Community Adult Program Clinician

Paragon•Lakewood, CO

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Paragon Behavioral Health Connections is a comprehensive behavioral health organization dedicated to positively impacting individuals and families through compassionate, client-centered care. Our mission is to deliver personalized care that uplifts clients and builds supportive connections within communities. We offer community-based or in-home services, along with digital solutions, to meet clients where they are physically and emotionally, providing the right support at the right time. Serving communities across Colorado, we deliver equitable and creative "one-stop" behavioral health services, including in-home mental health and substance use treatment, crisis stabilization, early childhood support, intensive outpatient programs, assertive community treatment, medication management, and wrap-around support. Our vision is to empower individuals and families with complex needs to overcome challenges, build essential skills, and access resources for long-term well-being. We provide a wide range of services, including step-down care from inpatient hospitalization, comprehensive support for children and families, and specialized treatment for adults facing depression, trauma, substance use, and other mental health needs. Our programming includes intensive care management, Crisis Stabilization, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Child First, integrated co-occurring Intensive Outpatient treatment, individual and family therapy, medication management (including MAT), peer support, supported employment/housing, and holistic recovery services.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Clinical Psychology, or related field (required).
Within one month of employment must obtain a preliminary clinical license. Provisional (LPCC, LSW, LMFTC, etc.) or Fully Licensed (LPC, LCSW, LMFT).
All licenses must stay up to date and valid during employment.
Minimum 2 years in behavioral health/clinical service preferred.
Bilingual (Spanish) preferred, depending on location.
Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, willingness to travel to homes/communities.
Requires living in or near the location of the posting.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience utilizing DBT and CBT interventions
Strong written and oral communication skills via phone and face-to-face.
Strong documentation skills to ensure assessment, treatment planning and progress notes are completed.
Understand HIPAA, protected health information, and confidentiality.
Proven ability to work with a high level of independence, maintain confidentiality, prioritize assignments, and manage time effectively.
Strong conflict resolution skills.
Be committed to building trust and engagement with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds.
Demonstrates rational decision-making skills.
Demonstrate sensitivity and acceptance of individual experiences.
Knowledge of parenting skills, childhood developmental stages, and similar.

Responsibilities

Complete and routinely update psychiatric diagnostic evaluations and treatment plans to align with the goals of our clients and families.
Crisis intervention as appropriate.
Conduct individual and family interventions as appropriate.
Provide clinically appropriate services within the community and in clients’ natural settings whenever clinically indicated.
Facilitate recovery focused groups based on your interest and area of expertise.
Leverages the strengths of the client to develop skills to improve symptoms and overall well being.
Assists clients in improving their self-concept, social skills and awareness, healthy relationships, and educational/employment achievement.
Adhere to professional codes of ethics and legal regulations, maintaining high quality documentation, confidentiality, boundaries, and cultural sensitivity in all aspects of their work.
Recommend and direct the interventions and support that is appropriate for their clients and families on their assigned caseload.
Encouraged to work at the top of their clinical licensure and leverage care managers to arrange necessary community support services, such as food, housing, child care, educational/vocational training, and other benefits that will support our clients.
Recommend interventions that our care managers can deliver to our clients that includes skill building, parenting supports and other appropriate interventions to reinforce treatment plan goals and build skills in community based settings.
Identify and recommend solutions to the multi-disciplinary team member(s).
Submits Progress Summaries to the referring agencies with ongoing recommendations and makes contact with these agencies as appropriate.
Performs other duties as assigned.