Behavioral Health Clinician I - 10416

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.
The Behavioral Health Clinician I provides care to individuals with disabilities in the designated single “program units” of the CCH housing facilities and/or in off-site units. The goal is to assist these individuals in maintaining their housing and to provide the services, linkages, and clinical interventions necessary to prevent them from returning to homelessness and to live as independently as possible. This position will be responsible for the intake, assessment, treatment planning, and service provision to adult individuals with disabilities.

Coalition Benefits 

• Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage. 
• Choice of dental insurance or discount plan. 
• Vision insurance.  
• Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses. 
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage. 
• Employee Assistance Program, a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members. 
• Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting. 
• Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year. 

The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.

Essential Job Functions 

• Provides ongoing clinical case management services to homeless persons with psychiatric diagnoses, including severe and persistent mental illness, and who may have a co-occurring substance-related disorder.
• Conducts biopsychosocial assessments, intake screening, makes appropriate diagnoses according to DSM-5 guidelines and creates treatment goals with the client.
• Facilitates therapeutic meetings with clients in individual and group settings.
• Maintains accurate electronic health record with timely documentation and participates in audits and projects to help improve and maintain accurate records that meet standard of care.
• Completes and maintains requirements to fulfill internal credentialing and privileging, which is necessary to provide clinical services.
• Completes Medicaid authorizations and client database entries as well as any other reporting requirements necessary to obtain and sustain funding and provide services to individuals served in the program.
• Assists clients in identifying and accessing goods and services for both immediate and long-term needs, such as physical health needs, psychiatric medication, etc. and facilitates connections with other service providers to help client meet needs.
• Provides needed transportation for clients as appropriate.
• Navigates the Social Security, benefits, Medicaid, and Medicare systems on behalf of clients and serves as a liaison with collaborating agencies.
• Assist residents in problem-solving issues which may threaten their housing, and when appropriate serves as liaison between client and property management staff to advocate for client’s housing stability.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Summary 

• Sound critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Consistently superb customer service skills; excellent interpersonal/assertive communications skills demonstrating a high degree of emotional intelligence.
• Knowledge of homeless issues and demonstrated sensitivity to and a desire to work with underserved populations.
• Knowledge of behavioral health issues (diagnosis, treatment, symptoms, and special needs).
• Ability to prioritize multiple job responsibilities, work independently, and exercise good professional judgment.
• Ability to advocate and negotiate in an assertive but tactful manner, both internally and with community agencies, to have clients’ needs met.
• Ability to pass automobile insurance carrier’s motor vehicle record investigation and criminal background investigation.

Education and Experience
• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or similar field is required.
• Licensed as an LCSW or LPC preferred. If not yet licensed, applicants must already be registered with DORA as a candidate for licensure (i.e. LSW/LPCC) and work