Crisis Professional/ Therapist – Acute Care Unit

Salary Ranges

• Bachelor’s degree: $24.04 - $33.66 per hour
• Master’s degree unlicensed: $25.97 - $36.36 per hour
• Master’s degree with Candidacy: $27.89 - $39.05 per hour
• Master’s degree Licensed: $31.75 - $44.42 per hour
• Master’s degree Dual Licensed: $33.34 - $46.68 per hour

Location

Fort Collins, Colorado at our Longview Campus

Status

Multiple Full time, 40 hours per week

Hours

Day shifts available (12-hour shifts alternating with 8-hour shifts on Wednesday. (7am-7:30pm))

Role Overview

Provides clinical support and direct care to individuals in acute, bed-based behavioral health crisis settings across a continuum of experience levels (Crisis Professional I–V). Delivers crisis intervention, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic services in collaboration with nursing, psychiatry, and interdisciplinary team members to support stabilization, safety, and recovery. Engages in treatment planning, milieu support, and discharge coordination while monitoring changes in clinical presentation and adjusting interventions in response to acuity and risk. Functions as a consistent clinical presence throughout the crisis episode, ensuring continuity of care from admission through transition to the next level of service. In more senior capacities, contributes to clinical oversight, supports team decision-making, and provides informal mentorship to less experienced staff, while promoting trauma-informed, equitable, and person-centered care within a structured therapeutic environment.

Primary Focus Areas

• Direct client care within an inpatient or bed-based setting
• Treatment milieu management
• Crisis de-escalation and behavioral interventions
• Group facilitation
• Family engagement and support
• Treatment planning and implementation
• Discharge planning and transition support

Essential Duties (Levels I–V)

• Provide behavioral health support and therapeutic intervention in acute and crisis stabilization settings to ensure client and staff safety.
• Conduct ongoing assessment of client clinical status, risk, and response to treatment; adjust interventions in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Deliver individual, family, and group interventions within scope of licensure using evidence-based, trauma-informed practices to support stabilization and recovery.
• Develop, implement, and update individualized safety, treatment, and service plans in partnership with clients, families, and the treatment team.
• Facilitate client intake, orientation, and engagement in unit expectations, therapeutic programming, and group activities.
• Maintain a safe, structured, and therapeutic milieu by de-escalating crises, resolving conflicts, and responding to emergency codes as needed.
• Complete timely, accurate, and comprehensive documentation in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Collaborate with clinical, medical, psychiatric, nursing, case management, peer support, and external providers to coordinate care, admissions, discharges, and referrals.
• Advocate for client needs across systems including healthcare, housing, social services, legal, and community-based resources.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, case reviews, supervision, debriefings, and quality improvement activities.
• Support a trauma-informed, inclusive, and recovery-oriented environment for all clients.
• Provide consultation and support to team members, including junior staff, as appropriate to role level.
• Assist with unit operations, including supporting group activities, family meetings, visitation, and discharge planning coordination.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience working in a community-based behavioral health setting providing direct support and services to individuals with mental health and/or substance use challenges is required or preferred based on level.
• Advanced levels typically require two or more years of relevant experience.
• Experience coordinating mental health interventions and services with community partners and external agencies is preferred.
• Completion of the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) Crisis Professional Curriculum through the OwnPath Learning Hub is required within 90 days of hire unless already Crisis Professional Certified.
• Participation in a Substance Use Disorder training program is required upon hire where applicable.
• Colorado Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS) certification is preferred or required for designated levels.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification is required at hire or must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
• Valid Colorado driver's license, or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire, is required.
• Employees must maintain an acceptable driving record and may be required to safely transport clients to appointments, community activities, treatment programs, and partner agency locations.

Career Level Requirements

• Licensure/Certification Requirement:
  • I: Completion of the Colorado BHA Crisis Professional Curriculum and Crisis Professional Certification; or Bachelor's degree in Behavioral Health, Psychology, Social Work, Human Services, or a related field; or Master's degree in an unrelated field
  • II: Master's degree in a related behavioral health field
  • III: Bachelor's degree in a related field plus Colorado Addiction Specialist (CAS) certification; or Master's degree in a related behavioral health field Behavioral health licensure candidacy (e.g., LPCC, SWC, MFTC, or equivalent) or CAS certification as applicable
  • IV: Master's degree in a related behavioral health field Active Colorado professional license such as LPC, LCSW, LAC, or LMFT
  • V: Master's degree in a related behavioral health field Dual licensure and advanced professional credentials consistent with organizational requirements
• Education Requirement:
  • I: Completion of the Colorado BHA Crisis Professional Curriculum and Crisis Professional Certification; or Bachelor's degree in Behavioral Health, Psychology, Social Work, Human Services, or a related field; or Master's degree in an unrelated field
  • II: Master's degree in a related behavioral health field
  • III: Bachelor's degree in a related field plus Colorado Addiction Specialist (CAS) certification; or Master's degree in a related behavioral health field
  • IV: Master's degree in a related behavioral health field Active Colorado professional license such as LPC, LCSW, LAC, or LMFT
  • V: Master's degree in a related behavioral health field Dual licensure and advanced professional credentials consistent with organizational requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• At least one year of demonstrated experience working in a community-based behavioral health setting, providing direct support or services to individuals with mental health and/or substance use challenges preferred
• Bilingual/bi-cultural preferred

Total Rewards

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage — including options for eligible dependents
• Mental health and wellness resources
• Short-term and long-term disability insurances
• Paid time off (PTO): Accrued vacation and personal leave based on FTE status and length of service
• Paid Sick Leave: Provided in accordance with the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA)
• A range of voluntary benefits available to all employees
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching contributions
• Health & Safety Requirement: All employees are required to receive an annual flu vaccination or have an approved exemption in place and wear a mask during flu season

Contact Information

Reach Out SummitStone will provide persons with disabilities with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or selection process, please let your recruiter know. Questions? Please email us at hiring@summitstonehealth.org. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and/or until a top candidate is identified.