Behavioral Health Clinical Therapist
Job Description Description \n \n \nLocation: UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital,CO, Fort Collins\n \n \nDepartment: Co Responder Program\n \n \nWork Schedule: Full Time, 80.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)\n \n \nShift: Days \n \n \nPay: $33.82 - $50.73 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience\n \n \nThis position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option\n \n \nCareer Ladder: UCHealth offers a structured way for you to grow your skills, responsibilities, and pay in this position. As you gain experience and expertise, you will have the opportunity to move through different levels of this career ladder. \n \n Summary: \n \n \nUCHealth has an exciting opportunity for a licensed clinician to work inside a program built to decrease use of the 911 system for non-emergencies and increase quality of life. This position focuses on post-crisis intervention and preventative care to individuals out in the community.\n \n \nIn collaboration with Poudre Fire Authority, this clinician will serve individuals that need interventions for a myriad of reasons including but not limited to mental/behavioral health needs, food/housing insecurity, hoarding/unsanitary living conditions, lack of medical care, failure to thrive, and aging in place. These services shall be provided to individuals referred to the program after a pattern of repeated use of Emergency Services.\n \n \nThis role will work with and develop relationships with various referring agencies and provide services to individuals experiencing issues that require screening/assessments, triage, brief treatment, and linking to follow-up service providers. UCHealth has an exciting opportunity for a licensed clinician to work inside a program built to decrease use of the 911 system for non-emergencies and increase quality of life. This position focuses on post-crisis intervention and preventative care to individuals out in the community.\n \n Responsibilities: \n \n \n \n Implements counseling/therapy for assigned patients in both individual and group settings. Interviews and assesses patients and/or patient's family, caregivers, and/or legal representatives. \n Determines, provides and/or arranges for needed internal and external services/interventions. Participates and/or arranges case reviews/care conferences to evaluate progress. \n Assists with discharge planning and processes, including identification of community-based resources, and provides referrals as part of the discharge plan. Assesses, collaborates and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs and readiness for discharge with other members of the care team. \n Utilizes appropriate teaching methods and/or referrals to ensure patient/family educational needs are met. Participates and/or trains new staff, students and interns as assigned. \n Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action. \n \n \n \nRequirements:\n \n \n \n Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field. \n State licensure as Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), or Licensed Addiction Counselor (ACD), or other licensure/certification may be acceptable as approved by department leadership. \n \n \nEmployees are our number one asset.\n \n \nUCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program. *\n \n \nRecognition\n \n \n \n Performance bonus: UCHealth offers a 3-Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals and tenure. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October during the third year of employment. \n Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living. \n Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive. \n \n \n \nHealth and well-being\n \n \n \n Medical, dental and vision coverage. \n Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents. \n Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources. \n Free Care.com membership. \n Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs. \n Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence. \n Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options. \n Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability with a buy-up coverage option. \n \n \n \nRetirement and savings\n \n \n \n 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution. \n Additional 457(b) plan may be available. \n Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan. \n \n \nEducation and career growth\n \n \n \n UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth. \n \n Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. \n Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement. \n \n Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities. \n Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness. \n \n \n*Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours. \n \n \nWe improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives. \n \n \nUCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.\n \n \nUCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. UCHealth does not discriminate against any qualified applicant with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when the do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.\n \n \nWho We Are (uchealth.org)
