Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist; CTRS - Clinical Therapist II

Open to Colorado Residents only. You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times.

Open to Colorado Residents only. You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times.

Please note:

Work arrangements are subject to change at any time.

Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan (CMHHIFL) is one of two state hospitals serving our community. The vision of CMHHIFL is to provide the highest quality mental health services to persons with complex, serious, and persistent mental health illnesses within the resources available. Our mission is to support those individuals in achieving their recovery goals and reaching their full potential.

CMHHIFL provides inpatient treatment to adult patients, generally between the ages of 18‑49. The hospital has 94 adult civil inpatient beds and over four civil treatment units, two forensic units, 44 beds total, are dedicated to providing psychiatric stabilization and restoration treatment to individuals who are incompetent to proceed as a result of their mental illness. Medical services, occupational therapy, neuropsychological‑rehabilitation services, and trauma‑informed care services are available for all patients throughout the hospital.

• Individual dignity and respect
• Person‑centered, evidence‑based care
• Trauma‑informed recovery
• Multidisciplinary collaboration
• Diversity and inclusion
• Strong family and community partnerships

This Clinical Therapist II position exists to provide recreation therapy services using patient‑centered, discipline‑specific processes that include evaluation, treatment, and outcomes. The CTRS provides therapeutic recreation with required shared programming responsibilities across teams. Direct care services are primarily provided through therapeutic groups, specialized assessments, individual sessions, and community outings when indicated. The therapist applies recreation therapy theories, practices, assessment, and treatment in a multi‑disciplinary manner to inform treatment planning and recovery.

The therapist documents services, maintains equipment, maintains facilities, budgets for supplies and equipment, engages in risk management as assigned, engages in formal and informal quality and performance improvement activities, and provides intern supervision when appropriate (e.g., group leadership, assessment administration, EHR documentation). In addition to assisting with streamlining TR service delivery, the Clinical Therapist II position participates in Therapeutic Activity Department events, and treatment unit and hospital‑wide functions, as well as occasional patient support needs;

examples may include multi‑unit seasonal events such as a fall festival, hospital‑supported committee membership, and transportation assistance for a patient’s discharge from the hospital.

• Treatment implementation is conducted according to CMHH‑FL and Therapeutic Activities (TA) department procedures, standards of practice, and ethics to ensure treatment quality, safety, and effectiveness.
• Utilizes hospital approved low level and crisis management techniques across teams. Treatment is reviewed, changed, modified, or terminated based on patient response to treatment or significant change in the patient’s functioning.
• May provide group and individual treatment, as well as community outings when clinically indicated throughout the week.
• Must possess and maintain a valid U.S. Driver’s License if you are using a state vehicle.

• From the initial assessment, a brief interview with the patient and/or staff, and/or other means of gathering patient‑centered information, the CTRS determines approved interventions to meet immediate adult inpatient treatment needs and encourages utilization of therapeutic recreation concepts in the patient’s recovery. Further TR assessment (upon referral) develops specific treatment interventions to meet individualized treatment needs not addressed by the overall program.
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