Clinical Therapist II - Clinical Services Department at Fort Logan

State of Colorado•Denver, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Therapist II works in the Clinical Services Department at the Colorado Mental Health Hospital at Fort Logan (CMHHIFL), a state hospital providing inpatient treatment to adolescents and adults with complex, serious, and persistent mental illness. The position provides direct care and supervision and leads structured therapeutic activities for people in custody. Programming may draw on discipline-specific approaches such as therapeutic recreation, music therapy, trauma-informed yoga, and art therapy, with modalities including arts and crafts, drama, music, dance and movement, sports, and games. As a collaborative member of program and interdisciplinary teams, the therapist helps assess, develop, implement, and monitor day and evening services and individualized treatment. The role leads therapeutic and psychoeducational groups, coaches staff, provides direct-care coverage as needed to maintain supervision ratios, and supports participants’ safety, rights, recovery, and quality of life. Services may include individual and group treatment and community outings when clinically indicated. The position develops and oversees specialized clinical programming, uses evidence-based practices, and contributes to assessment, care planning, consultation, treatment-plan reviews, family meetings, and discharge planning. It documents assessments, interventions, progress, and other relevant information in the electronic health record (EHR), following hospital and department procedures and applicable standards. The therapist maintains discipline-specific credentials and competencies, participates in department meetings and hospital committees or task forces, and performs other assigned duties. The position is required to work at its assigned location during scheduled work times; arrangements may change.

Requirements

Five years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned, or a combination of related education and relevant experience totaling five years.
Must possess and maintain an applicable credential, such as MT-BC or CTRS, through the relevant accrediting body; certification must be obtained before hire.
Must work at the assigned work location during scheduled work times.
Must complete required background checks, reference checks, professional license verification where applicable, and drug screening.
Must meet applicable TB testing and vaccination requirements, including annual influenza and COVID vaccines and other vaccines required by the State of Colorado.

Nice To Haves

Previous State experience.
At least a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, such as Recreation Therapy or Music Therapy.
Discipline-specific certification or licensure, such as CTRS for Recreation Therapy or MT-BC for Music Therapy.
Experience practicing from a trauma-informed perspective.
Experience practicing in an inpatient setting.
Relevant years of state service experience.

Responsibilities

Provide direct care and supervision and engage youth and adults in structured therapeutic activities.
Collaborate with program and interdisciplinary teams to assess, develop, implement, and monitor day and evening services and treatment plans.
Guide and coach staff in skill-building, problem-solving, and psychoeducational groups, and improve the consistency and quality of group programming.
Organize and lead activities that promote social, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral growth.
Maintain the structure, safety, and upkeep of the program site and protect participants from harm while upholding their rights and quality of life.
Provide onsite direction and training for direct-care staff and provide direct-care coverage to meet required staff-to-patient supervision ratios.
Use approved interventions and low-level or crisis-management techniques in accordance with hospital procedures and established standards.
Deliver therapeutic and habilitative services, implement treatment-plan objectives, and provide individual and group treatment and clinically indicated community outings.
Develop, organize, and oversee specialized clinical programming, including research, protocols, processes, and assessment of operational impact and budgetary needs.
Assess individualized treatment needs, recommend discipline-specific interventions, and collaborate on patient care planning.
Document assessments, sessions, treatment progress, and discharge planning in the EHR accurately and in a timely manner.
Review records and behavioral observations, consult across disciplines, and provide recommendations or clinical guidance as appropriate.
Contribute to treatment-plan reviews, individual consultations, family meetings, discharge planning, and cross-team consultation.
Plan activities for non-school days, including holidays.
Maintain current credentials and treatment competencies, complete continuing education, attend department meetings, and represent the department on hospital committees or task forces.
Follow applicable legal standards, CDHS, OCFMH, and CMHHIFL policies and procedures, and Joint Commission standards.
Perform other assigned hospital-wide, department, and milieu-support duties.

Benefits

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.
Eleven paid holidays per year, plus vacation and sick leave.
Employee BenefitHub Resource Center.
Employee Wellness program.
Work-life programs, including flexible schedules and training.
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions.
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.