NaphCare has an excellent opportunity for a Mental Health Director to join our team in Clearwater, FL! The Mental Health Director works under the direct supervision of the Health Services Administrator, site Medical Director, and Corporate Mental Health Director. The Mental Health Director is responsible for leading, directing, managing, and evaluating mental health services.

As a Mental Health Director, have you ever wanted to work somewhere where you can see real results from what you do? Where you are part of a true mental health professional team, well-supported by management and technology, such that you know your patients quickly receive any medications they need, receive fast follow-up from providers and experience remarkable results? Would you like to work in a place that is secure and where most patients are very appreciative of your care?

This is what our employees say about working in correctional healthcare for NaphCare.

“Working with NaphCare has provided me with amazing opportunities for growth. Through my various roles I’ve experienced the benefit of balancing management tasks with performing direct patient care to serve our most vulnerable populations. It has been tremendously rewarding to help implement and grow award-winning programs and participate in site transitions across the nation. Our mental health programs take a collaborative multidisciplinary approach because we understand that working together is the only way to effectively meet our patients’ needs.” Meghan, LMHC

NaphCare pays well, offers outstanding benefits, and has an incredibly engaged corporate support team to make sure you have what you need to be truly excellent at what you do.

Position Requirements

• Graduate prepared candidate with a current, unrestricted license in the state of employment (PhD, PsyD, LCSW, or LPC).
• Minimum of 3 years’ clinical experience in a mental health care setting
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in management and correctional healthcare preferred
• Knowledge and experience in the identification and treatment of mental health and co-occurring substance abuse disorders, discharge planning, principles of social work, basic principles of individual and group behavior, suicide risk assessment, crisis de-escalation techniques
• Working knowledge of psychotropic medications
• Valid CPR card

Performance Expectations

• Facilitate patient treatment according to company policies and procedures to include, but not limited to, admission and discharge from the mental health unit, housing change requests, seclusion, suicide precautions, close observation, and observation level changes
• Maintain clinical and administrative responsibility for mental health clinicians within the facility
• Demonstrate knowledge of DSM-V criteria
• Lead efforts to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of mental health services
• Lead and assist in developing systems to ensure and monitor patient care and safety
• Oversee the completion of mental health evaluations in compliance with company policies and procedure and ensure that the Mental Health clinician staff performs these in a timely manner
• Coordinate, lead, and participate in educational and training activities related to mental health care for patients, security personnel, and healthcare staff
• Participate in and lead all monthly, quarterly, and annual meetings as assigned
• Ensure 24-hour phone consultation and support for any mental health needs
• Collaborate with Corporate Mental Health Director in responsibility for the management of mental health services
• Work with the HSA, Medical Director, and psychiatric providers to establish systems for the coordination of care among multidisciplinary health care providers
• Monitor any referrals to outside mental health care facilities made by mental health workers for appropriateness, quality, and continuity of care and review those services provided by consultants and outside resources
• Work with Discharge Planner or Social Services (if available) to coordinate discharge planning with institutional and mental health staff to ensure continuity of care
• Relay critical information to the next level of management that may have a negative impact on client and/or vendor relations or patient care

NaphCare Benefits:

• Prescriptions free of charge through our health plan
• Health, dental & vision insurance that starts day one!
• Lowest Cost Benefits! $77 for single, $282 for family!
• Employment Assistance Program (EAP) services
• 100% vested 401K and Roth with company contribution that starts day one!
• Tuition Assistance
• Referral bonuses
• On-site education
• Free Continuing Education!
• Term life insurance at no cost to the employee
• Generous paid time off & paid holidays

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran