Crisis Response Team Clinician - Unlicensed - Denver Sheriff Department

City and County of Denver • Denver, CO, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Crisis Response Team Clinician - Unlicensed - Denver Sheriff Department

The Denver Sheriff Department is seeking qualified applicants to join the Crisis Response Team as a Masters Level Clinician. Successful candidates will be joining an experienced and dedicated team that goes above and beyond every day to provide a wide range of services to those within the Denver Sheriff’s Department care and custody. These services include providing crisis intervention to individuals with serious mental illness, developing therapeutic rapport with high risk individuals in order to prevent future crises, assisting the deputies in the day-to-day operations of the special management units, assigning appropriate mental health alerts, managing the restrictive housing population, and other assigned job duties.

The Crisis Response Team is seeking individuals familiar with trauma informed care and evidence-based practices to help facilitate within a multi-disciplinary team. This position will expose candidates to routine and emergent care needs for those that have not been exposed to the unique needs of clients within correctional facilities.

Candidates can expect to work a 4-day week/10-hour day schedule at the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center located in Downtown Denver at 490 Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80204. This position may also qualify candidates for the possibility of student loan repayment under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

The Crisis Response Team is a 24-hour, seven days a week operation; therefore, applicants must also be willing to work the following:

8 hour shift work
Day, swing or graveyard shifts
Weekends
Holidays
Overtime on short notice

Job responsibilities will include:

Conducting initial clinical interviews with clients to determine functioning level, assigning appropriate mental health alerts to clients with mental health needs, updating mental health alerts when needed, and preparing assessment reports.
Evaluating clients for placement and other services by conducting clinical assessments, recommending clients to other service providers for other types of assessments, and summarizing assessment information for staff and other involved professionals.
Assisting in the development of a coordinated treatment plan with the client, their support system, and other professionals to meet behavioral, medical, and/or psychological needs and participating in client staffing's to develop treatment recommendations as well as recommendations on reentry and transition planning.
Providing ongoing crisis intervention to clients and recommending and referring clients to appropriate community-based organizations for placement and other services.
Presenting case/client information to staff using the “systems” model and assessment information and providing direction to staff regarding a client’s treatment needs.
Providing consultation to staff related to their interaction patterns with clients and family members and training staff on mental health related issues.
Providing critical incident debriefing to clients and/or staff after significant incidents and recommending intervention strategies.
Meeting with a licensed mental health provider for clinical supervision of cases and working in conjunction with the medical team to provide input for medication evaluations and to ensure follow up regarding psychotropic medications.
Testifying in court as needed by providing expert testimony and preparing reports.
Preparing written reports on clients documenting crises, contacts, interviews, and observations.
Any one position may not include all of the duties listed. However, the allocation of positions will be determined by the amount of time spent in performing the essential duties listed above.

Successful candidates must complete and pass a background investigation that encompasses the applicant's employment and criminal history.