What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Unit Coordinator position at VitalCore Health Strategies?
Mental Health Unit Coordinator
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.
Key Responsibilities:
- 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 inmates.
- 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.
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.
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 Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short Term/Long Term Disability
- Identity Theft Protection
- Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
- 401K
- PTO
