Mental Health Director — Correctional Healthcare
Employment type
Full-time
Work setting
On-site
Location
Dayton, OH
Schedule
Day shift
Posted
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Job overview
The Mental Health Director position is onsite at Montgomery County Jail in Dayton, OH. Compensation is not specified. NaphCare provides healthcare services to correctional facilities; this role leads the facility’s mental health program. The director provides clinical and operational oversight, supports the mental health team, and coordinates with medical providers and correctional partners. The role helps ensure timely, evidence-based behavioral healthcare while maintaining clinical quality, documentation, compliance, and patient safety.
What you'll do
- Lead mental health services and staff
- oversee assessments, treatment planning, documentation, and continuity of care
- provide consultation on complex cases
- oversee crisis intervention, suicide prevention, observation levels, and other behavioral health interventions
- collaborate with multidisciplinary partners
- support admission, discharge, and reentry planning
- develop and evaluate programs
- monitor quality, outcomes, staffing, and resource use
- ensure compliance with company, facility, ACA, and NCCHC requirements.
What we're looking for
- Skills & competencies
- mental health directorcorrectional healthcarebehavioral healthclinical leadershipmental health programcrisis interventionsuicide preventiondayton ohmontgomery county jailnaphcaremaster’s degreebls cpr
- Work arrangement
- Weekend coverage required
Benefits & perks
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- prescriptions through health plan
- EAP
- 401(k) and Roth plan with company contribution
- tuition assistance
- referral bonuses
- term life insurance
- paid time off and holidays
- continuing education and CMEs.
Why this role
Requires a master’s-prepared degree, an active unrestricted state license, active American Heart Association BLS CPR certification, and relevant clinical and management experience.
About the employer
Naphcare, Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers. Sector: 62.
Additional details
- Industry sector
- 62
- Industry
- Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
- Occupation code
- 11-9111.00
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Listing ID: 2eb28b93-0b67-449c-9957-ea95c06ad94f