Mental Health Lead

Loyal Source is seeking a Mental Health Lead for a notional travel opportunity.

Pay: $55/hr Travel Expenses

About the Role:

As a Mental Health Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of mental health services within a federally managed facility that provides care to individuals in U.S. government custody. This leadership role involves supervising clinical staff, coordinating care strategies, and ensuring compliance with ethical and regulatory standards. You will work in a secure, clinic-based environment, supporting both individual and family mental health needs, and guiding the implementation of evidence-based practices across the facility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary mental health team.
• Oversee mental health assessments, treatment planning, and care coordination.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and facility regulations.
• Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to mental health providers.
• Develop and implement mental health protocols and crisis intervention strategies.
• Monitor quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with medical, psychiatric, and administrative staff to optimize patient outcomes.
• Facilitate staff training on trauma-informed care and cultural sensitivity.
• Support telehealth integration and remote care coordination.
• Respond to urgent and emergent mental health situations.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or related mental health field.
• Current, unrestricted clinical license (e.g., LCSW, LPC, PsyD, PhD).
• Minimum of three years of clinical experience in mental health care.
• At least one year of supervisory or leadership experience in a healthcare setting.
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed care and crisis intervention.
• BLS for Healthcare Providers® certification through the American Heart Association®.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

Additional Qualifications:

Experience in detention/correctional or residential health care settings is preferred.

Verbal and written proficiency in Spanish is preferred.

Physical Requirements:

The role may require physical exertion, including extended periods of standing, walking over uneven terrain, bending, lifting moderately heavy equipment or patients, and responding to emergency situations.

Schedule:

This facility operates 24/7/365. This full-time position requires flexibility to work days, evenings, weekends, and holidays. On-call availability is required.

Benefits Offered:

Medical, dental, vision, PTO, and holidays.

About Loyal Source

Loyal Source is an Orlando-based workforce solutions provider dedicated to delivering elite services worldwide, with a focus in government healthcare, technical and support services, engineering, and travel healthcare. Loyal Source provides exceptional custom solutions to both private enterprise and government agencies. Loyal Source is a military-friendly employer and proud partner of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership program.

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Loyal Source does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.