Clinical Therapist I- CMHHIP Recreational Therapy: Music, Art, and Dance movement

Job Description

Job Ttitle: Clinical Therapist I- CMHHIP Recreational Therapy: Music, Art, and Dance movement

Company: State of Colorado


Description: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.About Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo:Provide skilled intensive psychiatric treatment services to patients with mental illnesses with mixed diagnoses, who need crisis intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation. To develop and implement therapy techniques and practices utilizing known and established theoretical concepts to the adolescent, geriatric, and adult psychiatric populations that are
appropriate to the individual patient’s level of functioning. Such therapeutic services are designed to facilitate psychological, physical, social, cognitive, leisure, and daily living skills through a comprehensive rehabilitative, leisure education, and experiential recreation participation model while meeting therapeutic recreation standards of practice as well as regulatory compliance with JCAHO, CMS, and CMHHIP policy and procedure.Opt-in below to receive text message updates on CDHS recruiting events!About the Position:The position coordinates with a multidisciplinary team to design services that will address the patients’ Plan Of Care and align with the population, treatment program model, Recovery philosophy, and Trauma Informed Care. Services include assessments that formulate individual patient goals, therapeutic interventions to meet patient needs that foster choices, progress, and function, and documenting and recording pertinent data related to patient progress, services, safety, quality, and statistical data within the organization. Provide a safe and natural environment to assist in developing skills and behaviors in preparation for discharge. Demonstrate knowledge, skill, and duties related to safety and security, i.e. continuous awareness, security checks, inventory of supplies, and area searches, etc. Retains qualifications/certifications in first aid, CPR, MANDT, and Verbal De-escalation.Duties in the position include: Assessment and Plan of Care:

• Performs assessments by gathering information, interviewing patients, and making treatment recommendations in the functional modality areas of physical, social, leisure, cognitive, psychological, and daily living needs and skills.
• Participates as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team in developing the patient Treatment Plan formulation and Reviews to help formulate long-and-short-range goals.

Program Design:

• Helps design the Therapy services plan for the assigned population, including modalities of leisure education, physical, cognitive, psychological, and daily living skills, designed to foster independent and leisure choices and functioning in patient participation.

Implementation of Services:

• Implements a needs-specific Therapy service delivery program by conducting groups, 1:1s, including counseling, evaluation, education, and recreation participation for the population, which may include a locked, secured facility.
• Modifications/accommodations are made to provide services that enable patients at varying functional levels to fully participate.
• Provide a safe and secure environment at all times.

Documentation and Evaluation:

• Provide documentation in accordance with hospital and Department policies and procedures. Documentation includes patient-specific information as well as overall programmatic documentation relating to problems, objectives, and interventions. Patient’s progress or lack thereof, as it correlates to individualized treatment goals, is reflected in documentation
• Treatment is reviewed, changed, modified, or terminated based on patient response or significant change in the patient’s functioning

Meeting and Training:

• Attend monthly department, area, and committee meetings, program meetings, team meetings, and other meetings as assigned.
• Attend all in-service and training as mandated by CMHHIP and educational training necessary to maintain any professional certifications and competencies.

Safety, Security, and Risk Management:

• Evaluate the environment for safety/security risks and patients’ behaviors to help provide a Therapy service delivery system that maintains the safety of all patients and staff by adhering to hospital security policies, including escorting clients to and from Therapy groups and areas.
• Utilize de-escalating and MANDT techniques from training.

Other Duties as Assigned:

• Support the supervisor when additional business needs arise. Examples are as such not entirely inclusive of the duty, may be asked to assist co-workers/supervisor with little time for preparation or short notice , i.e., if a staff member abruptly leaves work, may be asked to fill in a supporting role. Supervising patients with short notice, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:Experience Only:
Four (4) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position (i.e. working in music, art, or dance/ movement therapy field, a mental health treatment facility, or providing these services to an adult population.)OREducation and Experience:
A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation
related to the work assigned to this position equal to four (4) years.Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in State Service
• Background in one of the following therapies: Recreational Therapy, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, Dance Movement.
• Taking initiative and demonstrating leadership skills with a group of clients. Ability to handle conflict and challenging situations.
• Knowledge and understanding of the therapeutic process.
• Knowledge of Recreational Therapy, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, and Dance Movement.
• Balance between safety and therapy.
• Ability to work within a diverse interdisciplinary team.

Conditions of Employment:

• Full background check
• Must possess a current, valid driver’s license
• Essential Services Designation – Required to report without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergency services to ensure health, safety, and welfare.
• Shift Work – May be required to work evenings and/or weekends as needed
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:

Disclose that information on the application.Provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position.Provide the employee number from the applicant’s prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS. Schedule requirements: This recruitment may need to fill multiple vacancies, covering Sunday through Thursday and Tuesday through Saturday. This position is in-person only.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 acknowledgment 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 ; 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 under Rules.For additional recruiting questions, please contact: jerusalen.marshall@state.co.usAbout Us:If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the (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 plus 401(k) and 457 plansEmployer supplementedPaid life insuranceShort- and long-term disability coverage11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leavestate employee discount programExcellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and moreRemote work arrangements for eligible positions*Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For moreinformation, go to .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 ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~

Salary: $42948 – 60144 per year

Location: Pueblo, CO

Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 22:26:52 GMT


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