Licensed Mental Health Professional (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC)
Compensation
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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 Mental Health Professional provides direct clinical services to persons served under the direction of clinical leadership. The role conducts mental health screenings and assessments, completes treatment plans, and delivers individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and consultation services.
The position completes clinical documentation, supports pre-release planning for CalAIM-eligible individuals, and provides training, consultation, and information to facility staff as required.
Key Responsibilities
Provide direct clinical, consultation, and counseling services in accordance with policies, procedures, and professional standards.
Conduct mental health screenings and assessments and complete treatment plans, including ASAM tools when needed.
- Respond to sick call requests, referrals, and provide crisis intervention services.
- Complete required clinical documentation and document services in CorEMR as appropriate.
- Support pre-release planning, quality assurance activities, and provide training and consultation to staff.
Additional Details
Candidates should be comfortable with: crisis management, severe mental illness, brief, solution focused interventions, substance use and withdrawal awareness, boundary setting & manipulation awareness, interdisciplinary collaboration, and emotional resilience. In addition, we focus heavily on 5150/5250 mechanics, Title 15 & BSCC Standards, and CalAIM continuity of care.
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 preferred.
- Experience with substance use disorders and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) preferred
Licenses/Certifications
Licensed or license-eligible 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 ADARequests@wellpath.us
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field and be licensed or license-eligible in the state of practice. At least one year of experience is preferred, particularly with substance use disorders and Medication Assisted Treatment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (729 salary observations; 1,933 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (5,204 salary observations; 22,949 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 30% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Social Work median $56k (middle half $48k–$83k)48 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| California vs national | $96k median in California | $81k nationally (+18%)729 state / 5,204 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | California index 110.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in California | 702 active | 6,476 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 40% remote · 30% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Social Worker listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment749 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Social Work listings | 2,525 in the last 30 days | 1,439 the 30 days before (+75%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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