Travel Mental Health Professional, LCSW
Wellpath - Kearny, NJ
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Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.The Travel Mental Health Professional provides clinical services across multiple locations under the guidance of supervisory staff. Responsibilities include delivering individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, and psychological assessments in correctional settings. The role involves documenting clinical interactions, creating service reports, and consulting with institutional staff. Additional duties include diagnostic evaluations, participation in quality improvement, and providing mental health training. Frequent travel is required to meet organizational needs.his position would require travel throughout the NE. Covering where we have vacancies and/or training new hires.The best candidates would be either an internal candidate or independently licensed (LCSW) with corrections experience.EDUCATIONMaster’s degree in a behavioral/social science field from an accredited college or universityEXPERIENCECoursework and professional experience in mental health counseling, psychotherapy, diagnosis, and psychological assessmentMust be able and willing to travel up to 100% of the timeLICENSES/CERTIFICATIONSLMSW, LPC, or similar licensure from the appropriate state licensing boardMust maintain CPR certification and any other certifications (such as First Aid) requiredDeliver clinical services including therapy, crisis intervention, and assessmentsComplete clinical documentation, service reports, and treatment evaluationsConsult with staff and support mental health management of persons servedParticipate in program development, training, and quality improvement initiativesTravel 100% to provide services across multiple facilitiesWe are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.We encourage you to apply!If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.We encourage you to apply!If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.
Created: 2025-10-04