CDOC; Social Worker​/Counselor III) Mental Health Clinician - LIMON

Mental Health Clinician

This position provides mental health care to a special population of inmates housed in the Colorado Department of Corrections with mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities and high risk for suicide and self injury.

Assigned case load will consist primarily of inmates with moderate to high mental health treatment needs.

Develop Mental Health treatment plans to serve as the basis for treatment.

Provide individual and group therapy.

Perform routine mental health assessments and interviews to determine progress.

Update diagnosis and psychiatric needs levels.

Refer inmates to psychology for more complex psychological assessment.

Provide information to psychiatry to include client history, previous diagnoses, and alternative treatment available.

Participation in 24 hour On Call System.

Assures both emergency and non-emergency transfer for inmates experiencing acute mental health crisis.

Renders clinical direction to non-clinical staff in mental health care and treatment of inmates.

Assures continuity of care for inmates by making appropriate referral and providing necessary information and documentation for transition to receiving units, facilities, or agencies.

A residency waiver has been granted for this announcement. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed below to include licensure through the State of Colorado. This position is located in Limon, CO at the Limon Correctional Facility. This posting may be used to fill future vacancies at this location.