Job description

We are looking for a Mental Health Clinician - CoResponders respond to mental health related calls with law enforcement to provide crisis de-escalation, intervention, assessment, and linkage to appropriate services. Co-Responders need to approach situations with not only the tools to de-escalate emergency situations, but also the ability to begin engaging individuals with strengths-based, person-centered approaches that provide necessary skills and support needed to avoid future escalations.

Responsibilities

• Provides telephone and short-term face-to-face interventions to help stabilize people in crisis and prevent further criminal justice involvement, or hospitalization when possible.
• Provides comprehensive emergency client evaluations.
• Assesses client’s behavioral health status and provides evidence-based intervention strategies.
• Provides risk assessment and intervention as part of the interdisciplinary team.
• Makes appropriate level of care decisions on scene.
• Refers to Mobile Crisis Clinicians or Crisis Care Managers for follow up as needed.
• Works as part of a team of clinicians, specialists, aids, case managers and psychiatric providers.
• Provides community-based crisis assessment and intervention.
• Provides community outreach and education.
• Transports or arranges for transportation as needed.

Job Qualifications

Education or Formal Training:

• Master’s degree in social work, clinical psychology, or closely related field.
• Colorado license preferred (LPC, LCSW, LAC, LMFT).

Experience:

• Experience working with those who have mental illness and substance use disorders.
• Experience completing psychiatric crisis assessments and formulating treatment plans; doing at-risk assessments, crisis intervention, and brief therapy.

Conditions of Employment:

• Annual TB screen, federally required drug screening, and Influenza vaccination, Covid 19 vaccination.
• Required possession of a valid state driver's license.
• Successful candidate must submit to and pass, post-offer drug screen.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $69,400.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

Education:

• Master's (Required)

License/Certification:

• Mental Health License (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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