CRT Clinician

Douglas County; Castle Rock (CO); Presencial; USD 69.000 - 86.000; Jornada completa

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Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plans

Descripción de la vacante

Douglas County's Community Services Department is seeking a CRT Clinician to join the Community Response Team. The CRT operates as a Co-Responder with law enforcement, providing crisis intervention across the county and riding in police vehicles on a 40-hour schedule.

The team works seven days a week with shifts from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., typically 4x10 schedules. Responsibilities include assessment, safety planning, connection to services, and collaboration with community providers.

Formación

• Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, or social work required.
• Must be licensed or pending licensure (LPC, LMFT, LCSW).
• At least 2 years of treatment experience in a mental health setting.
• Crisis experience required; experience with law enforcement is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Identify, assess, stabilize, and safety plan with individuals and families.
• Work with law enforcement and treatment providers as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Divert individuals from emergencies and support community-based care.
• Conduct psychosocial evaluations in acute psychiatric emergencies.
• Develop client-centered safety/crisis intervention plans.
• Coordinate placement and follow-up with community providers.
• Maintain relationships with community professionals and document in Julota.
• Attend team meetings and report to CRT clinical supervisor.

Conocimientos

Crisis intervention

Team collaboration

Psychosocial assessments

Safety planning

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Cultural awareness

Documentation

Educación

Master’s degree in psychology

Licensure pending/licensed (LPC/LMFT/LCSW)

Descripción del empleo

The Community Services Department is hiring for a CRT Clinician. The Community Response Team (CRT) is a Co-Responder, crisis intervention program that serves Douglas County and provides an emergency response to individuals experiencing a mental health, substance use disorder, housing or school-based crisis in the community. The CRT clinician operates as a Co-Responder team member with law enforcement, riding 40-hours/week with an assigned law enforcement partner in a police vehicle.

The CRT operates seven days a week, with shifts scheduled between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Most teams follow a 4x10 schedule, though exact hours vary by team. Specific shift details, including assigned team schedules, will be discussed during the interview process.

Generally, the hiring range is $68,953 - $86,191, annually. Qualifications, education and experience as it relates to the position will be taken into consideration when determining hiring salary.

The anticipated hiring date for this position is late September to early October, depending on the progression of recruitment.

Douglas County offers a comprehensive benefits package — including medical, dental, vision, and retirement plans — plus a wide range of additional resources to support your health, growth, and overall well-being.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Involves identifying, assessing, stabilizing, and safety planning with individual and families with the goal of reducing imminent risk and increasing coping skills and functioning.
• Works alongside law enforcement, treatment providers and other partners as members of a multi-disciplinary team devoted to linking individuals and families to the appropriate treatment.
• Ideally the clinicians assist in diverting individuals from emergency departments, jails and maintaining individuals in their home and communities.
• Conduct psychosocial evaluations, using evidence-based tools, for individuals experiencing an acute psychiatric emergency in various community settings.
• Develop effective safety/crisis intervention plans that are client-centered and support strong therapeutic partnerships with clients and families.
• Coordinate immediate placement and follow-up services with community providers using the strength-based, Wrap-Around philosophy.
• Function as part of an interdisciplinary team as well as develop and maintain effective relationships with other community professionals.
• Provide care/support to families that demonstrates cultural awareness and respect of their cultural beliefs, customs, and norms.
• Refer individuals and families to resource specialist services which provide coordination with other agencies and service providers to meet SDoH needs.
• Document in Julota all assessments completed, interactions with individuals and families, and any other pertinent information or information required in the CRT process.
• Attend team meetings as scheduled.
• Regularly meet with the CRT clinical supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned. .

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, or social work required.
• Must be licensed or pending licensure with supervision (LPC, LMFT, LCSW).
• At least 2 years of treatment experience in a mental health setting.
• Must have crisis experience.
• Experience with military and/or law enforcement is a plus.
• A combination of education and experience may be considered.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS:

• Must be licensed or supervised pending licensure (LPC, LMFT, LCSW).
• Must possess a valid Colorado Driver’s License upon hire, with complying insurance. Review of motor vehicle record is required at time of hire and periodically throughout employment.
• This position requires successful completion of a criminal background check including fingerprinting through a national database.