Master’s-Level Behavioral Health Professional

Job overview

The Master’s-Level Behavioral Health Professional role is onsite at Outagamie County Jail in Appleton, WI; pay is $36–$38 per hour. VitalCore Health Strategies provides correctional healthcare, and this position works with a multidisciplinary team serving the jail’s patient population. The clinician assesses behavioral health needs, provides treatment and crisis support, and coordinates care with medical staff, community providers, psychiatric hospitals, and corrections. The role contributes to collaborative treatment planning, continuity of care, and discharge planning.

What you'll do

• Administer assessments and make clinical decisions
• provide mental health treatment
• co-lead group, individual, and crisis therapy
• provide crisis stabilization
• complete intakes and ongoing evaluations
• conduct risk assessments
• coordinate care and discharge planning with interdisciplinary partners
• document records and reports
• use brief clinical interventions including CBT and Motivational Interviewing.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

behavioral health professional

correctional health care

behavioral health unit

crisis stabilization

group therapy

individual therapy

risk assessment

appleton wi

vitalcore health strategies

$36–$38/hour

master’s level

lpc or lsw

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Holiday pay
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• identity theft protection
• pet insurance
• employee assistance program
• discount center
• 401(k)
• paid time off
• annual incentive bonus.

Why this role

Requires a master’s-level behavioral health clinician with an eligible license, such as LSW or LPC, and at least one year of social-work employment or equivalent.

About the employer

VitalCore Health Strategies is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services. Sector: 62.