Mental Health Clinician III - Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan (Denver)

State of Colorado•Denver, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Mental Health Clinician III works in a 24-hour state psychiatric hospital with individuals voluntarily and involuntarily committed for treatment. Patients receiving treatment at CMHHFL have severe and persistent mental illness and may have traumatic brain injury, trauma disorders, and other complex dynamics. Each treatment team is multidisciplinary, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, addiction specialists, occupational therapists, recreation therapists, creative arts therapists, nurses, physicians, and mental health clinicians. In addition, the hospital offers dietary, peer, and chaplain services. Purpose of this position: The Clinical MHC III is an unlicensed staff member who operates under the supervision of a licensed nurse within Nursing Services. This position is generally responsible for utilizing knowledge, evidence-based research, and interpersonal skills to establish therapeutic rapport and assist in treatment provision. The MHC III is responsible for the provision of psychoeducational treatment groups and assistance with clinical treatment groups. This position will contribute to the creation of group materials, evidence-based treatment interventions, and the establishment of treatment schedules across the hospital. The Clinical MHC III will support the psychology team in the creation, training, and maintenance of support and behavior plans across the hospital. In addition, this position will be responsible for assisting with group assignments, patient movement to and from treatment group locations, documentation, and safety checks throughout off-unit events. The Clinical MHC III may assist with off-campus clinical outings for those in our care and in partnership with other disciplines. This position will work under the supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist and/or other licensed clinical professional. In order to best support the patients across the hospital, the Clinical MHC III may attend and contribute to various treatment team meetings, including treatment planning and debriefings.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree in psychology, sociology, social work, behavioral science, clinical mental health, nursing, human services, or in a field of study related to the work assignment.
Four (4) years of experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position.
This experience must be clearly documented on your application.
Part-time experience will be pro-rated.
State of Colorado residency at the time of application (unless otherwise identified in the posting), and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position.
Must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver’s License or an non-restricted U.S. Driver's License for positions within 30 miles of the CO state border.
Out-of-State Driver’s License holders must obtain a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver’s License within 30 days of employment start date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors Degree
1+ years Knowledge and Experience as Mental Health Care Clinician II at a State of Colorado Mental Health Institute.
Experience providing therapeutic and related services to mental health patients in a mental health setting
1+ years professional inpatient mental health-care experience in a psychiatric locked/secure setting
Experience developing and running treatment groups
Knowledge and experience with Trauma Informed Care and Recovery Principles and practices
Outpatient mental health experience running groups, case management etc.
College or university education in nursing, psychology, sociology, human services, or education.
Knowledge of oral and written communication skills
Knowledge and professional inpatient mental health-care experience
Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting departmental and institutional policies and procedures
Ability to work with and communicate with internal and external clients and customers to meet their needs in a polite, courteous, and cooperative manner and committed to quality service
Ability to perform with a high level of initiative, effort and commitment towards completing assignments efficiently
Ability to encourage and facilitate cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity
Ability to foster commitment and team spirit.
Ability to express information to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information
Ability to listen to others and respond appropriately
Ability to problem solve
Ability to execute decisions
Integrity, and Accountability

Responsibilities

Provision of psychoeducation/didactic group intervention, may assist in clinical group programming, and assist with the facilitation of the assignment and treatment provision process.
Research best practices, evolving interventions, and create group materials in partnership with the licensed clinician for a variety of group interventions and psychiatric needs.
Assist in the creation and execution of a treatment group assignment process for each treatment unit and hospital wide, which will focus on patient specific needs, clinician skill-set, and safety.
Treatment intervention may occur in the treatment unit, in the treatment mall, and/or in the community.
Assessing patient responsivity, appropriateness of materials, and real-time decision making to ensure the intervention is optimally received by those in attendance during group treatment.
Shares responsibility in development of treatment schedules, which evolve over time to meet patient needs.
Assist in escorting patients throughout the hospital and possibly into the community in order for them to participate in group treatment.
Determines if group intervention is adequate for evolving patient needs.
Determines group materials for psychoeducation/didactic group interventions.
Determines when and how to maneuver group intervention in a variety of settings.
Determines when one may need to change treatment assignment (under supervision of licensed clinician).
Assisting with the creation of support and behavior plans, which consists of research, consultation, drafting interventions, plan-related documents, assist with training staff members, and assist with refresher training and data collection for plan maintenance.
Determines select materials for support and behavior plan creation, initiation, training, and maintenance.
Determines real-time needs when facilitating an individual intervention.
Documenting all patient contact interactions, including group and individual intervention.
Documentation is also required for other clinically relevant interactions, collateral engagement, team meetings, and training or consultations.
Support hospital-wide clinical intervention and treatment needs, including via consultation with individual team members, teams, and departments.
Support training specific to clinically driven individual and group treatment interventions.
May accompany the licensed clinician overseeing the intervention or may independently lead consultation or training for an aspect of it.
Determines what training is needed and how to offer it.
Determines if any support materials may be needed for consultation.

Benefits

Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans
Medical and dental health plans
Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center
Employee Wellness program
Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program