Behavioral Health Clinician I - 10634

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 homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.

Our Philosophy of Service: We believe all people have the right to adequate housing and health care. We work to remove the barriers that restrict access to these rights. Society benefits when adequate housing and health care are available to everyone. We create lasting solutions to homelessness by: 

·         Honoring the inherent dignity of those we serve, affirming their capabilities and fostering their hope that a better life is possible. 

·         Building strong, caring and trauma-informed communities through the integration of housing, health care and supportive services. 

·         Advocating for social and racial equity, inclusion and diversity, and challenging the status quo in partnership with our workforce members and those we serve. 

·         Achieving excellence through continuous quality assurance, innovation and professional development. 

·         Using resources judiciously and effectively.  

The Behavioral Health Clinician I provides care to individuals with disabilities in the designated single “program units” of the CCH housing facilities and/or in off-site units. The goal is to assist these individuals in maintaining their housing and to provide the services, linkages, and clinical interventions necessary to prevent them from returning to homelessness and to live as independently as possible. This position will be responsible for the intake, assessment, treatment planning, and service provision to adult individuals with disabilities.

• 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. We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage. 
• 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. 

• Provides ongoing clinical case management services to homeless persons with psychiatric diagnoses, including severe and persistent mental illness, and who may have a co-occurring substance-related disorder.
• Conducts biopsychosocial assessments, intake screening, makes appropriate diagnoses according to DSM-5 guidelines and creates treatment goals with the client.
• Facilitates therapeutic meetings with clients in individual and group settings.
• Maintains accurate electronic health record with timely documentation and participates in audits and projects to help improve and maintain accurate records that meet standard of care.
• Completes and maintains requirements to fulfill internal credentialing and privileging, which is necessary to provide clinical services.
• Completes Medicaid authorizations and client database entries as well as any other reporting requirements necessary to obtain and sustain funding and provide services to individuals served in the program.
• Assists clients in identifying and accessing goods and services for both immediate and long-term needs, such as physical health needs, psychiatric medication, etc. and facilitates connections with other service providers to help client meet needs.
• Provides needed transportation for clients as appropriate.
• Navigates the Social Security, benefits, Medicaid, and Medicare systems on behalf of clients and serves as a liaison with collaborating agencies.
• Assist residents in problem-solving issues which may threaten their housing, and when appropriate serves as liaison between client and property management staff to advocate for client’s housing stability.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Sound critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Consistently superb customer service skills; excellent interpersonal/assertive communications skills demonstrating a high degree of emotional intelligence.
• Knowledge of homeless issues and demonstrated sensitivity to and a desire to work with underserved populations.
• Knowledge of behavioral health issues (diagnosis, treatment, symptoms, and special needs).
• Ability to prioritize multiple job responsibilities, work independently, and exercise good professional judgment.
• Ability to advocate and negotiate in an assertive but tactful manner, both internally and with community agencies, to have clients’ needs met.
• Ability to pass automobile insurance carrier’s motor vehicle record investigation and criminal background investigation.

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or similar field is required.
• Licensed as an LCSW or LPC preferred. If not yet licensed, applicants must already be registered with DORA as a candidate for licensure (i.e. LSW/LPCC) and working to obtain their LCSW/LPC.
• Previous experience interacting with patients in an integrated health care, mental health care, or substance use treatment center.

Employee must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of self or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Employee will perform job according to applied laws. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is committed to delivering services, making employment-related decisions, selecting volunteers, and selecting vendors without regard to age over 40, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, military status, or any other applicable status protected by law.