Co-Responder
Company: Solvista Health
Location: Canon City
Posted on: May 20, 2023
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Job Description:
General Purpose
CoResponders respond to mental health related calls with law
enforcement to provide crisis de-escalation, intervention,
assessment, and linkage to appropriate services. Co-Responders need
to approach situations with not only the tools to de-escalate
emergency situations, but also the ability to begin engaging
individuals with strengths-based, person-centered approaches that
provide necessary skills and support needed to avoid future
escalations.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
Job Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:
Education or Formal Training:
Experience:
Working Conditions and Other Conditions of Employment
Working Environment:
This job operates in a fast-paced, professional office environment
and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as
computers, phones, photocopiers. The position may require travel to
conferences, meetings and branch locations on a regular or
intermittent basis. Work may involve moderate exposure to unusual
elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke,
unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises. In the health center
environment, there is potential for contact with blood-borne
pathogens and communicable diseases, as well as potential for
contact with dissatisfied or abusive individuals. There could be
interaction with persons who are mentally ill, disabled, elderly
and emotionally upset.
Physical Activities:
These are representative of those which must be met to successfully
perform the essential functions of this job.
This is a largely sedentary role but can involve standing or
sitting for extended periods of time, bending at the waist, and
using hands and fingers to handle and file papers or operate
assigned equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, distance
vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. Employee may
also have to lift 10 to 25 lbs. unassisted.
Conditions of Employment:
*This position may have access to unrestricted Criminal Justice
Information within a local law enforcement agency. In order to
adhere to federal, state and local requirements for Criminal
Justice Information System access controls, the successful
candidate may be subject to fingerprint-based background check.
In accordance with the COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination rule
from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, all Solvista
Health employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to
safeguard the health of our patients and employees.
Keywords: Solvista Health, Colorado Springs , Co-Responder, Other , Canon City, Colorado
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