Clinical Safety Specialist I - CMHHIP
State of ColoradoAbout the role
Posting number: IIB 03933 08/14/2026
Department: Colorado Department of Human Services
Division: AS - Division of Human Resources
Job classification: Correctional, Youth or Clinical Security Officer I
Posting type: Open
Categories: Corrections, Public Safety, Law Enforcement
Summary
This position is open to Colorado state residents only.
Please note: Candidate, please keep in mind that even though you may have applied for a position on a specific unit as indicated in this announcement and if the hiring manager chooses to extend a job offer to you, the hiring manager may make you a job offer within the same classification for a different unit within the hospital. These opportunities will be based on vacancies at the time of offer and business needs. All work locations evaluated will remain within CMHHIP.
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Examples of duties
About the Position:
This position exists to ensure a safe work environment through application of and adherence to CMHHIP/CDHS policies, Joint Commission Standards, Life Safety Codes and Colorado Revised Statutes. The position responds to crisis situations (i.e physical or verbal assaults against persons or property, suicidal behavior) following hospital policies and procedures, assists with documenting incidents related to safety violations in patient-care areas, works with the treatment teams, and assists nursing and clinical staff to ensure a safe and therapeutic environment. This position assists with environmental safety checks and on unit/on campus transports to treatment programming and meals.
Safety:
- Work involves providing safety and supervision of adjudicated and/or pre-adjudicated patients in a locked/unlocked setting.
- Supervises for safety of appropriate staff, location, mobility and continual observation of patients.
- Provide immediate intervention in crisis situations, to include responding to and assisting in verbally threatening or physically violent patients, providing approved verbal de-escalation, and physical interventions, monitoring for escape of and maintaining contact with unit staff.
- Exercise sound judgment and emotional control when evaluating possible risk taking into consideration the physical and mental well-being of all patients and staff.
- Participate in defusing and debriefing all incidents.
- Actively use effective communication skills, non-escalation skills as taught in the hospital approved external control therapeutic techniques when interacting with patients and staff in a positive and respectful manner.
- Monitor movement of patients in the unit or throughout the building. Maintains hypervigilance and alertness throughout the shift.
- Escort and transport to internal activities or appointments (e.g., Admissions, medical appointments, court hearing, visits,, etc.)
- Assist with external appointments/hospital visits if needed for special circumstances when DPS is unavailable which will be approved by the Chief Nursing Officer or designee.
- Conduct unit and room searches to include property and areas according to the search schedule or as needed.
- Check windows, doors, all aspects of locking mechanism
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