Behavioral Health Provider

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department:
College of Nursing

Job Title:
Behavioral Health Provider / Instructor / Senior Instructor (Open Rank) in the Non-Tenure

Position location:
Sheridan Health Services

3525 W. Oxford Ave | Unit G1 Denver, CO 80236

Position #:

- Requisition #: 37724

The College of Nursing has an opening for a full‑time (1.00 FTE), benefits‑eligible, Unlicensed or Licensed Behavioral Health Provider / Instructor in the Non‑Tenure Clinical Practice Track within its federally qualified community health center, Sheridan Health Services (SHS), located in southwest Denver, CO (zip code: 80236).

This position is clinic based as a mental health provider and includes an instructor level, non‑tenure clinical teaching track appointment within the College of Nursing.

The College of Nursing has an opening for a full‑time (1.00 FTE), benefits‑eligible, Unlicensed or Licensed Behavioral Health Provider / Instructor in the Non‑Tenure Clinical Practice Track within its federally qualified community health center, Sheridan Health Services (SHS), located in southwest Denver, CO (zip code: 80236).

This position is clinic based as a mental health provider and includes an instructor level, non‑tenure clinical teaching track appointment within the College of Nursing.

Sheridan Health Services is a multi‑site, nurse‑managed federally qualified community health center, funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Primary Healthcare; and is a collaborative effort between the College of Nursing and the Sheridan School District. There are two convenient locations to serve community health needs primarily for residents of Arapahoe, Denver and Jefferson counties.

A Youth Health Clinic is located in the Sheridan School District Administration building. The Family Health Clinic is located in southwest Denver on the Fort Logan campus and provides services to adults and children, 65% of whom identify at Latinx, and 42% of whom are best served in another language, with Spanish being the predominant second language.

Services offered include primary care across the lifespan; prenatal and postpartum, gynecology, dentistry, pharmacy, behavioral health, and outpatient substance use treatment.

Sheridan Health Services is a Patient‑Centered Medical Home, and as such we uphold a model of care that places the patient at the center, incorporating the values and beliefs of the patient in all decision‑making. We extend the reach of the clinic through public health outreach where nursing students provide community outreach, health education, and home visitation services.

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Direct supervision will be provided by the Behavioral Health Program Director.

Opportunities to provide supervision to Master's level counseling/social work students available.

Opportunities to provide clinical supervision of unlicensed Behavioral Health Providers as available.

• Provide brief behavioral health therapy and screenings in an integrated medical setting for patients across the lifespan (ages 0‑99)
• Provide general outpatient behavioral health treatment via individual therapy, care coordination, crisis management, skill building, and psycho‑education to ages 0‑99.
• Provide couples and/or family therapy as appropriately qualified/​trained
• Conduct therapy and integrated care screenings virtually via telehealth platform per patient and clinic staffing needs
• Contribute as a member of multidisciplinary teams (comprised of medical, psychiatry, dental, pharmacy, patient navigation, health education, and other BHPs) in delivering behavioral health services to patients
• Provide care coordination with providers of service including but not limited to primary care providers, school personnel, family members, patient navigators, and other mental health and community partners.
• Evaluate crisis situations and take appropriate action to ensure client safety and the safety of all clinic users.
• Utilize best practices and…