Mental Health Coordinator

VitalCore Health Strategies • Chesapeake, VA

16h • $90,000 - $102,000 • Onsite

About The Position

VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care has an opening for a Full-Time Mental Health Coordinator (LCSW, LPC, or equivalent) at Chesapeake Correctional Center in Chesapeake, VA! 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!

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related behavioral health field required.
• Current unrestricted Virginia licensure as one of the following: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Psychologist (or other independently licensed behavioral health professional as applicable)
• Previous behavioral health experience required.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.

Nice To Haves

• Supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
• Correctional, forensic, psychiatric, or community mental health experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Acts as point of contact for administrative staff for discussion of treatment unit 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 inmates housed in Secure Treatment Units.
• Supervises the planning, development and implementation of treatment programs contracted to VitalCore.
• Provides clinical and/or administrative supervision to staff of Behavioral Health Services within Secure Treatment Units.
• Monitors efforts of Behavioral Health Services in Secure Treatment Units to ensure clinical services are being provided in a timely, professional manner.
• Provides and assigns clinical on-call duties.
• Provides direct clinical services including individual and group treatment, crisis intervention, as well as providing shadowing and mentor opportunities to front-line clinical staff.
• Ensures treatment programs contracted are integrated and appropriately staffed.
• Provides administrative support to behavioral health staff.
• Coordinates with the facility’s Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program.
• Attends training and meetings as required.
• Maintain proficiency with all software required for the position, and more specifically, clinical documentation in the designated electronic health record system.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 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
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
• 401K & Plan Matching
• PTO
• Annual Incentive Bonus
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level