Behavioral Health Provider

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provides direct mental health clinical treatment to a variety of individuals which may include children/adolescents, adults and geriatric.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides evaluation/problem identification, crisis interventions, individual and/or group therapy to clients
• Develops, monitors, and follow up of client case management treatment plans
• Collaborates with other Centennial services providers to engage clients in care
• Works with psychiatrist or medical team when client is in need of medications
• Coordinates client use of additional Centennial programs and outside community resources
• Provide services in a variety of settings
• Serve on emergency rotation schedule to provide 24 hour on-call services to emergent situations
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records consistent with Center and industry standards
• Participates in meetings and in services
• Participates in supervision sessions
• Performs other job duties as assigned

PAY RANGE & STIPENDS: 

• $55,600 - $69,500/yr (candidate position) or $64,500 - $80,633/yr (licensed position)
• Additional In-Person Annual Stipend  available for (2 or more days per week in person) positions of $1,200
• Additional In-Person County Annual Stipend available for designated locations (Akron, CO/Burlington, CO/Cheyenne Wells, CO/Holyoke, CO/Julesburg, CO/Limon, CO/Wray, CO/Yuma, CO) of $5,000 

Requirements

EDUCATION:

Master’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or other Human Services Field

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS: 

• Registered in the State of Colorado as a Candidate 
• Active License in the State of Colorado as a LPC, LMFT or LCSW (licensed position only)
• Dual Licensure in the State of Colorado as a Licensed Addictions Counselor (LAC/ACD) preferred

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to work well with special populations along with maintaining appropriate boundaries
• Knowledge of methods of psychotherapy
• Able to identify and nurture strengths and support client rights to make independent decisions
• Skill to serve culturally diverse populations that may have a bearing on service provision
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Familiar with the DSM and diagnostic techniques.
• Demonstrates effective time management and the ability to multi-task
• Ability to work as a team member
• Knowledge of basic computer literacy such as e-mail communication and word processing
• Ability to work flexible and on-call hours, which may be required
• Ability to travel within the Center’s service area or to other locations as needed
• Multi-Lingual verbal and written fluency, preferred
• Experience with communication tools for hearing-impaired clients (e.g., ASL, captioning technologies) preferred