviewing and selecting Mental Health Professionals and Leadership, and provide clinical coverage at sites when necessary.
• Train and onboard new mental health leadership, and contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of the Quality Improvement Program.
• Implement evidence-based treatment programs, peer counseling, and socialization support groups, and develop and monitor standards of care and evidence-based practices at each facility.
• Collaborate with onsite mental health leaders to ensure adequate training for staff, provide clinical support and oversight through case consultations and critical incident debriefings, and offer in-service trainings to correctional staff to enhance their understanding of mental illness.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education

• Master’s degree or higher in psychology, social work, or behavioral science field.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years professional experience, correctional healthcare strongly preferred.
• Multi-site support experience preferred

Licenses/Certifications

• Trained and licensed as a Mental Health Professional (LCSW, LMFT, LPC, PhD, PsyD)
• Licensed to practice psychology, counseling, social work, or other related field in the State(s) where oversight is being provided by the appropriate state licensing board.
• Current (and must maintain) CPR certification

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

• Provide support, supervision, clinical oversight, and case consultation to site mental health staff under the direction of the RMHD to ensure compliance with contract requirements, accreditation standards, patient safety initiatives, and policies.
• Participate in interviewing and selecting Mental Health Professionals and Leadership, and provide clinical coverage at sites when necessary.
• Train and onboard new mental health leadership, and contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of the Quality Improvement Program.
• Implement evidence-based treatment programs, peer counseling, and socialization support groups, and develop and monitor standards of care and evidence-based practices at each facility.
• Collaborate with onsite mental health leaders to ensure adequate training for staff, provide clinical support and oversight through case consultations and critical incident debriefings, and offer in-service trainings to correctional staff to enhance their understanding of mental illness