Clinical Therapist III - Recreational Therpay: Music, Art, and Dance Movement CMHHI Pueblo

Colorado; Pueblo (CO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Therapeutic Recreation Specialist to provide intensive psychiatric treatment services to patients with mental illnesses. This role involves developing and implementing therapy techniques tailored to individual needs, coordinating with a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring compliance with therapeutic standards. The successful candidate will foster patient independence and well-being through comprehensive recreational therapy programs. Join a supportive team committed to improving the lives of those in need and making a meaningful impact in the community.

Benefits

Flexible retirement benefits

Medical and dental health plans

Paid life insurance

Short- and long-term disability coverage

Paid holidays and vacation

Employee wellness program

Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

Qualifications

• 6 years of relevant experience in therapeutic recreation or related field.
• CTRS certification is required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric treatment services to patients in need of crisis intervention.
• Coordinate with a multidisciplinary team to develop patient treatment plans.

Skills

Therapeutic Recreation

Crisis Intervention

Patient Assessment

Group Facilitation

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Therapeutic Recreation

CTRS Certification

Job description

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

About Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo:

Provide skilled intensive psychiatric treatment services to patients with mental illnesses with mixed diagnoses, who need crisis intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation. To develop and implement therapy techniques and practices utilizing known and established theoretical concepts to the adolescent, geriatric, and adult psychiatric populations that are
appropriate to the individual patient’s level of functioning. Such therapeutic services are designed to facilitate psychological, physical, social, cognitive, leisure, and daily living skills through a comprehensive rehabilitative, leisure education, and experiential recreation participation model while meeting therapeutic recreation standards of practice as well as regulatory compliance with JCAHO, CMS, and CMHHIP policy and procedure.

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About the Position:

Provide skilled intensive psychiatric treatment services to patients with mental illnesses with mixed diagnosis, who are in need of crisis intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation. Develop and implement therapy techniques and practices utilizing known and established theoretical concepts to the adolescent, geriatric, and adult psychiatric populations that are appropriate to the individual patients' level of functioning. Coordinate with a multi-disciplinary team to design services that will address the patients' Plan of Care and align with the population, treatment program model, Recovery philosophy, and Trauma-Informed Care. Participate as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team in developing the patient Treatment Plan formulation and reviews to help formulate long- and short-range goals. Designs the therapy services plan for the assigned population to include modalities of leisure education, physical, cognitive, social, psychological, and living skills designed to foster independent and leisure choices and functioning in patient participation. Implements a needs-specific. Therapy service delivery program by conducting groups, 1:1s, including counseling, evaluation, education, and recreation participation for the assigned population, which may include a locked secure facility. Applies therapeutic practices and techniques to improve or maintain client cognition, emotional development, educational development, communication, socialization, and physical functioning level. Also, provides documentations in accordance with hospital and Recreational Therapy Deparment policies and procedures including patient-specific information as well as overall programmatic documentation relating to problems, objectives, and interventions.

Keeps updated to issues and trends for assessment and treatment of the psychiatrically impaired patient, and as appropriate for the patient dually diagnosed with dementia, developmental disability or substance-related disorder. Works with other team members to gather appropriate outcome data to assess the effectiveness of treatment. Attend monthly Recreational Therapy department, area, and committee meetings, program meetings, team meetings, and other meetings as assigned. Attend all in-service and training as mandated by CMHHIP and educational training necessary to maintain professional certifications and competencies.

Duties in the position include:

Assessment and Plan of Care:

• Performs assessments by gathering information, interviewing patients, and making treatment recommendations in the functional modality areas of physical, social, leisure, cognitive, psychological, and daily living needs and skills.
• Participates as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team in developing the patient Treatment Plan formulation and Reviews to help formulate long-and-short-range goals.

Advanced Practice Program Design :

• Designs the Therapy services plan for the assigned population to include modalities of leisure education, physical, cognitive, social, psychological, and daily living skills designed to foster independent and leisure choices and functioning in patient participation.
• Ensure proper protocols, staffing, safety, and equipment needed to maximize group outcomes.

Implementation of Services:

• Implements a needs-specific Therapy service delivery program by conducting groups, 1:1s, including counseling, evaluation, education, and recreation participation for the population, which may include a locked, secured facility.
• Modifications/accommodations are made to provide services that enable patients at varying functional levels to fully participate.
• Provide a safe and secure environment at all times.
• Maintain the equipment in good working condition.

Documentation and Evaluation:

• Provide and audit documentation/charts in accordance with hospital and Department policies and procedures. Documentation includes patient-specific information as well as overall programmatic documentation relating to problems, objectives, and interventions.
• Patient’s progress or lack thereof as it correlates to individualized treatment goals is reflected in documentation.
• Treatment is reviewed, changed, modified or terminated based on patient response or significant change in the patient’s functioning.
• Provide assessment, daily notes, monthly summaries, for assigned individual patients.
• Complete data entry and any other documentation/forms as a requirement per CMHHIP policies, i.e., IOJ, patient, and staff incident reports.

Meeting, Training and Certification Management:

• Attend monthly department, area, and committee meetings, program meetings, team meetings, and other meetings as assigned.
• Attend all in-service and training as mandated by CMHHIP and educational training necessary to maintain any professional certifications and competencies.
• Research and attend workshops both on and off campus

Safety, Security, and Risk Management:

• Evaluate the environment for safety/security risks and patients’ behaviors to help provide a Therapy service delivery system that maintains the safety of all patients and staff by adhering to hospital security policies, including escorting clients to and from Therapy groups and areas.
• Utilize de-escalating and MANDT techniques from training.
• Evaluate and monitor supplies, equipment etc. to ensure safety and security, including area searches for contraband.
• Fill out accountability forms to identify patient location and communication with the unit. Talk to the team to identify appropriate patients for groups based on precautions and acuity.
• Monitors patient and program progress to ensure individual needs are met.

Other Duties as Assigned:

• Other duties may be assigned or may be asked to work other units to ensure coverage.

Experience Only:

Six (6) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.

OR

Education and Experience:

A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position, equal to six (6) years.

Special Qualifications:

• CTRS (Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist) certification from NCTRC or Board Certification in the areas of Music Therapy, Art Therapy, dance/ movement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in State Service
• Experience working in an acute care hospital
• Experience facilitating groups with clients who may have little motivation
• Experience working in an acute care hospital
• Experience facilitating groups with clients who may have little motivation

Conditions of Employment:

• Full background check
• Must possess a current, valid driver's license
• Essential Services Designation – Required to report without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergency services to ensure health, safety, and welfare.
• Shift Work – May be required to work evenings and/or weekends as needed
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.
• Vaccinations as required by State of Colorado

Schedule requirements:

M-F 8 am-5 pm, but business needs may require an 11 am-8 pm schedule.

Appeal Rights:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ([e-mail]), postmarked in US Mail 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 acknowledgment of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at [phone]; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

How to Apply

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact [e-mail]

About Us:

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining 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. 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 www.copera.org 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

• BenefitHub state employee discount program

• Employee Wellness program MotivateMe

• 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. For more

information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs .

Our Values:

We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans .

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.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of 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, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform 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 our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at [e-mail] or call 1-800-929-0791.

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