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PrimeCare Medical
La Plata, Maryland

Behavioral Health Supervisor

Social WorkerIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75k-$85k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

PrimeCare Medical is currently looking for a Behavioral Health Supervisor to work in the medical department at the Charles County Detention Center located in La Plata, MD.

You must be a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) to qualify. This a Full-Time position working on-site Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. This is an on-call role.

Job Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Supervisor is responsible for the clinical monitoring, coordination and implementation of the behavioral health program in accordance with NCCHC/ACA/MCCS standards. Other responsibilities include:

Engage inmates/patients in therapeutic interventions with the goal of stabilizing mental health and substance abuse related concerns.

  • Actively facilitate the implementation of the institution's suicide prevention policy.
  • Assist in the detection and prevention of inmate/patient suicide.
  • Assess and document treatment responses of inmates/patients.

Assist in the coordination of the admission and placement of inmates/patients to forensic and community behavioral health facilities. Initiate required paperwork for the inmates/patient's entry.

Serve as the behavioral health liaison between the medical unit and facility staff.

Facilitate/participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and/or case consultations with staff across disciplines.

Aduit charts of psychiatric/psychological clinical services provided. Ensure complete, accurate and timely entries are made for each inmate/patient contact.

Provide case consultation and supervision to Behavioral Health Professionals and Behavioral Health Staff. Maintain documentation of this.

Responsible for the implementation of corrective feedback and the progressive disciplinary process for Behavioral Health Professionals and Behavioral Health Staff.

Serve as a member of the Quality Assurance Committee and various committees within the medical unit and facility as necessary.

Develops and conducts in-service education programs according to annual in-service calendar.

Benefits

PrimeCare believes in offering a competitive compensation and benefits package to all their employees. Standard benefits for full-time employees include:

Salaries are negotiable and commensurate based on experience. Annual Salary range is $75,000.00 - $85,000.00

Single and Family health care offered (i. e., medical / prescription / dental / vision).

Company-paid life insurance provided & additional insurance benefits offered.

Retirement benefits offered (i. e., 401k with discretionary company match).

Generous PTO package provided. Paid time off will accrue for a maximum accrual of thirteen (13) days (or 104 hours) per year. In addition, you will also receive six (6) floating holidays, pro-rated within your first year of employment as dictated by your effective hire date

Requirements

  • Must be licensed as a LCPC or LCSW in the state of Maryland.
  • Must hold a Master’s degree or greater in Social Work, Psychology, or related Human Service field with a concentration in clinical course work, training and/or experience.
  • Minimum of two years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Supervisor oversees the clinical implementation of behavioral health programs and facilitates therapeutic interventions for inmates. They also provide supervision to staff, conduct chart audits, and ensure compliance with institutional safety and clinical standards.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentSubstance abuse counselingStaff supervisionChart auditingInterdisciplinary collaborationCrisis intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Supervisor at PrimeCare Medical a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,918 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Clinical Psychology — Social Worker Career Context

PrimeCare Medical ranks #12 of 17 employers hiring Social Worker on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

In Maryland, the Social Worker weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$81k (63 salary observations; 100 listings), vs ~$83k nationally (1,857 salary observations; 5,251 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Worker listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 32% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Social Worker pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $76k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.2
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,918 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in La Plata

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$417k≈ 5.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,547/mo≈ 41% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About PrimeCare Medical

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501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
401k with discretionary company match
13 days PTO
6 floating holidays