HIRING BONUS OPPORTUNITY!

At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors.

We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages.

This position is part of a mobile medication assisted therapy (MAT) unit funded by the State of Colorado to provide mental health and co-occurring substance use services to consumers in the rural areas of Clear Creek, Gilpin and Jefferson counties.

The Medical Assistant will provide medical assistant services, monitor in-home induction and other medication services, and will collaborate with the MAT team (clinician, peer specialist and Psychiatrist) to coordinate care.

This position will serve adults and adolescents aged 18 and older within the identified communities; additional subpopulations to be served include homeless / transient individuals.

They will screen and assess individuals for potential physical conditions impacting mental health and substance use of consumers.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge regarding harm reduction including supportive services and strategies to enhance the knowledge, skills, resources, and supports for individuals, families and communities to be safer and healthier.

Essential Competencies / Duties :

• In addition to the primary role in treating and caring for consumers, responsibilities also include educating consumers and the public about a variety of medical conditions related to substance use such as HIV, TB and Hepatitis C as well as providing emotional support and advice to the families of their consumers.
• Perform routine medical procedures (vitals, including blood pressure, oxygen levels, temperature, blood alcohol levels, drug testing, pregnancy testing.
• Collaborate with local public health departments in the effort to prevent harm from substance use, including needle distribution / recovery.

Individual will distribute sterile needles and other harm reduction supplies, recover used needles and other supplies, and provide information and containers for their safe disposal.

Assist in the coordination of HIV, TB, Hepatitis and other infectious disease screening and referral for testing to the local health departments.

• Collaborate with the telehealth psychiatrist and other Jefferson Center programs.
• Engage child and adult consumers and their families in the treatment process and goal-setting.
• Identify risk factors including lethality for suicide, homicidal and / or grave disability. Work constructively with consumers and the MAT team to reach agreed upon outcomes, and coordinate care with internal and external providers.

As appropriate, complete involuntary mental health holds (27-65) according to Center protocol.

• Demonstrates knowledge and skills to develop therapeutic alliance with consumers and to work effectively and with cultural competence with consumers from diverse backgrounds.
• Coordinate prescription and PAP refills; respond to all refill requests within 3 business days.
• Review and order labs, notify prescriber of any abnormal labs requiring immediate attention.
• Assist prescribers in tracking and meeting timeframes for annual labs and AIMs
• Ensure compliance with OBH, Signal and OSHA regulations.
• Coordinate medication processing and applications with PAP office.
• Order / stock and reconcile the medication cabinets and order medical supplies for the mobile unit as needed.
• Provide consumers with (MAT) and other medication education.
• Monitor consumers for side effects of meds, including AIMS testing or any medical condition that may affect their mental illness.
• Monitor and review consumers’ charts for medication / medical issues with appropriate follow-up.
• Coordination of care with consumers’ prescribers, including documentation of medical medications & dosing, physical diagnoses, monitoring of potential medication interactions with MAT and / or psychiatric medications, and referrals as indicated.
• Ensure Medicaid eligibility and submit prior authorizations to consumers’ insurance in a timely fashion; address medication changes with prescribers as needed.

Other Duties :

• Attend mandatory in-services, compliance with individualized training plan if required.

Attend supervision at times and intervals agreed upon with supervisor.

• Exhibit enthusiasm, courtesy, adaptability, flexibility, and spirit of cooperation in the work environment.
• Foster a supportive and compassionate environment to care for consumers and their families.
• Maintain effective interpersonal relations with consumers, peers, subordinates, upper management, visitors and the general public.
• Effectively respond to client / consumer needs and problems, initiates and maintains positive interactions, timely response to phone calls, email and other requests.
• Cooperate with other community agencies, as appropriate, and in agreement with supervisor. Volunteer to work on Center committees and / or task forces.
• Have an understanding of how trauma impacts the lives of the people being served, so that every interaction is consistent with the recovery process and reduces the possibility of retraumatization.
• Participate in the Center’s training / educational programs designed to enhance knowledge about Trauma Informed Care, the impact of trauma and trauma recovery.
• Ensure that delivery practices are guided by the principles of trauma informed care and the principles of addiction treatment.
• Provide back-up and / or after hour on-call services for clinical emergencies as needed with MAT team and mountain Center offices.

Note : Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job. This job description is intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required :

• Applicant must have Certificate from accredited program in Medical Assisting with two years of experience and / or training in psychiatric setting preferred.
• Candidate must have a good understanding of substance use disorders and medicated assisted therapy and their side effects.
• Candidate must have developed awareness of various medical conditions, medication interactions or side effects that may affect the health or psychological functioning of a consumer.
• Applicant must have basic computer skills such as e-mail, electronic health record documentation, electronic prescribing and electronic laboratory interface.

Salary Grade 9 $37,300 - $47,400*

Additional Salary Information* :

• All salaries at Jefferson Center are calculated based on years of total relevant experience.*
• The salary range above is based on 1.0 FTE (full time equivalent) or 40 hours per week. Less than 40 hours / week will be prorated and adjusted to the appropriate FTE.*
• Additional pay provided for evening, overnight, and weekend shifts.*
• Additional 10% added to base pay for MAT / SUD*
• This position qualifies for a limited time grant funded bonus of $1000 paid on the one month anniversary! *

Additional Bonus Information* :

• Based on full time (40 hours / week). Prorate if less than 40 hours / week*
• Must work a minimum of 20 hours / week to be eligible for bonus*
• Current Jefferson Center employees not eligible for sign on bonus*

Application deadline : 6 / 13 / 2024. Review of applications will begin immediately.

Last updated : 2024-05-22