Therapy Case Worker MAT - Correctional Care
- Denver, CO
- $59,000-88,500 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Where is your life journey taking you?Being the heartbeat of Denver means our heart reflects something bigger than ourselves, something that connects us all:Humanity in action, Triumph in hardship, Transformation in health.Department Denver Sheriff Urban InstituteJob SummaryThe Therapy Case Worker ("Case Worker"), under general supervision, performs culturally competent individual, family and group therapy, care plan development, case management, family intervention, and referral work within Colorado OBH Standards for patients receiving psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment at Denver Health. Subscribes to an evidence-based practice framework to manage and facilitate clinical processes and progress for patients. Effectively manages a clinical caseload and clinical documentation that spans multiple modalities of care. Goals of clinical practice are to assist patients in their ability to effectively manage their psychiatric and substance use disorders, to function better with the community and gain stability within the community setting.Essential Functions:
- Patient Triage
(40%) * Patient AssessmentEvaluates emotional components, impacts of health issues and assists client to identify strengths, dysfunctional factors and to establish detailed and coordinated treatment plans. Makes attempts to re-engage any client who seeks a premature discharge from the program. (30%) * Treatment Planning and DocumentationUtilizes knowledge of patient populations’ cultural, religious, ethnic, and social systems in interactions, care planning and education. Documents counseling plan, interventions, and client response to treatment according to State guidelines, ensuring that clinical supervision records are current. (30%)Education:
- Master's Degree Required
- 1-3 years Experience working in mental health and/or substance use disorders, Required
- Experience with client assessment and providing individual psychotherapy as well as group therapy and documenting clinical progress throughout the treatment episode Required
- BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA - American Heart Association Required and
- CACIII-Certified Addiction Counselor III - NAADAC - The Association for Addiction Professionals Required
- ACD-Licensed Addiction Counselor - NAADAC - The Association for Addiction Professionals Required
- LPC-Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC State Licensing Board Required
- Demonstrates knowledge and applicability of the principle of growth and development over the lifespan, as well as demonstrating the ability to assess data reflecting the patient’s status and interpreting appropriate cultural information of the patient(s) to whom care/service is being delivered/provided.
- Knowledge of evidence-based clinical framework.
- Knowledge of the disease progression of addictive disorders.
- Knowledge of medical terms, abbreviations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis, and demonstrates this knowledge verbally and in writing.
- Ability to motivate persons for positive change.
- Clinical thinking skills that lead to the identification of the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Ability to provide clinical assistance, emotional support and skills building, or other necessary clinical care to patients when needed.
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality of records relating to clients’ treatment.
- Ability to develop effective therapeutic interventions that are social-culturally sensitive.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint.