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Licensed Mental Health Professional

Wellpath

Eau Claire, WIPer Diem$31.46–37.4/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$31.46–37.4/hr
Location
Eau Claire, WI
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Unrestricted Current State License, requiredMaster's degree, required

Job overview

The Licensed Mental Health Professional provides mental health services to inmates in a correctional facility. The role includes intake evaluations, therapeutic interventions, suicide prevention, treatment planning, and monitoring patients’ clinical needs. The professional also provides staff training and documents findings in accordance with facility and company policies. Candidates need a relevant master’s degree, at least one year of mental health treatment experience, and an unrestricted current license in the state of practice.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Mental Health Screening, nice to haveMental Health Assessment, nice to haveTriage, nice to haveTreatment Planning, nice to havePsychoeducational Groups, nice to haveSuicide Prevention, nice to haveMedication Adherence, nice to haveCrisis Intervention, nice to haveStaff Training, nice to have

Qualifications

Master's in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or Related Mental Health Discipline, required1+ Years Mental Health Treatment Experience, requiredUnrestricted Current State License, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

You Matter

  • Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved

  • Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture

  • Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

  • Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients

  • Autonomy in a warm team environment

  • Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

  • DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!

  • Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching

  • Company paid life insurance

  • Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)

  • Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts

  • Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

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.

How you make a difference

As a Licensed Mental Health Professional working in a correctional facility, your responsibilities include conducting intake evaluations, providing therapeutic interventions and suicide prevention techniques, and developing treatment plans for inmates. You will also be responsible for monitoring the clinical needs of inmates on your caseload, providing staff training on mental health topics, and documenting all findings in accordance with company and facility policies. Your role is critical in ensuring that inmates receive appropriate mental health services and care while incarcerated.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct screening, assessments, and triages for inmates referred by security, healthcare staff, and other community sources, and provide appropriate recommendations for their level of care.

  • Develop and recommend treatment plans, conduct essential treatment services such as psychoeducational and transitional groups, and provide suicide prevention interventions and management techniques.

  • Respond to sick call requests, provide medication adherence, and coordinate with prescribing providers for medication evaluations.

  • Provide crisis intervention, oversee the clinical needs of patients on caseload, and participate in treatment team multidisciplinary meetings and administrative meetings.

  • Provide staff training on relevant mental health topics, document all findings in the patient's health record, and ensure compliance with facility and company policies and procedures.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

  • Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or Other Related Mental Health discipline

Experience

  • One (1) or more years of experience in a Mental Health treatment program, preferably in a Correctional or Hospital setting

Licenses/Certifications

  • Unrestricted, current license in the State of practice – e.g. LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LMHC, Psychologist - Must maintain all licensures, certifications, continuing educational requirements, etc.

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.

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.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or hiring process, please contact [email protected]

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How this job compares

Set against the 641 open Mental Health Professional jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$31.46–37.4/hr
  • US median$40–50/hr136 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $34.43/hr, is 22% below the US median midpoint ($44/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Mental Health Professional hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 641 open Mental Health Professional jobs across the US. 33% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Mental Health Professional postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (153 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a master's degree; 389 of the 641 open Mental Health Professional jobs (61%) ask for a master's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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