Clinical Mental Health Clinician III - Clinical Services Department at Fort Logan

Posting number: IIC 02196 8/20/2026

Department: Colorado Department of Human Services

Division: OBH - CMHIFL

Job classification: Mental Health Clinician III

Posting type: Open

Categories: Mental Health

Summary

The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan (CMHIFL) is one of two state hospitals serving our community. The vision of CMHIFL is to provide the highest quality mental health services to persons with complex, serious, and persistent mental illness within the resources available. Our mission is to support those individuals in achieving their recovery goals and reaching their full potential. CMHIFL provides inpatient treatment to adult patients, generally between the ages of 18-59. The hospital currently has 154 adult inpatient beds, over seven treatment milieus serving civil and forensic individuals. Medical services, occupational therapy, neuropsychological-rehabilitation services, and trauma-informed care services are available for all patients throughout the hospital.

Through our core values listed below, CMHIFL staff is committed to:

• Individual dignity and respect
• Person-centered, evidence-based care
• Trauma-informed recovery
• Multidisciplinary collaboration
• Diversity and inclusion
• Strong family and community partnerships
  
  

The Clinical Mental Health Clinician III works in the 24-hour state psychiatric hospital with individuals voluntarily and involuntarily committed for treatment. Patients receiving treatment at CMHHIFL have severe and persistent mental illness and may have traumatic brain injury, trauma disorders, and other complex dynamics.  Each treatment team is multidisciplinary, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, addiction specialists, occupational therapists, recreation therapists, creative arts therapists, nurses, physicians, and mental health clinicians. In addition, the hospital offers dietary, peer, and chaplain services.

Examples of duties

You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times. 

The Clinical MHC III is an unlicensed staff member who operates under the supervision of a licensed clinician within Clinical Services. This position is generally responsible for utilizing knowledge, evidence-based research, and interpersonal skills to establish therapeutic rapport and assist in treatment provision. The MHC III is responsible for the provision of psychoeducational treatment groups and assistance with clinical treatment groups. This position will contribute to the creation of group materials, evidence-based treatment interventions, and establishing treatment schedules across the hospital. The Clinical MHC III will support the psychology team in the creation, training, and maintenance of support and behavior plans across the hospital. In addition, this position will be responsible for assisting with group assignment, patient movement to and from treatment group locations, documentation, and safety checks throughout off-unit events. The Clinical MHC III may assist with off-campus clinical outings for those in our care and in partnership with other disciplines. This position will work under the supervision of a licensed clinical professional. In order to best support the patients across the hospital, the Clinical MHC III may attend and contribute to various treatment team meetings, including treatment planning and debriefings. Other duties include:

Group Intervention:

• Responsible for the provision of psychoeducation/didactic group intervention, may assist in clinical group programming, and assist with the facilitation of the assignment and treatment provision process. This requires the position to research best practices and evolving interventions, and create group materials in partnership with the licensed clinician for a variety of group interventions and psychiatric needs. 
• Assists in the creation and execution of a treatment group assignment process for each treatment unit and hospital-wide, which will focus on patient-specific needs, clinician skill-set, and safety. Treatment intervention may occur in the treatment unit, in the treatment mall, and/or in the community. 
• Responsible for assessing patient responsiveness, appropriateness of materials, and real-time decision-making to ensure the intervention is optimally received by those in attendance. 
• Shares responsibility in development of treatment schedules, which evolve to meet patient needs. Lastly, this position will assist in escorting patients throughout th