Mental Health Unit Coordinator - LICSW or LMHC
VitalCore Health Strategies•Shirley, MA
•$104,000 - $114,000•Onsite
About The Position
VitalCore Health Strategies is hiring a Mental Health Unit Coordinator at Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster, Massachusetts. The role ensures quality mental health services and addresses patients’ psychological needs by overseeing and guiding mental health professionals who provide direct care to incarcerated individuals. The coordinator works with all disciplines on the Behavioral Health Unit to support effective service delivery to the patient population.
Requirements
- Be a licensed, master’s-level behavioral health clinician qualified to assess, make treatment decisions, and provide mental health treatment.
- Hold independent licensure as an LICSW or LMHC.
- Have previous experience as a Mental Health Clinician.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a point of contact for administrative staff to discuss treatment programs and resolve problems as needed.
- Coordinate the development and revision of policies and procedures for identifying, assessing, and providing required clinical services to patients.
- Supervise the planning, development, and implementation of treatment programs contracted to VitalCore.
- Provide clinical supervision to Behavioral Health Services staff.
- Monitor Mental Health Services to ensure clinical services are delivered in a timely and professional manner.
- Ensure contracted treatment programs are integrated and appropriately staffed.
- Provide administrative support to psychiatric staff and assist coordinators with recruitment and selection of clinical staff.
- Coordinate the facility Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program.
Benefits
- Holiday pay for 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 insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Identity theft protection
- Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
- 401(k)
- PTO
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
