Mental Health Clinician - LCSW, LPCMH, or equivalent
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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 openings for PRN, Mental Health Clinicians at Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown, DE for Evening and Weekend Coverage! (No On Call Duties) This position will be filled by an LCSW, LPCMH, or equivalent.
Mental Health Clinician (LCSW, Lpcmh) 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 environment.
Mental Health Clinician (LCSW, Lpcmh) 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) 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 is not considered 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.
Keywords: Mental Health Professional, behavioral health professional, QMHP, QBHP, mental health clinician, hybrid, LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD
PRN
Saturdays, Sundays
Key Responsibilities
The Mental Health Clinician provides professional mental health assessments, counseling, and crisis intervention within a correctional facility. They work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support rehabilitation and document services in the Electronic Health Record.
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 mandatory for this role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Clinician - LCSW, LPCMH, 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 Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,084 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 32% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
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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- No call
- Includes weekends
Living in Georgetown
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $374k≈ 3.2× annual pay
- Median resident rent
- $1,410/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 29 min
- State income tax
- Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.