Social Work III - Clinical services in Fort Logan

Full Job Description

The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan (CMHI-FL) is one of two state hospitals serving our community. The vision of CMHIFL is to provide the highest quality mental health services to persons with complex, serious, and persistent mental illness within the resources available. Our mission is to support those individuals in achieving their recovery goals and reaching their full potential. CMHIFL provides inpatient treatment to adult patients, generally between the ages of 18 and 59. The hospital currently has 138 adult inpatient beds, over six treatment milieus serving civil and forensic individuals. Medical services, occupational therapy, neuropsychological rehabilitation services, and trauma-informed care services are available to all patients throughout the hospital.
Through our core values listed below, CMHIFL staff are committed to:

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

The Social Work III position is based at the 24-hour State psychiatric hospital, working with individuals who are voluntarily and involuntarily committed for treatment. Patients receiving treatment at CMHI-FL have severe and persistent mental illness and may have traumatic brain injury, trauma disorders, and other complex dynamics. Each treatment team is multidisciplinary, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, addiction specialists, occupational therapists, recreation therapists, creative arts therapists, nurses, physicians, and mental health clinicians. In addition, the hospital offers dietary, peer, and chaplain services

Requirements

You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times.

The Social Work unit collaborates with patients, their families and/or support systems, and external stakeholders to plan, organize, and execute psychiatric treatment interventions and comprehensive aftercare plans with placement. Services include clinical assessment, treatment planning, individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, counseling, and education. This work unit serves as a liaison between the hospital and Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC’s) and other governmental entities.
The purpose of the Social Worker is to provide individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy. Individual and family therapy are provided as needed, which is determined in the treatment plan meetings and in collaboration with the treatment team. Group therapy is offered to all patients and group assignment shall be determined by clinical and individualized need. The Social Work positions are responsible for developing group materials appropriate for patient specific needs and leading group therapy sessions. The Social Worker completes comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and reassessments, coordinates treatment planning for all patients, and regularly documents in the electronic health record. The Social work team is responsible for coordination of discharge and comprehensive aftercare plans. In doing so, this position collaborates with support systems, stakeholders, CMHC’s, and other agencies to coordinate continuity of care. The Social Worker actively contributes to hospital-wide events, in-service training, and program development.
The purpose of the Social Worker III "Float" position is to ensure continuity of clinical and social work services across the Civil and Forensic Units of the Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan (CMHHi-FL) by providing essential coverage, training, and administrative support to the Social Work Department. This position is responsible for facilitating scheduled therapeutic groups, temporarily managing caseloads and providing group therapy coverage during staff leave or urgent departmental needs. Additionally, the role is integral to professional development by offering supervision toward licensure and facilitating clinical training for new employees at New Employee Orientation (NEO) and beyond. This position also provides necessary administrative support to enhance the efficiency of discharge planning and other operational processes. Other duties include:

Clinical Coverage and Direct Service:

• Provides essential social work and clinical coverage across both Civil and Forensic Units, ensuring continuity of patient care during staff absences, periods of high census, or other urgent departmental requirements. Responsibilities include:
• Providing Social Work case coverage and temporarily managing a caseload for personnel on extended leave or during periods of vacation.
• Delivering group coverage to clinical staff during instances of illness, vacation, or urgent departmental requirements.
• Facilitating 3-4 scheduled clinical groups per week to meet patient treatment needs.
• Supporting the completion of admission assessments when a team social worker is unavailable.
• Maintains autonomous clinical standards, ensuring all therapeutic interventions, assessments (including biopsychosocial assessments), treatment planning coordination, and documentation in the electronic health record adhere to hospital policy, regulatory requirements, and best practices.

Training and Professional Development:

• Contributes to the professional development and orientation of the Social Work department and new hospital staff. This includes:
• Offering professional supervision toward licensure for social work staff and trainees.
• Facilitates a weekly Group Supervision for the social work department
• Instructs new employees during New Employee Orientation (NEO)

Administrative and Discharge Support:

• Coordinates transportation logistics for discharge planning appointments and transfers.
• Assists with the preparation and submission of referral packets for community step-down programs to support discharge planning

Other Duties as Assigned:

• Other duties as assigned include hospital-wide ad hoc activities, milieu support, etc.
  

Qualifications

Education/Licensure/Certification/Experience:

Current, valid Colorado licensure as a:

• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) OR

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) OR

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) OR

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

• Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC)

And one (1) year of licensed experience based on the work assigned to the position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Social Work Degree
• SPMI experience
• Previous State experience

Conditions of Employment:

• May be exposed to bodily fluids or caustic chemicals
• May travel to attend training, court hearing, escort patients to appointments, and other related activities
• TB testing, annual influenza, and other vaccines as required by the State and facilities
• Current, valid licensure
• Due to the juvenile population served at the MHI facilities, incumbents of this position must be at least 21 years of age.
• Full Background Check: CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons):
  CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference Checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, PREA (Division of Youth Services), Trails check (direct contact with children), CAPS (direct contact with adults – Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)

• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:

  • Disclose that information on the application.

  • Explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position.

  • Provide your employee number from your prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination, and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

CDHS Selection Process Explanation

Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hrs per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications.

Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.

• Preferred Qualifications & Competencies:

  • Relevant years of state service experience.

Minimum Qualification Screening Process

A Human Resources Analyst will review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application to determine whether your experience meets the minimum qualifications for the position.

You must complete the official State of Colorado online application. Cover letters and resumes WILL NOT be reviewed during the minimum qualifications screening process.

You must specifically document your work experience and qualifications in the application form. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached."

You must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process. Part-time work experience will be prorated.Comparative Analysis Process – Structured

Application Review

After minimum qualification screening, the comparative analysis process will involve reviewing and rating of all the information you submit. The comparative analysis step may also include your results from standardized testing.

Your Work Experience/Job Duties

Document your work experience/job duties to the extent to which you possess the skills, education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications.

If listed, answer all supplemental questions as your answers to these questions will be evaluated during this phase. Provide at least 4-8 sentences for each supplemental question.

Supplemental Questions

Answer the supplemental questions completely and thoughtfully. We will rate your answers based on the content of your response and your writing skills (spelling, grammar, and clarity of your writing).

Appeal Rights

You may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director if your application is eliminated. You will find the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it on the State Personnel Board website.

• You or your representative must sign and submit the official appeal form for review.

• You can find the official appeal form here.

• You must be deliver the official appeal form to the State Personnel Board:

  • By email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), or

  • Postmarked in US Mail to(1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203, or

  • Hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or

  • Faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

Contact the State Personnel Board for assistance:

• At (303) 866-3300, or

• Refer to the Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, within the Rules webpage.

Additional Information

• How to apply to the State of Colorado(Youtube Video, Runtime 3:59, Closed Captions Available)

• The Assessment Process

About Us & Benefits

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, join the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS).

Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado.

Each of us is committed to contributing to a safe and accessible CDHS. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans

• Medical and dental health plans

• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

• State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center

• Employee Wellness program

• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more

• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

• *Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Our Values

We believe in a people-first approach: We prioritize the needs, well-being, and dignity of the individuals, families and communities we serve.

We commit to respect, fairness and access in every decision, policy and interaction. We engage client voices and experiences in the development and implementation of the services we provide.

Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

ADA Accommodations

CDHS is committed to a Colorado for ALL qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment.

This includes completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or performing essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship.

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to cdhs_ada@state.co.us.

EEO Statement

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer

We are committed to increasing a “Colorado for ALL" of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services.

Therefore, we encourage responses from people of all backgrounds and abilities.

The State of Colorado believes that a “Colorado for ALL” drives our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them.

Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

Additional Support For Your Application

Toll Free Applicant Technical Support

If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g.

uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV technical support at 855-524-5627 Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time).

Helpful hints: if you are having difficulty uploading or attaching documents to your application 1) ensure your documents are PDF or Microsoft Word files and 2) close the document before you attempt to upload (attach) it.