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Health Professional V- FCBS CR Coordinator/Supervisor.
State of Colorado
Denver (CO)
On-site
USD 70,000 - 90,000
Full time
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Job summary
Join the State of Colorado as a Health Professional V, overseeing teams that manage clients with mental health needs. You will ensure compliance with legal obligations while providing supervision and guidance, making critical decisions in fast-paced environments. This role requires extensive experience in mental health and leadership, contributing to effective community transitions and client care.
Benefits
Qualifications
- 8 years of relevant experience required.
- Master’s level license preferred.
- Experience with supervision and case management desirable.
Responsibilities
- Supervise staff and ensure adherence to legal obligations and best practices.
- Liaison between various stakeholders including mental health hospitals and courts.
- Monitor ongoing psychiatric stability and condition compliance of clients.
Skills
Education
Job description
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Department Information
This position is open to current Colorado Residents Only
Please note: This posting may be used to fill multiple positions
Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!
CDHSCareers
About Forensic Based Community Services
Located within the ColoradoDepartment of Human Services, the Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health (OCFMH) is responsible for policy development, service provision and coordination, program monitoring and evaluation, and administrative oversight for the public behavioral health system . OCFMH funds, supports and monitors numerous mental health and substance abuse community programs and providers . OCFMH also operates the Colorado Mental Health Hospitals at Fort Logan and Pueblo and the Forensic Services Division . OCFMH executes the States' federal responsibilities as the State Mental Health Authority and State Substance Abuse Authority for the purposes of administering federal mental health and substance abuse block grant funds .
Department Information
This position is open to current Colorado Residents Only
Please note: This posting may be used to fill multiple positions
Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!
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About Forensic Based Community Services
Located within the ColoradoDepartment of Human Services, the Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health (OCFMH) is responsible for policy development, service provision and coordination, program monitoring and evaluation, and administrative oversight for the public behavioral health system . OCFMH funds, supports and monitors numerous mental health and substance abuse community programs and providers . OCFMH also operates the Colorado Mental Health Hospitals at Fort Logan and Pueblo and the Forensic Services Division . OCFMH executes the States' federal responsibilities as the State Mental Health Authority and State Substance Abuse Authority for the purposes of administering federal mental health and substance abuse block grant funds .
The Forensic Services Division is responsible for six departments including Forensic Community Based Services (FCBS), Jail Based Evaluation and Restoration (JBR), Outpatient Restoration (OPR), the Forensic Support Team (FST), theCourt Services Department, and the Operations Department. The Court Services Department employs forensically practicing psychologists to provide evaluative services statewide, with staff in Pueblo , Denver, and other locations . Evaluators complete all court ordered forensic evaluations for defendants in criminal cases as ordered by the court . These evaluations are performed in the jail, in the community, at CMHHIP, or at CMHHIFL and are performed by psychologists and psychiatrists, as mandated in the Colorado Statute, 16-8 . 5 .
This work unit exists to carry out the statutory obligations of the Department of Human Services to supervise compliance with court-ordered conditions for individuals who have been adjudicated Not Guilty byReason ofInsanity (NGRI)and who are subsequently relased by the courts from their commitment to CDHS (Conditional Release) and at times when they are granted extended leave from the hospital into the community, Temporary Physical Removal (Conditional Placement) . Additionally, the work unit provides oversight care coordination, and in select cases treatment interventions, for individuals who have been found NGRI orin competent to proceed and who remain committed to the custody of CDHS, but who have been released by the courts to reside in the community .
Our teams work within various settings including community agencies, jails , courts, and hospitals. The locations can include locked units and secure facilities and our clients may at times be unpredictable due to their mental health needs. Our team is required to make critical decisions in dynamic and fast-paced environments in order to ensure a high level of accountability for patient care . Our staff are required to maintain updated skills, knowledge , abilities, and competencies necessary to the position through continuing education,clinical supervision, literature review, and discipline and team development. This position may be required to travel throughout Colorado to meet the needs of the department.
Description Of Job
About this Position:
The Health Professional V (HPV) serves as a supervisor within the department to various other staff and offers internal and external consultation regarding the Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) population, Statute, and FCBS process and procedure. The HPV offers supervision and guidance, ensuring staff are adhering to legal obligations, internal policy and procedure, best practices, and client needs. The position is responsible for personnel action matters including performance reviews, performance plans, corrective actions, and training. They are a primary liaison with internal and external stakeholders to include the mental health hospitals, community providers, courts and attorneys, and client support systems. The HPV maintains a caseload of FCBS clients as determined by workload needs and client acuity and determines the caseload distribution of supervisees in partnership with other team members. As such, this position is responsible for contributing to care coordination and case management needs of clients with a variety of presentations and resources. In doing so, this position must maintain strong knowledge of the Colorado statutes, the identified person’s risk and mitigation factors, community resources, and complex system processes. The HPV is also responsible for ensuring legal obligations are adhered to on behalf of the department, which may include enforcing conditions of community living, reporting to the court, identifying violations, drafting conditions, offering court testimony, partnering with providers to identify psychiatric decompensation, and coordination of any interventions. The overall goal of this work unit and this position is to assist with smooth and safe transitions into the community, support maintenance of stability in the community, support ongoing community treatment engagement, and support client’s interactions with the legal system.
Job Duties
Care Coordination and Oversight:
- Monitors the ongoing psychiatric stability, safety, and support needs for those living in the community under specific agreed upon and/or court ordered conditions
- Monitors and supports adherence to any agreements and/or court ordered conditions, and communicates timely with necessary parties if there is a change or violation
- Serves as a primary liaison and consultant with community stakeholders
- Supports any resource referral needs in partnership with treatment team members, engages client support networks, and offers case management service needs
- Attends staffings, may participate in home visits, and facilitates administration, collection, and submission of various forensic tests (i.e., urinalysis, hair test, etc.). Utilizes test results in order to inform care needs
- Contributes to plans of care when appropriate, monitors condition compliance (i.e., housing, employment, medication, treatments, etc.)
- Monitors ancillary individual needs such as adequate finances, food, clothing, transportation, and property and home searches
- Partners with treatment teams to facilitate referrals for evaluations and changes in conditions
- Drafts corresponding documentation and enters regular contact notes in various electronic health record platforms, in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Responsible for employee supervisory responsibilities within the work unit, which includes a minimum of three (3) FCBS staff
- Oversees a variety of staff, which may include case managers, specialists, and administrative staff
- Provides oversight to their associated processes, documentation, and legal submissions in partnership with the director
- Supervisory duties include but may not be limited to individual supervision, group supervision, training, onboarding, professional development, staff scheduling, position descriptions, recruitment, retention, interviewing and hiring, ensurance of competencies, documentation review, performance reviews, performance plans, corrective actions, consultation, and guidance to ensure all supervisees are functioning within statute, policy, and procedure
- May participate in various department trainings, contribute to such training, review statute and offer suggestions, and engage in any auditing activities
- Required to regularly document client contact notes within theinternalelectronic health record system in a timely, thorough, and accurate manner
- Responsible for legal documentation to be submitted to the courts which includes but is not limited to quarterly reports, annual reports, probable cause memorandum for violations and assist with drafting probable cause affidavits , draft "RequirementsforCommunity Placement", draft conditional release orders, and other FCBS related court communications and/or reports
- C ompleting all documentation professional writing, attention to detail and relevant information, and an ability to accurately convey information is expected
- Directly submitting such documentation, this position is responsible for the review/approval of various documents completed by those they supervise prior to submission to the director for approval
- Serves as a primary point of contact for judges, attorneys, guardians, attorneys general, and others affiliated with the criminal justice system. This involves fielding questions and concerns via email, telephone, meetings, and training. This also includes testimony when so required on behalf of the Forensic Services Division
- Required to contact law enforcement. When engaging in any such activities, this position is required to maintain professional boundaries, scope of practice associated with the position, and represent the department
- Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Experience Only
Eight (8) 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 equal to eight (8) years.
Preferred Qualifications
- A Master’s level license in mental health or related field (LSW, LCSW, LPC, etc.)
- Master’s degree in mental health or related field
- Experience with supervision
- Experience in case management, probation/parole, mental health treatment, or similar
- CBI Name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference check, Professional License verification (licensure requirement), PREA (Division of Youth Services), Trails check, CAPS
- Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. Driver's License
- Must transport patients in state vehicles, and travel to various locations statewide for program needs
- Pre-Employment Physical-TB Test and otehr vaccination required by the State of Colorado
- Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must (1) disclose that information on the application (2) provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, (3) provide the employee number from the applicant’s 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.
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 (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), 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 acknowledgement 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 (303) 866-3300; 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.
Supplemental Information
How To Apply
The Assessment Process
For additional recruiting questions, please contact randy.mcgee @state.co.us
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 P rogram
- 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
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 ADAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.
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- Seniority levelNot Applicable
- Employment typeFull-time
- Job functionHealth Care Provider
- IndustriesGovernment Administration
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