Clinician - Health Professional IV - Hybrid

Department Information

This position is open only to current Colorado state residents.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!

Located within the Colorado Department of Human Services, the Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health (OCFMH) is responsible for policy development, service provision and coordination, program monitoring and evaluation, and administrative oversight of the public behavioral health system. OCFMH funds, supports, and monitors numerous mental health and substance abuse community programs and providers.

OCFMH also operates the Colorado Mental Health Hospitals at Fort Logan and Pueblo and the Forensic Services Division. OCFMH executes the States' federal responsibilities as the State Mental Health Authority and State Substance Abuse Authority for the purposes of administering federal mental health and substance abuse block grant funds.

The Forensic Services Division is responsible for six departments including Forensic Community Based Services (FCBS), Jail Based Evaluation and Restoration (JBR), Outpatient Restoration (OPR), the Forensic Support Team (FST), the Court Services Department, and the Operations Department.

The JBR Program exists to serve as the only program to provide jail-based competency restoration services for individuals found incompetent to proceed by the courts and ordered to undergo restoration treatment for the State of Colorado. The program additionally provides treatment to those individuals ordered by the courts to undergo an initial evaluation of competency.

The Jail Based Restoration Program serves as the State expert on restoration and competency in a jail-based setting and collaborates with numerous other entities and governmental agencies to ensure best practices in admissions across the State, best practices in competency restoration treatment, and continuity of care and follow up care for individuals discharging from the program. In addition, the Jail-Based Restoration Department provides oversight to contracted private hospital programs. The team coordinates admissions for inpatient competency, mental condition, and sanity evaluations as appropriate to occur at one of the settings the team oversees.

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Description of Job

This position is 8a-5p Monday-Friday and has a hybrid work schedule, which requires at least two days in the office.

Purpose of the position:

The position assists the director in the oversight and monitoring of the 82-bed competency-based evaluation and restoration program located at Peak View Behavioral Health and the 15-bed competency-based evaluation and restoration program located at Denver Health Hospital, with the possibility of adding further hospital partnerships. This position primarily responds to and screens referrals for hospital-purchased restoration beds.

The primary role of this position is to assess patient acuity level and the associated treatment needs as it relates to competency restoration and clinical treatment needs to determine which program they can admit or transfer to/from throughout the patient's treatment. Specifically, this position acts as a clinical team lead and assists Health Professional IIIs in delineating appropriateness between private hospital programs and jail-based restoration programs. Another primary role of this position is to provide clinical oversight and support to the contracted private hospital beds.

This position assists in oversight and monitoring of the 78-bed competency-based evaluation and restoration program located at the Arapahoe County Detention Facility and the 18-bed competency-based evaluation and restoration program located in Denver County while assisting Health Professional IIIs.

This position assists with gathering data to report to OCFMH and CDHS management about the program's performance and compliance with policies and procedures. This position assists with writing departmental policies and procedures and develops process improvement to increase efficiency.

This position assists with audits of hospital-purchased beds primarily, and occasionally assists with audits of jail-based restoration programs to assess contractor performance in providing restoration services and contractor compliance with applicable policies and procedures. This position engages in site visits across all hospital-purchased bed locations to ensure restoration best practices are being utilized, serve as a clinical consultant, and assess patient treatment needs. This position assists in coordination of programmatic functions with various entities (e.g., communicating changes in patient treatment needs to inform patient movement to different treatment programs/level of care), track data that corresponds to records and movement, and engage in daily communications with various agencies and departments.

This position also assists in contract negotiations and working with providers to ensure client care. This position is critical to the organization and functioning of the Jail-Based Restoration Department.

Job Duties:

Screen Referrals for Admission to Hospital-Purchased Beds:

This position gathers referrals from various sources to include the referral table, Admissions Program Director at CMHHIP, CMHHIFL, Court Services, various county jails, and various databases. This position uses established criteria to determine admissions, transfers, and discharges to and from the hospital-purchased beds in a timely and efficient manner.

This position analyzes information including records and psychological assessments and uses clinical judgment to make decisions regarding placement needs. This position needs to respond quickly to the changing needs of a patient's placement or the program and frequently is required to make decisions based on clinical judgment and expertise. This position assesses referrals for transfer to and from the State hospitals/private hospital partnerships/jail-based programs and determines if those referrals are appropriate, as well as the level of urgency of the transfer. These duties serve the hospital-purchased beds.

Work Lead to Health Professional III's for Admission to Jail-Based Beds:

This position acts as work lead to Health Professional III's in using established criteria to determine admissions, transfers, and discharges to and from jail-based restoration beds in a timely and efficient manner. Additionally, this position acts as work lead for Health Professional IIIs in delineating the appropriateness between jail-based restoration programs and hospital-purchased beds.

This position analyzes information including records and psychological assessments and uses clinical judgment to make decisions and advise Health Professional IIIs regarding placement and transfer needs. This position needs to respond quickly to the changing needs of a patient's placement or the program and is frequently required to make decisions based on clinical judgment and expertise.

Program Implementation and Monitoring Contractor Performance:

This position serves as the contract monitor for program performance using program and individual client data, site visits, and audits to assess contractor performance at the hospital-purchased bed locations. Along with the Clinical Director, this position takes a primary role in audits of private hospital partnerships, and takes a primary role in clinical oversight and support of private hospital partnerships.

In addition, this position supports site visits and audits for jail-based restoration locations. Promotes operational and administrative compliance with appropriate CDHS policies and procedures. This position serves as the liaison between the contractors, CDHS court services department, CMHHIP, CMHHIFL, private hospital partnerships, CDHS outpatient restoration department, and the Director of Jail Based Restoration.

This position participates in on-call responsibilities during weekends and evenings for situations that require an immediate response. This position assists with data collection, tracking, analyzing, and interpreting. This position assists with reporting to OCFMH and CDHS management about the program's performance and compliance with policies and procedures.

Admission Coordination and Reporting:

Coordinate with various stakeholders, including state psychiatric facilities, county jails, agents of the courts, contractors, court services employees, CMHHIP admissions program, CMHHIP legal-medical records, and CMHIP DPS transport to schedule admissions, discharges, and provide continuity of care. This position assists the Program Assistant with aspects of communication that may overlap and/or correlate with one another.

This position assists with data tracking, collection, and reporting to CDHS and OCFMH. In addition, this position contributes to and participates in presentations regarding jail-based restoration services and remains informed of relevant competency evaluation and restoration trends and research. This position imparts information regarding the aforementioned research/strategies to the various contractors and serves as a consultant and liaison to the various treatment providers.

Other Duties as Assigned

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience Only:

Seven (7) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned

to this position

OR

Education and Experience:

A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation

related to the work assigned to this position equal to seven (7) years

Special Qualification:

Master's level education in mental health/social work-related field (e.g., clinical psychology, forensic psychology, etc.) and a current license as a Clinical Social Worker with the Board of Social Work Examiners or a current license as a Professional Counselor with the Colorado Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners. Prefer previous experience with

competency to stand trial and work with the severe and persistently mentally ill in acute settings.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with competency to stand trial and work with the severe and persistently mentally ill in acute settings.

• Excellent computer skills including fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint,), Gmail, and Google Applications, and the ability to quickly learn new software

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

• Excellent time and organizational skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Ability to work effectively in both independent and team situations

• Ability to prioritize work tasks independently and collaborate with team members

Conditions of Employment:

• Full Background Check

• Hybrid Schedule, 2x days in office plus as needed

• Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. Driver's License

• Frequent in-state travel between offices CMHHIP, CMHHIFL, and various detention facilities and hospitals

• 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 applicant's 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 (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), 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 acknowledgment of the department's action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Supplemental Information

How to Apply

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact cathy.hehr@state.co.us

About Us:

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado 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 Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org 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

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

• BenefitHub state employee discount program

• Employee Wellness program

• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more

• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more

information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs.

Our Values:

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 ADAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.

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