Behavioral Health Clinician

Fully Licensed candidates who possess and LCSW or LPC licensure are eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus (prorated based on weekly schedule). The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless seeks a Behavioral Health Clinician- ACT to provide clinical case management support to adults who are chronically homeless, disabled and who are tenants of a variety of housing vouchers from Section 8 and HUD. This position is based on the Social Impact Bond (SIB) team focusing on outreaching and engaging homeless individuals who are “high utilizers” of jail, detox, and emergency services in the City of Denver.
 The Housing First Program is a modified Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team designed to provide effective supportive housing, outreach, case management and co-occurring treatment in order to enhance the health, safety and well-being of the people we serve. The Housing First (HF) Program engages clients using strength-based methodologies in order to establish an alliance to assure that the consumer is respected, safe, and supported to reach goals identified by the consumer, case manager, and the Housing First Team. This position is located at 2175 California St., Denver, Colorado 80205 and reports to the Program Manager.
Behavioral Health Clinician II - LCSW/LPC: $73,009 - $83,960/Salary - Fully Licensed candidates are eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus (prorated based on weekly schedule).  Behavioral Health Clinician I - LSW/LPCC: $30.81 - $35.44/Hourly
NOTE: In order to ensure that our consumers receive the best possible care the candidate chosen to fill this position will be required to complete our internal credentialing and privileging process prior to a start date.  The credentialing and privileging timeline is dependent on the selected candidate's submission of documents necessary for clearance.  Please note that a start date will be scheduled once credentialing and privileging is complete.

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 

• Conducts intake screening and psychosocial assessments, psychotherapy, and crisis intervention as deemed appropriate by the team. Communicates clinical assessments, interventions and ongoing client contact through timely, thorough record keeping, contact forms and verbal communication.
• Maintains a caseload including some court-ordered clients, monitors progress and reports client outcomes during weekly court sessions.
• Maintains an additional caseload of voluntary clients, monitors client progress by regular, ongoing contact with individuals receiving services and contact with collaborative service providers both external and internal to CCH.
• Works collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary modified ACT team, completing functions necessary to this role.
• Advocates for the needs of individual clients as well as for systemic change, whenever needed for the overall benefit of homeless individuals.
• Attends and actively participates in daily HF meetings that are clinical and administrative in nature to coordinate a high level of client care with team members.
• Works collaboratively with staff of all agencies to provide high quality service. Reports back to referral source in a timely fashion to inform them of client disposition and additional services needed.
• Accesses services and situations for both immediate and long-term needs of clients, including: identification (ID) information, transitional and permanent housing, income maintenance, insurance benefits, as well as comprehensive health, mental health and substance treatment services.
• Develops core competency in the ELF electronic health record system and uses it as directed.
• Record all clinical services in a timely and complete fashion in the EHR.
• Maintain up to date records in EHR.
• Record telephone and other clinical communications as needed in the E