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Licensed Mental Health Professional - $2.5k Bonus

Wellpath

Malvern, ARFull-time$37.8–49/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$37.8–49/hr
Location
Malvern, AR
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Licensed Or License Eligible As Master's Social Worker Or CounselorMaster's degree

Job overview

The Licensed Mental Health Professional Master's provides mental health services to patients at the Arkansas Department of Corrections, including screening, diagnostic evaluations, and therapeutic interventions. The role works under the direction of the Program Manager and Clinical Supervisor and follows applicable licensure standards and state and federal regulations. Services include brief therapy and crisis intervention to support quality patient care.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Mental Health ScreeningDiagnostic EvaluationBrief TherapyCrisis InterventionIntake AssessmentPatient TriagePsychoeducational GroupsSubstance Abuse CounselingTreatment PlanningSuicide Risk AssessmentCrisis ManagementDischarge Planning

Qualifications

Master's in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work or Related Field1+ Years Mental Health Treatment ExperienceLicensed or License Eligible as Master's Social Worker or Counselor

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

The Licensed Mental Health Professional Master's at Arkansas Department of Corrections (ARDOC) provides mental health services to patients using evidence-based practices, including screening, diagnostic evaluations, and therapeutic interventions such as brief therapy and crisis intervention. They adhere to all applicable licensure standards, state and federal rules and regulations, and work under the direction of the Program Manager and Clinical Supervisor. Overall, the Licensed Mental Health Professional Master's plays a critical role in providing quality mental health care to patients.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct intake evaluations, assessments, and triage for patients referred by Security, Healthcare staff, and Community sources, and provide appropriate recommendations to the healthcare unit and security staff for required level of care.

  • Provide various treatment services, such as psychoeducational groups, substance abuse counseling, and transitional groups, develop treatment plans, conduct suicide risk assessments, and provide crisis intervention and management techniques for high-risk patients.

  • Oversee the clinical needs of patients on the caseload, provide consultation to healthcare and security staff regarding patients' behaviors and safety concerns, and provide linkage and discharge planning services when necessary.

  • Work effectively with all staff, provide staff training on relevant mental health topics, document all findings in the patient's health record, and provide services in compliance with Facility and company Safety and Mental Health Policies and Procedures.

  • Participate in Peer Review activities, staff training, assist in the job shadow portion of the interview process of potential staff, and be responsible for the successful training and performance evaluations of direct reports.

Additional Details

Up to $2,500 Bonus Available

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

  • Master’s degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work or related field.

Experience

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

Licenses/Certifications

  • Licensed or license eligible as a Master’s Social Worker or Counselor

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 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$37.8–49/hr
  • US median$40–49/hr140 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $43.40/hr, is close to the US median midpoint ($43/hr) — in the middle half 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 (148 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a master's degree; 386 of the 641 open Mental Health Professional jobs (60%) ask for a master's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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