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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless · 2 months ago

Outreach Behavioral Health Clinician I - 10687

Denver, CO

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$29.77/hr - $34.23/hr

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is dedicated to preventing homelessness and providing lasting solutions for at-risk individuals and families. They are seeking an Outreach Behavioral Health Clinician I to engage with individuals experiencing homelessness, providing assessments, therapeutic interventions, and support in navigating healthcare systems.

Health CareNon Profit

Responsibilities

Works in close collaboration with street outreach workers to identify and outreach adults experiencing homelessness who need behavioral health care

Performs intensive outreach and engagement services to invite adults to engage with recovery supports through referrals to behavioral healthcare, primary care, case management, peer support, housing, and related services

Provides targeted brief interventions and therapy, which is often crisis and recovery focused and episodic in nature

Provides individual and group therapy for adults who are interested in ongoing behavioral health care, using treatment models including motivational interviewing, solution focused therapy, harm reduction, and cognitive behavioral therapy

Completes biopsychosocial assessments and utilizes DSM-V-TR criteria for diagnosis

Develops comprehensive treatment plans, monitoring patient progress and accessing direct psychiatry and medical care through Stout Street Health Center

Assists in connecting adults experiencing homelessness with the resources necessary to obtain and maintain housing, healthcare, community connection and meaningful daily activity

Collaborates with the consulting psychiatric prescribers and primary care physicians as part of the integrated health team

Provides proactive collaborative services to clients/patients with face-to-face and telephone contacts, or as otherwise appropriate

Develops and maintains a partnering relationship with SSHC patients engaged through outreach in order to assist in the implementation of the treatment plan

Provides transportation in CCH vehicle or arranges for other transportation assistance to help clients in accessing care and meeting treatment goals

Serves as liaison with collaborating agencies to establish and maintain effective working relationships with organizations and groups providing services to shared clients (care coordination)

Advocates for the needs and rights of individual clients and, when indicated, for systemic change both within and outside CCH for the benefit of PATH and Outreach clients

Performs the initial intake in electronic health record (EHR) for clients/patients who want to connect with psychiatric care at Stout Street Health Center and completes additional paperwork as required

Qualification

LCSWLPC licenseMaster’s degree in social workCAC IIHigherIntegrated health care experienceCrisis intervention skillsMotivational interviewingSolution focused therapyHarm reductionCognitive behavioral therapy

Required

Master's degree in social work, counseling or similar field

Licensed as a LCSW or LPC preferred, with a CAC II or higher strongly preferred

If not licensed, must already be registered with DORA as a candidate for licensure (i.e. LSW, LPCC) and within 6 months of obtaining LCSW or LPC license

Valid driver's license required. This requirement may be waived, if necessary, based on overall candidate experience and current needs of the business

Preferred

Experience interacting with patients in integrated health care, mental health care, or substance use treatment settings preferred

Benefits

Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents.

Choice of dental insurance or discount plan.

Vision insurance.

Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses.

Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage.

Employee Assistance Program, a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members.

Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting.

Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year.

Company

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for families and individuals experiencing or at-risk of homelessness throughout Colorado.

Founded in 1984