MENTAL HEALTH Clinician - Continuity of Treatment Office- CMHHIP

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN I – Continuity of Treatment Office – CMHHIP

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This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

The effective start date of the selected candidate will begin on or after January 1, 2026.

Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP)

As a cornerstone of the Pueblo community for over a century, Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP) is a leading employer, provider of quality mental health services, and a community partner. CMHHIP is a 24‑hour behavioral health acute care facility that provides a safe, secure, and therapeutic setting for patients with both psychiatric and medical issues. The services include evaluation and treatment for patients who are severely mentally ill, with the goal of returning patients to optimal functioning and, when appropriate, to the community.

The purpose of the Continuity of Treatment Department is to enhance, increase, and support treatment programming in all CMHHIP patient units by managing clinical staff call‑offs and deployment to minimize clinical treatment and activity cancellations. The goal is to maintain clinical staffing levels that assist with patient stabilization, treatment, and discharge preparedness. The department provides clinical training and education on specific treatment approaches, therapeutic and group facilitating skills to mental health clinicians and other clinical staff to enhance patient outcomes.

Work units develop and implement staffing systems to assure that treatment and activities are ongoing and not canceled, track group/activities compliance, clinical staff call‑off and backfill data, and maintain all clinical programming schedules, staff schedules, protocols, and group tracking systems.

The Mental Health Clinician I provides therapeutic work in the psychiatric care and treatment of adults and adolescents with acute and chronic mental illness. The clinician utilizes psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery principles and techniques in all aspects of responsibilities, facilitates educational groups and activities, and co‑facilitates with MHC II, social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists, and respiratory therapists. The position operates under the supervision and direction of the Clinical Manager (HP V) and is trained by the Clinical Educator;

follows protocols and curriculum developed by MHC II, HP II, and HP III. Competencies must be signed off by the MHC II and/or Clinical Educator or Clinical Manager before facilitating groups or activities, monitors and intervenes to ensure a safe and therapeutic patient milieu, and provides immediate crisis intervention when indicated.

• Engage with patients to build supportive relationships for their recovery.
• Facilitate educational and activity groups as scheduled by the Clinical Manager after demonstrating competency.
• Co‑facilitate groups such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) if properly trained; lead or start scheduled programming exercises.
• Address patient issues when possible and refer to the rights advocate as needed.
• Escort patients to activities within treatment areas (Treatment Malls).
• Use therapeutic methods to manage crises and disruptive behaviors.
• Respond quickly to a patient’s psychiatric crisis.
• Report changes in patient conditions or complaints, such as pain, to the unit RN.
• Stay aware of all 1:1 care, special precautions, and medical or psychiatric issues for each patient.
• Respond to duress alarms.
• Ensure all assigned duties are completed and documented.
• Provide coverage in all units, groups, and activities as assigned.
• Manage the environment in all assigned treatment areas.
• Facilitate groups and activities on units and in treatment malls as assigned.
• Recognize and report signs and symptoms needing further intervention to the treatment team.

• Knows and follows CMHHIP standards:
  Treatment Plans, Infection Control Manual, Rainbow Book, and Emergency Guides. Maintains infection control standards and regulations.
• Adheres to the CMHHIP Employee Code of Conduct and CMHHIP’s Ethics policies.
• Complies…