MENTAL HEALTH CO-RESPONDER CLINICIAN
Company: Clear Creek County, Colorado
Location: Idaho Springs
Posted on: April 1, 2025
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Job Description:
JOB SUMMARY FOR MENTAL HEALTH CO-RESPONDER CLINICIAN:
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Team (CCHAT) is Clear Creek County's Alternate and Co-responder
program serving vulnerable populations throughout the county.
Staffed with Mental Health Co-responder Clinicians and Community
Paramedics, the team has three functions: 1 - Provide alternate
response (without other emergency service providers) to
appropriately screened 911 calls offering trauma-informed,
client-centered responses to individuals in crisis. 2 - Partner
with three Law Enforcement (LE) agencies throughout the county to
provide co-response to calls for service that require LE presence
and have a mental health or other crisis related component. 3 -
Through a Community Integrated Health Care Services license
(CIHCS), bridge gaps in access to healthcare and address the
non-medical factors that affect a person's health and safety for
medically fragile vulnerable populations. In all functions, the
team provides follow-up, care coordination, and resource
navigation, to help reduce or eliminate further contacts with
emergency services. The mental health clinician is experienced,
creative, and adaptable to provide unique solutions to each client.
The clinician thinks critically, demonstrates safety, and works
well in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
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- - - - - - - - - - - -Benefits: Retirement, Health, Vision,
Dental, Retirement, Voluntary Life, Critical Illness, Accident and
Hospital), Life & AD&D Ins, Short-term & Long-term Disability,
PTO, Sick Leave, and Education Assistance.
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PRINCIPAL JOB DUTIES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CO-RESPONDER CLINICIAN:
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- - - - - - - - - - - -Respond to mental and behavioral
health-related 911 calls to provide crisis de-escalation, on-scene
risk, and needs assessments to identify the problems and
appropriate interventions such as mental health holds, safety
planning, and immediate resource navigation.
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- - - - - - - - - - - -Collaborate with on-scene personnel to
identify the best disposition for a call while advocating for the
client's mental/behavioral health needs.
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- - - - - - - - - - - -Understand the criteria and procedures for
Emergency Mental Health Holds within Colorado, assess a person's
risk of harm to self or others or grave disability, and arrange
needed resources or transportation if necessary. The CCHAT team
provides secure transportation for appropriate cases.
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- - - - - - - - - - - -Respond to referrals from
EMS/Fire/LE/Community Partners via phone and/or in person; Enroll
appropriate clients in CIHCS services for ongoing care.
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- - - - - - - - - - - -Provide ongoing resource navigation in the
days and weeks following a client contact.
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- - - - - - - - - - - -Coordinate care for clients' ongoing
bio-psycho-social needs with local and regional providers as part
of crisis resolution and CIHCS enrollment.
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- - - - - - - - - - - -Assist community paramedics by providing
social/mental health assessments for all clients enrolled in CIHCS
services and responding to scheduled visits.
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partnerships by attending community meetings, events, etc.
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- - - - - - - - - - - -Maintain accurate and timely clinical
records consistent with standards.
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trainings.
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- - - - - - - - - - - -Maintain licensure if applicable, including
necessary CEs.
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- - - - - - - - - - - -Maintain a trauma-informed environment of
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responsibilities as required.
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MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH CO-RESPONDER
CLINICIAN
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Counseling, Social Work, or a closely related degree from an
accredited program.
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another appropriate licensure in Colorado.
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intervention and verbal de-escalation, working with individuals
experiencing moderate to severe and persistent mental illness
and/or substance use disorders, and working with diverse and
at-risk populations on resource navigation.
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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CO-RESPONDER
CLINICIAN
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trauma-informed principles and practices.
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United States citizenship or legal authorization to work in the
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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH
CO-RESPONDER CLINICIAN:
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represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential
functions of this job successfully. While performing the duties of
this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The
employee must frequently sit and stand for long periods, use hands
and fingers to handle or feel, and reach with hands or arms. The
employee is required to stand, walk, bend, twist, stoop, or kneel.
Must be able to respond to the customers' needs and perform tasks
requiring extensive hand and eye coordination-dexterity of hands
and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other
devices and objects. The employee must frequently lift and/or move
objects in a range from 25 up to 40 pounds. Specific vision
abilities required by this position include close vision, distance
vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the
ability to adjust focus. Must possess the mental and emotional
resilience to handle potentially unsafe and/or difficult
situations. The work environment characteristics described here
represent those an employee encounters while performing essential
functions of this job. When appropriate, work is performed in
either an office environment or a client's home. This role
routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones,
photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax/scan machines. Possible
exposure to conditions relating to loud noise, all types of weather
and non-weather conditions, extreme temperatures, fumes, odors,
dirt, and dust. Must be able to drive and occasionally operate a
county vehicle in poor driving conditions. Some extensive travel
may be necessary. Work can be a stressful environment during peak
operations.
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POSSIBLE HEALTH RISKS SPECIFIC TO THIS POSITION
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describe the general nature and level of work. They are not
intended to be an exhaustive list of requirements, duties and
responsibilities. Clear Creek County provides reasonable
job-related accommodations for disabled persons.
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Compensation details: 78700-96800
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