Admissions Psych Liaison (HP II) - CMHHIP - Pueblo

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Admissions Psych Liaison (HP II) - CMHHIP - Pueblo

Salary

$2,149.38 - $3,009.23 Biweekly

Location

Pueblo, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

IIB 05442 04/26/2024

Department

Colorado Department of Human Services

Division

OBH - CMHIP

Opening Date

04/26/2024

Closing Date

5/8/2024 12:00 AM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Type of Announcement

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address

Pueblo

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

joel.drahos@state.co.us

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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Department Information

This position is open only to Colorado state residents

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Description of Job

Located within the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), the Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) oversees and purchases substance use and mental health prevention, treatment, and recovery services and provides inpatient care at the state mental health institutes. OBH is the State's behavioral health authority and is responsible for policy development, service provision and coordination, program monitoring and evaluation, and administrative oversight for the public behavioral health system, including the behavioral health crisis system and the state crisis hotline.

The work unit exist to process all inpatient, outpatient, clinic, dental and medical surgical admission services to patients entering the Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo. The unit ensures all appropriate legal, medical, mental health forms are provided at admissions and coordinates appropriate patient unit assignment within the hospital. The unit functions as first line of contact with patients and public entities ensuring quality customer service. The unit is charged with ensuring accuracy in obtaining and documenting patient psychiatric condition and demographics for the patient unit assignment, medical record and data entry. The unit coordinates and communicates accurately with various personnel throughout the hospital to ensure a smooth admission process.

Additionally, as a Psych Liaison you can expect to:

• Data entry of change in legal status of a patient, unit transfer, new patient admission.

• Ongoing decision include time of entry, unit assignments, information sharing with CMHHIP departments i.e., Patient Accounts, Medical Records.

• The position assesses and analyzes information to decide the clinical, medical appropriateness, make decisions regarding assurances that admission policy and procedures are followed.

• Detects, discovers information and/or problems, violations and failures by interviewing or correct actions relative to admission process.

• Apprises treatment teams of this information, setting admission time, and evaluates telephone and in-person requests for service as to immediacy and disposition.

• Gathers, compiles and reviews required clinical, medical, and legal status information from referral resources for potential admissions by e-mail, fax, telephone interviews, and in person (walk-ins). Gathers legal information i.e., M1, M3, M8, M9, M16, and other court orders i.e. competency exams, Incompetent to proceed, Sanity Exams, NGRI, ADAD, Voluntary Probation for completion and appropriate admission to CMHHIP by policy.

• Documents include Clinical description (medical and/or psych), and legal status.

• Gathers reports from referral source i.e., mental health narrative, hospital reports and labs, jail booking sheet, MARS, etc. and recording information onto intake admission report i.e., 100 form.

• Admission interview includes discussion for the assessments of patient ability to understand information being communicated, special accommodations needed, and ability to complete and sign admission required forms i.e., advance directives, patient rights, HIPPA, release of information

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience Only:

Five (5) years of relevant experience in Mental Health and or Criminal Justice

OR

Education and Experience:

A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation

related to the work assigned to this position equal to five (5) years

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least five years experience working in forensic behavioral health systems and/or criminal justice

• Previous experience with Microsoft Suite

• Previous experience with BEHR and Legacy Cube

  Conditions of Employment:

• A pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process as this position is deemed to have direct contact with vulnerable persons. Felony convictions, conviction of crimes of moral turpitude, or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the CDHS Background Unit with an official disposition of any charges. Additionally, you will be required take a drug screen.

• Admissions is a department that provides services 24 hours 7 days a week, on call is a requirement of this position and required to report without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergency services to ensure health, safety, and welfare.

• TB testing and any other CMHHIP required vaccinations

• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

  Appeal Rights:

  If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

  An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

  For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Supplemental Information

How to Apply (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#how-to-apply)

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact joel.drahos @state.co.us

About Us:

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs) (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans

• Medical and dental health plans

• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

• BenefitHub state employee discount program

• Employee Wellness program MotivateMe

• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more

• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

  *Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more

  information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs .

  Our Values:

  We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans .

  Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

  We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

  Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

  We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

  Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

  We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

  ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.

  THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#eoe)

  Toll Free Applicant Technical Support

THE CAMPUS OF COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL IN PUEBLO IS TOBACCO FREE.

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

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If you are a current or previous state employee, please provide the following information for each state job worked: department, job title, dates worked. This will allow us to determine transfer, demotion, promotional, or reinstatement status. (This information will be verified.)

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If you area a former State of Colorado employee, please provide your EID (employee identification number will start with 99....), if not applicable type N/A.

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Former State employees who were disciplinary terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application. If you are a former state employee who was disciplinary terminated or resigned in lieu of termination please provide an explanation as to why the prior termination or resignation should NOT disqualify your application from the current position.

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Please indicate how many years of experience you have working with Microsoft Suite.

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• 1-2.99 years of experience

• 3-5 years of experience

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  Please indicate the number of years of experience working in forensic behavioral health systems and/or criminal justice.

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• 1-2 years

• 3-4 years

• 5 or more years

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  Please indicate the number of years of experience working with BEHR and Legacy Cube

• No experience

• 1-2 years of experience

• 3 years of experience

• 5 or more years of experience

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  Years of experience working in a Multi-Disciplinary Team (must include elements of criminal justice and behavioral health).

• Less than 1 year experience

• 1-1.99 years experience

• 2-4.99 years experience

• 5-9.99 years experience

• 10+ years experience

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  Please reference where this experience is listed in your application. [X years at ABC company doing (provide succinct summary)].

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