Mental Health Unit Director - LICSW or LMHC

Job Description

Job Description

Start A New Career with VitalCore Health Strategies! 

VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care has an opening for a Mental Health Unit Director at Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster MA! 

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Wages are competitive and based on experience!

MENTAL HEALTH UNIT COORDINATOR BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• 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 Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Identity Theft Protection
• Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
• 401K
• PTO

MENTAL HEALTH UNIT COORDINATOR POSITION SUMMARY 

The Mental Health Unit Coordinator plays a critical role in ensuring the provision of quality mental health services to patients and addressing their psychological needs. This position involves overseeing and guiding mental health professionals who provide direct care to incarcerated individuals. The Mental Health Unit Coordinator will be involved in working with all disciplines on the Behavioral Health Unit to attain effectiveness in serving the patient population.

MENTAL HEALTH UNIT COORDINATOR  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

• Acts as point of contact for administrative staff for discussion of treatment programs and problem resolution as needed.
• Coordinates development and revision of policies and procedures for the identification, assessment and provision of required clinical services for patients.
• Supervises the planning, development and implementation of treatment programs contracted to VitalCore.
• Provides clinical supervision to staff of Behavioral Health Services.
• Monitors efforts of Mental Health Services to ensure clinical services are being provided in a timely, professional manner.
• Ensures treatment programs contracted are integrated and appropriately staffed.
• Provides administrative support to psychiatric staff. Assists coordinators in recruitment and selection of clinical staff.
• Coordinates facility behavioral health Quality Improvement Program.

MENTAL HEALTH UNIT COORDINATOR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Must be a Licensed, Master’s Level Behavioral Health Clinician who can assess and make treatment decisions and provide Mental Health treatment. 
• Must be independently licensed:   LICSW or LMHC
• Previous experience as a Mental Health Clinician. 

Join our team and experience first-hand how VCHS is leading the pack in the correctional healthcare industry and help us to make a difference in this field!

VitalCore Health Strategies is an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives. 

We’re people who are fueled by passion, not by profit.