Mental Health Professional - BA

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 Mental Health Professional is responsible for delivering direct-service care to patients, addressing their mental health needs effectively. Collaborating with the treatment team, they contribute to the planning and execution of competency restoration and mental health services. Additionally, they play an active role in implementing treatment plans, organizing and conducting program activities that encompass both group and individual education and treatment sessions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with the treatment team to plan and deliver competency restoration and mental health services, both in group and individual settings.
• Ensures thorough and timely completion of documentation related to patient care.
• Demonstrates expertise in addressing the unique care and treatment needs of patients across different age groups, considering their developmental stages.
• Maintains knowledge of risk management, infection control, crisis intervention, and environmental safety measures.
• Actively engages in ongoing professional development to stay updated with relevant knowledge and effectively works with various departments and programs to meet patient needs, while being sensitive to cultural diversity and individual patient characteristics.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in a human service-related field, preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Experience

• Experience in a residential treatment, psychiatric, or hospital setting preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• License eligible as an Agency Affiliated Counselor or equivalent

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

• Collaborates with the treatment team to plan and deliver competency restoration and mental health services, both in group and individual settings.
• Ensures thorough and timely completion of documentation related to patient care.
• Demonstrates expertise in addressing the unique care and treatment needs of patients across different age groups, considering their developmental stages.
• Maintains knowledge of risk management, infection control, crisis intervention, and environmental safety measures.
• Actively engages in ongoing professional development to stay updated with relevant knowledge and effectively works with various departments and programs to meet patient needs, while being sensitive to cultural diversity and individual patient characteristics