Clinical Therapist II - Clinical Services Department at Fort Logan

Job Title

The Colorado Mental Health Hospital at Fort Logan (CMHHIFL) is seeking a dedicated professional to provide direct care and supervision of youth/adults and to engage groups of youth/adults in custody in structured and therapeutic activities.

Job Description

This position's primary purpose is to provide direct care and supervision of youth/adults and to engage groups of youth/adults in custody in structured and therapeutic activities using a variety of discipline-specific perspectives including, but not limited to: Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS), Board-Certified Music Therapists (MT-BC), Trauma-Informed Registered Yoga Teacher (TI-RYT), and Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC). Modalities available include, but are not limited to: arts and crafts, drama, music, and dance/movement; sports and games.

Other duties include:

• Treatment implementation is conducted according to CMHHIFL and Therapeutic Activities (TA) department procedures, standards of practice, and ethics to ensure treatment quality, safety, and effectiveness.
• Utilizes hospital-approved low-level and crisis management techniques across teams.
• Provides therapeutic and habilitative services and supports to the client population, implements and documents objectives and achievements as identified by the treatment plans of persons served.
• Provides group and individual treatment, as well as community outings when clinically indicated throughout the week.
• Develops, organizes, and leads program activities which promote a level of social, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral growth of individuals in care;
• This may include the development of high incentive programs and running psychoeducation or skill-building groups as well as coaching and instructing others on successful group strategies. All therapeutic programs are monitored ongoing, and initiation of necessary changes are implemented quickly to ensure programs are progressing.
• Participates in interdisciplinary/collaborative team processes, reviewing, changing, modifying, or terminating based on patient response to treatment or significant change in the patient's functioning.
• Assists in the development of individual growth and change plans.
• Plans and prepares activities for non-school days, including holidays.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Experience Only:

Five (5) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.

OR

Education and Experience: A combination of related education in Recreation Therapy and/or Music Therapy and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position equal to five (5) years.

Special Qualifications: Must possess and maintain a credential (e.g., MT-BC, CTRS) through the accrediting bodies. Must obtain certification before hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous State Experience
• Experience practicing with adolescent population
• Experience practicing from a Trauma-Informed Perspective
• Experience practicing within an inpatient setting

Conditions of Employment:

• Other Explain: TB testing, annual influenza, COVID, and other vaccines as required by the State of Colorado.
• Full Background CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons): CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, TRAILS (child abuse / neglect database system check), Reference Checks,Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, PREA (Division of Youth Services), CAPS (direct contact with adults Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)
• This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application (unless otherwise identified in the posting), and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position.
• Shift Work Explain: Subject to assigned shifts.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:
• Disclose that information on the application.
• Provide your employee number from your 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.
• Explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position.

CDHS Selection Process Explanation:

Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hrs per week).

Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications.

Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.

You must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process.

Comparative Analysis Process Structured Application Review:

After minimum qualification screening, the comparative analysis process will involve reviewing and rating all the information you submit. The comparative analysis step may also include your results from standardized testing.

Your Work Experience/Job Duties:

Document your work experience/job duties to the extent to which you possess the skills, education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications.

If listed, answer all supplemental questions, as your answers to these questions will be evaluated during this phase. Provide at least 4-8 sentences for each supplemental question.

Appeal Rights:

You may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director if your application is eliminated. You will find the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it on the State Personnel Board website.

Below is some additional information:

• You or your representative must sign and submit the official appeal form for review.
• You can find the official appeal form here (Download PDF reader).
• You must deliver the official appeal form to the State Personnel Board:
• By email (View email address on click.appcast.io), or
• Postmarked in US Mail to(1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203, or
• Hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or
• Faxed View phone number on click.appcast.io) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action.

Contact the State Personnel Board for assistance:

• At View phone number on click.appcast.io, or
• Refer to the Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, within the Rules webpage.