Mental Health Clinician (LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD or equivalent)

CounselorIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$56/hr

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Employment & setting
Per Diem · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Join the VitalCore Team in Delaware! We’re people fueled by passion, not by profit.

VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has an opening for a Mental Health Clinician at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, DE for Multiple Shifts!!! (This position will be filled by an LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD or equivalent).

  • PRN Weekend Coverage:
  • 8 hour shifts available either Saturday or Sunday - $56 / hr. (can work 1 or both days).
  • Not eligible for benefits
  • Full-Time
  • Benefits eligible

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN (LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD) BENEFITS PACKAGE:

  • Holiday Pay: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term/Long Term Disability
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
  • 401K & Plan Matching
  • PTO
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • Annual Incentive Bonus

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN (LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD) POSITION SUMMARY:

The Mental Health Clinician provides professional mental health assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, and treatment planning services to individuals in a correctional environment. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the Mental Health Clinician supports rehabilitation and recovery by addressing behavioral health needs in a secure correctional facility.

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN (LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD) SCHEDULE

  • PRN Weekend Coverage:
  • 8 hour shifts available either Saturday or Sunday - $56 / hr. (can work 1 or both days).
  • Not eligible for benefits
  • * Full-Time
  • Benefits eligible

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN (LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD) ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Performs individual and group therapeutic interventions as appropriate
  • Assists in planning and implementing the goals and objectives of programs and projects
  • May direct special projects as requested
  • Participates in and conducts in-service trainings/education, as well as assists in the orientation of new staff
  • Documents appropriately in the Electronic Health Record
  • Attends training and meetings as required

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN (LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must have a graduate degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field.
  • MUST be licensed (i. e., LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD). - LMSW does not count as a clinical license.

VitalCore Health Strategies is an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives.

Full-Time

PRN

Key Responsibilities

The Mental Health Clinician provides professional mental health assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, and treatment planning services within a correctional facility. They work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support rehabilitation and recovery by addressing behavioral health needs.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a graduate degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field. A valid clinical license such as LCSW, LPCMH, or PsyD is strictly required for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical DocumentationStaff OrientationIn-service Training

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Clinician (LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD or equivalent) at VitalCore Health Strategies a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 57% are remote, 13% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 20 employers

CME allowance
69%
401k / retirement match
57% this job
Sign-on bonus
23% this job
Loan repayment
14%
PSLF eligible
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.4
Higher than about 5 in 10 of 7,933 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Smyrna

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$359k
Median resident rent
$1,534/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.5
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Dover, DE metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About VitalCore Health Strategies

Hospitals and Health Care
Topeka, Kansas
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Holiday Pay
Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account
Life Insurance
Short Term/Long Term Disability
Identity Theft Protection