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Hybrid 1 - 4 days per month in office for meetings.This is subject to change due to the BHAs needs.
Please note: These working arrangements are subject to change.
Serves as the strategic leader for behavioral health crisis services and emergency services including leading and supervising a team of staff who provide representation and training for substance use involuntary commitments. It uses this expertise to provide training and technical assistance to contractors providers and stakeholders to represent BHA on different interagency and intra-agency groups and committees and maintains a working knowledge of systems and funding that support the provision of crisis and emergency services to Coloradans. This position provides subject matter expertise and team leadership regarding the delivery of services and supports to people experiencing a behavioral health crisis to include those needing emergency and involuntary commitment and behavioral health transportation. This is the manager within the Adult Behavioral Health Continuum Division whose team has responsibilities for individuals who are on substance use disorder involuntary commitments supporting the BHASOs in building an effective statewide infrastructure for crisis services including regional walk in centers and crisis stabilization units and mobile crisis services and respite care as well as behavioral health secure transport support.
Integrating these services into the existing landscape of emergency departments emergency medical response and law enforcement response requires keen system knowledge and awareness of national best practices and emerging trends. The purpose of expanded behavioral health crisis services is to provide a better systemic response when someone is experiencing a behavioral health crisis including those who are in need of involuntary treatment for substance use. Increasing public safety is a primary goal while decreasing utilization of emergency departments psychiatric hospitals overutilization of 911 and incarceration.
This position provides subject matter expertise and assists the BHA Quality and Standards team with revisions of the Behavioral Health Administrations treatment rules and regulations outlined in 2 CCR 502-1 Behavioral Health Provider Rules. Additionally this position assists with the BHA Quality and Standards team by providing consultation on complaints and licensing monitoring visits related to crisis and emergency services.
This position also provides subject matter expertise to the BHA BHASO Division and BHASOs to assist in the revisions of Statements of Work related to crisis services as well as involuntary commitment for substance use. This position is responsible for providing subject matter expertise to create and/or revise documents related to crisis and emergency services to include updating national reporting documents annually various BHA related documents and SAMHSA related needs. This position is also responsible for managing direct contract management of programs that are adjacent to crisis and emergency services that are not managed through BHASOs such as veterans mental health programs.
Duties of the position:This position serves as the strategic leader for behavioral health crisis services and emergency services.
This position provides subject matter expertise and team leadership for services and supports to youth and adults experiencing behavioral health crises including those needing emergency and involuntary commitment and behavioral health transportation.
This position leads and supervises a team of staff providing representation and training for substance use involuntary commitments.
Crisis and Emergency Services Technical AssistanceProvide technical assistance and consultation to BHASOs contractors providers and stakeholders regarding crisis and emergency services best practices.
Maintain working knowledge of systems and funding that support the provision of crisis and emergency services to Coloradans.
State and National Reporting Standards and Document ManagementThis position provides subject matter expertise and assists the BHA Quality and Standards team with authoring revisions of the Behavioral Health Administrations treatment rules and regulations authoring the revisions of Statements of Work related to crisis services and involuntary commitment for substance use.
Create author and/or revise documents and presentations related to crisis and emergency services.
Contract Management (Non-BHASO Programs)Experience Only:
Eight (8) years of relevant experience in Crisis and/or Involuntary Substance Use Services assigned to this position
Or
Education and Experience:
Masters in a Behavioral Health Field and/or relevant experience in Crisis and/or Involuntary Substance Use Services related to the work assigned equal to eight (8) years
Masters degree in a behavioral health field
Preferred License in a behavioral health field
Experience supervising subordinate staff
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About Us:
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference consider joining the dedicated people of theColorado Department of Human Services(CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety independence and well-being of the people of addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work we offer:
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We believe in a people-first approach:To serve the people of Colorado we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized inspired and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.
Balance creates quality of life:We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility health and wellness and employee engagement.
We hold ourselves accountable:We take responsibility through our actions programs and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.
Transparency matters:We are open and honest with employees our partners the Coloradans we serve and the public.
We are ethical:We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right not what is easy.
Collaboration helps us rise together:We work together with all partners employees and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
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 pre-employment 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 ADAAA Coordinator Nancy Schmelzer at or call 1-.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Full-Time