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The Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) Program is an alternative response model operating within the City and County of Denver. STAR pairs a Wellpower mental health clinician with a Denver Health paramedic or EMT. The team is dispatched through Denver 911 Communications and responds to low risk, low acuity crisis calls that arise from public health and mental health needs in the community. The team can provide medical assessment/triage, crisis intervention, de-escalation, transportation, and resource connection for community members in need. The goal of the STAR Program is to send the right resources to community members when they are in crisis.

• Knowledge of emergency treatment and safety procedures.
• Working knowledge of the Denver Metropolitan EMT-Basic Protocols and Paramedic Division’s BLS Policy.
• Skill in determining needs in changing environments.
• Able to speak with a clear, articulate voice over the radio.
• Ability to identify hazards.
• Ability to complete appropriate patient and daily activity forms.
• Ability to appear in court when necessary.
• Ability to use appropriate and low impact means of restraint.
• Ability to safely operate a vehicle, to use radio communications equipment and procedures, and to document patient contacts using written and computer patient care reporting.
  
  

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic healthcare system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, Denver Health Medical Plan and Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net healthcare system, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided millions in uncompensated care for the uninsured each year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made. Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.