Cañon City, CO30+ days ago
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Provides professional mental health services to inmates to include formal and informal mental health evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and clinical interventions; - Assures accurate Information System mental health needs levels, including Psychiatric and Developmental Disability needs level codes; - Provides group, brief, and individual therapy, and crisis intervention to include participation in 24 hour Mental Health On-Call Rotation; - Assures both emergency and non-emergency transfer for inmates experiencing acute mental health needs; - Provides clinical direction to non-clinical staff in mental health care and treatment of inmates; - Assures continuity of care for inmates by making appropriate referral and providing necessary information and documentation for receiving units, facilities, or agencies; - Documents both handwritten and electronically in an accurate and timely manner to provide comprehensive inmate mental health records; - Monitors inmate treatment and listens to inmate concerns and provides counseling and direction; - Promotes and is accountable for the safety and security of the clinical and correctional environment through conscientious observations, and sensitive item contraband control; - Informs supervisor of any violations of safety and security through the report writing process, attends training programs as assigned, including self-defense course to ensure self protection skills. [Member Contribution Rates](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__copera.org_welcome-2Dpera-2Dmembers_benefit-2Dbasics_member-2Dcontribution-2Drates&d=DwMFaQ&c=sdnEM9SRGFuMt5z5w3AhsPNahmNicq64TgF1JwNR0cs&r=mf2r_EwZ0sULGonO7KTtGKwz6nRnmJGiCn-uCoRTTyw&m=ESNfuXcnqActpTgaOrGsIJovfSfCRlYgAeDMZmqxyf_giyjbJESYWWYx6d_yw2mf&s=eE4PAEqk_jcL5YAXiZLld3FA1O0peWoZCDTPaxtTQUY&e=){rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"} Correctional Officers I-IV qualify as "Safety Officers" and are eligible for increased PERA benefits.