Therapist- Faculty and Staff Mental Health Open Rank-Instructor, Sr. Instructor

Therapist- Faculty and Staff Mental Health Open Rank-Instructor, Sr. Instructor -34353Faculty

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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department : Psychiatry

Job Title : Therapist- Faculty and Staff Mental Health

Open Rank-Instructor, Sr. Instructor

Position #00824912 Requisition #34353

Job Summary :

The University of Colorado Denver l Anschutz Medical Campus seeks individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment.

We value the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds. The Department of Psychiatry has an opening for a full-time (1.

0) Therapist within the Faculty Staff Mental Health clinic at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO.

The therapist at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Faculty and Staff Mental Health (FSMH) will join the team that is responsible for providing mental health care to the faculty and staff employed by CU Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

The primary responsibility of this clinician is to provide individual, family, and group therapy for employees who are dealing with psychosocial stressors, and mental health and substance use problems.

Additional responsibilities include leadership in program development and coordination of and participation in outreach efforts.

FSMH is a clinical service in operation since 2020 that provides and coordinates mental health and wellness services to approximately 15,000 health care professionals

Key Responsibilities :

• Assist faculty and staff with coordination of care and admission to a higher level of care as needed.
• Provide consultation.
• Lead treatment / therapy groups.
• Evaluate crisis situations and take appropriate action to ensure client safety and the safety of all clinic users.
• Develop a treatment plan with each patient to include health promotion, disease prevention, patient education, appropriate use of psychotropic medications, self-care, provision of appropriate follow-up, and referral to other needed services and therapies.
• Provide general outpatient treatment via individual and group therapy, case management, crisis management, skill building and psychoeducation.
• Document patient visits using an electronic medical record within 24-hours of the visit.
• Develop programmatic benchmarks and outcomes of effectiveness.
• Participate in quality and performance assessment projects.
• Develop and / or organize wellness talks, courses, and consultation processes.
• Provide outreach to the University’s schools, college, and programs.
• Participate in other programs and service development.
• Provide case management and care coordination with providers of service including but not limited to primary care providers, family members, other mental health team members, campus and community resources, and peer assistance programs (CPHP and Peer Assistance).
• Participate in scheduled individual supervision, health team meetings, interdisciplinary work groups, staff meetings, and other required meetings.
• Utilize best practices and provide all treatment within appropriate limits.Complete and follow through with financial and clinical information necessary to ensure reimbursement for provided services.
• Demonstrate high quality customer service focus, excellent communication, and professionalism with clinic users, co-workers, and representatives from outside agencies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Location : This role is eligible for a hybrid schedule with 2-3 days per week on campus and as needed for in-person meetings.

In person location is in Aurora, CO.

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