Co-Responder Clinician Supervisor - Denver Police Department

City and County of Denver•Denver, CO

4d•$74,276 - $122,555•Onsite

About The Position

The Denver Police Department is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Behavioral Health Co-Responder Clinician Supervisor. The Behavioral Health Co-Responder Clinician Supervisor performs supervisor duties over Behavioral Health Co-Responder Clinicians who provides intensive professional crisis intervention and management including assessments, crisis counseling, 27-65 evaluation and documentation, level of care determination, acute safety planning, referral and connection to appropriate resources alongside Public Safety personnel (Law Enforcement, EMS, Fire).

Requirements

Valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.

Responsibilities

Ensures the following functions are completed by staff in adherence to guidelines, standards, and qualifications for clinical supervision as defined by a professional practice board and standards in the Colorado Mental Health Practice Act.
Identifies resources and programs in the community in order for behavioral health co-responder clinicians to make appropriate referrals.
Form and maintain relationships with community partners with whom behavioral health co-responder clinicians directly coordinates including, but not limited to, Walk-In Crisis, Crisis Stabilization, Acute Treatment, in-patient hospitals, medical/surgical hospitals and emergency departments, behavioral healthcare providers, residential treatment facilities, courts, withdrawal management services, Behavioral Health Administration, etc.
Regularly reviews clinical records and documentation for quality, timeliness, and accuracy and in compliance with state and federal standards and requirements and that billing procedures are followed and provides feedback to clinicians as needed.
Provide direct supervision of behavioral health co-responder clinicians who are responsible for identifying, assessing, stabilizing, supporting community members with the goal of reducing imminent risk and increasing coping skills and functioning and accessing appropriate treatment.
Assists in identifying, creating and facilitating appropriate and ongoing trainings for clinical staff, ensures that clinical staff and self-maintain compliance with required trainings deemed necessary to perform job duties.
In collaboration with Program Manager, assist in writing, editing and maintaining program policy and procedures.
Provide supervision through 1:1 and group meetings on a regularly scheduled basis to review schedules, time off requests, clinical issues and case successes and concerns.
With the support of Program Manager, prepares, supports, and coaches staff who testifies in court proceedings and provide expert testimony as needed.
Represents the department on a variety of committees and acts as a project lead on internal and external committees/groups as assigned by Program Manager.
Reviews, develops or modifies work plans, methods and procedures, determines work priorities and develops work schedules to provide adequate staff coverage.
Provides work instruction and assists clinical staff with difficult and/or unusual assignments; encourages innovation.
Assigns and distributes work, reviews work for accuracy and completeness and returns assignments with recommendations for proper completion.
Maintain an accurate, accessible schedule of clinical staff and coordinate with first responder partner agencies leadership (law enforcement, EMS, Fire); communicate any planned or unexpected absences, schedule adjustments and coverage plan to first responder leaders and Program Manager.
Serve as a backup for behavioral health co-responder clinician positions when necessary to prevent staffing shortages and minimize service interruptions.
Participates in hiring interview panels and provides feedback on candidate(s) for job opening(s).
Complete onboarding of new employees to include but not limited to scheduling ride-alongs, reviewing policies and procedures, setting up and training in documentation systems, reviewing training progress, signing off on training completion and working with the Program Manager to ensure that all requirements are met.
Assists staff to achieve performance standards and identifies opportunities for continual improvement to performance standards.
Documents causes for disciplinary action and initiates letters of reprimand and makes formal recommendations for disciplinary action.
Responds to formal and informal employee grievances and prepares written responses.
By position, participates in planning and managing budget systems; prepares and presents budget recommendations to higher management; operates within budget parameters; adjusts work plans/activities because of budget changes.
Performs other related duties as assigned.