Mental Health Clinician I- Continuity of Treatment Office

Transparency Statement:

Please note that if you are selected for a position the hiring manager may offer you a role within the same job classification on any available unit based on hospital business needs. Additionally at any point during your career at CMHHIP you may be reassigned to another unit to meet ongoing business needs. All work locations will remain within CMHHIP.

Primary Job Duties:

• Engages with patients to establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship that supports the patients psychiatric recovery and mental health

• Facilitates certain groups such as educational treatment/activity groups as assigned and scheduled by the Clinical Manager after competency determined

• Facilitates and/or cofacilitate other groups with appropriate training/education for example Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

• Leads/initiates scheduled alternate programming exercises. Assigned to and facilitates patient one to one sessions providing and documenting interventions which assist the patients toward meeting Plan of Care (POC) treatment goals

• Addresses and resolve patient issues when possible and refer issues to the patients rights advocate as indicated

• Escorts patients to activities within treatment areas (Treatment Malls). Utilizes therapeutic interventions to manage crisis situations and management of ive and disruptive behaviors

• Responds to a patients psychiatric crisis

• Understands and practices knowledge of when to report changes in patient condition or complaints such as pain or other medical needs to the unit RN

• Maintains awareness of all 1:1 special precautions and medical and psych issues for each patient

• Responds to duress alarm

• Assures all assigned duties are complete and documented

• Demonstrates knowledge of own scope of practice

• Adheres to providing coverage in all units/groups/activities as assigned

• Provides milieu management in all treatment areas assigned

• Facilities/cofacilitates groups and activities on units as assigned and in the treatment malls as assigned

• Recognizes signs and symptoms of patients and reports those that may need additional intervention with the treatment team.

• Knows utilizes and follows CMHIP standards and guidelines: Treatment Plans Infection Control Manual and Rainbow book and Emergency Guides
• Follows and maintains infection control standards and regulations
• Adheres to CMHIP Employee Code of Conduct and CMHHPs Organizational Ethics policies
• Follows and complies with all competencies related to the MHC I and utilizes the chain of command
• Provides safe/secure transport of patients to programming/treatment locations such as yard gym visits administrative conference room staffing/dispo reviews court/community reintegration sites
• Documents in BEHR and Group Tracker for educational/activity groups MHC II facilitates
• Knows how to access the departments drive on the computer and is expected to utilize it for protocols and curriculum department policies and processes
• Responsible for ensuring all required training is current and up to date per CMHHP policies and procedures
• Reports any claims of any type of harassment/workplace violence alerts public safety/charge RN/Lead Nurse/and nursing appointing authority
• Participates in the Continuity of Treatment Department meetings and assigned unit morning meetings as work schedule allows
• Arrives to work on time; prepared and arrives on time to begin assigned groups/activities. Clocks in and out for scheduled work hours to prevent any unnecessary unauthorized overtime
• Follows policies related to use of leave.

• Effectively communicates by actively listening and sharing relevant information with coworkers supervisor(s) and customers so as to anticipate problems and ensure the effectiveness of the department
• Adapts communication methods to respond to different audiences to promote a positive environment
• Communicates with coworkers and patients
• Receives/seeks out reports regarding awareness of all 1:1 SP II medical and psychiatric issues for each patient assigned to scheduled groups
• Assists in addressing patient complaints at the unit level
• Reports abuse allegations immediately to the charge nurse immediate supervisor and refer to public safety
• Alerts the unit RN on assigned work unit to all exceptions changes in patient status to include suicidal/homicidal ideation need for team intervention
• Completes and routes paperwork to appropriate area/person (to include incident reports and injury on the job)
• Corrects and reports any hazardous environmental findings to the Charge RN or PTC.

• Full Background CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons):
  CBI name check and fingerprint check ICON Colorado court database Medicare fraud database Reference Checks Professional License verification (licensure requirements) Drug Screen CAPS (direct contact with adults Mental Health Institutes Regional Centers Veterans Community Living Centers)
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Use Handling or Exposure to hazardous materials May be exposed to bodily fluids or caustic chemicals
• Shift Work may work days evenings or nights
• Essential Services Designation Required to report without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergencyservices to ensure health safety and welfare
• Must possess a valid unrestricted U.S. Drivers License
• May need to travel to other state locations; transport patients to appointments
• Shall not initiate or engage in sexual social personal or financial relationships with patients either during or any time after hospitalization even if the patient requests or initiates such a relationship. All relationships with current or former patients must be disclosed on your application
• Successfully pass all modules of the CMHIP New Employee Orientation core curriculum to include English reading comprehension relevant competency assessments and written/practical exams in Defensive Tactics
• Possess the physical ability to successfully complete CTI and CPR
• Lift arms above head and kick as high as own waist
• Stabilize another person to accomplish a controlled containment to the floor
• Withstand impact on own body using an ASP shield
• Rotate body 90 degrees with feet planted for using a defensive tactic
• Kneel on one or both knees and stand up again with multiple repetitions
• Must be able to see and hear in order to observe address and respond to potential breaches in safety
• Seize hold control or subdue violent or ive persons and defend oneself or others to prevent injury
• Demonstrate body agility strength of all four limbs and the ability to walk and climb stairs consistently
• Work in situations involving ive behavior physical control of another person and/or restraint situations
• Ability to read and comprehend the English language; effectively and fluently communicates in English both verbally and in writing
• Work in an environment with fluctuating noise and temperature (hot and cold) which may include working outdoors in inclement weather and/or concrete floor/wall work settings
• Willing and able to travel
• 2step TB (tuberculosis) screening
• As a condition of employment this position is required to attest to and verify that they are fully vaccinated for COVID19 or submit to twiceweekly serial testing. On or after October 31 2021 each facility shall ensure all newly hired employees direct contractors or support staff members are fully vaccinated at the time of hire or receive their first dose of a twodose protocol or a singledose vaccination prior to providing any care treatment or other services for the facility and/or its clients
• Influenza vaccination
• Other vaccinations as required by the State of Colorado to include.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must 1 disclose that information on the application 2 provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position 3 provide the employee number from the applicants prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.
  

Appeal Rights:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered 1525 Sherman Street 4th Floor Denver CO 80203 or faxed 303.866.5038 within ten 10 calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the departments action.

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ADAA Accommodations:CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment including completing the application process interviewing completing any preemployment testing participating in the employee selection process and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position please direct your inquiries to our ADAA Coordinator Nancy Schmelzer at or call.