CDOC Mental Health Counselor Social Worker/Counselor II (Buena Vista)

Chaffee County

Thursday, 09 April 2026

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.

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