Behavior Health Care Coordinator

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); Sur place; USD 87 000 - 131 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Base pay

Résumé du poste

Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, CO is seeking a Behavioral Health Care Coordinator (BHCC) to manage a specific panel of high-risk pediatric patients. You will coordinate care across the system, organize care activities, and partner with patients and families to ensure safe, effective, and holistic care across hospital, home, school, and community.

The role emphasizes evidence-based, cost-conscious care and requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and families to tailor plans,

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Human Services or related field.
• Four (4) years of experience in a behavioral health field with pediatric care coordination.
• Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) within state of Colorado.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider or American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer or ASHI Basic Life Support for Health Providers

Responsabilités

• Coordinates across multiple sources to help ensure that high needs children have care plans that connect them with appropriate physical and behavioral health services, clearly articulate goals for improved health, identify wrap-around services and supports, and facilitate consistent channels of communication among all parties.
• Responsible for complex panel of patients supporting patients/families in their plan of care across all settings (hospital, home, school, community).
• Serves as a point of contact, advocate, navigator, and informational resource for patient, family, care team, payers, and community resources. Facilitates related meetings as needed.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and providers to influence, and enhance adherence to, an effective plan of care based on mutually developed goals in an environment that fosters shared decision making.
• Utilizes the assessment processes that include screening tools in partnership with a multi-disciplinary team comprehensive of patient's families, providers, and guardians; and input from service professionals to identify those members who need. Assesses for patient/family needs in a comprehensive, holistic manner including identifying and addressing unmet social and mental/behavioral health needs.
• Uses reports to proactively manage care gaps, over/under utilization, understanding/compliance with Care Plan, and progress towards shared goals.
• Provides education and coaching to patients and families to improve health literacy and work towards self-management of their health.
• Collaborates with the patients/families to develop a relationship that supports open communication and creation of a care plan that supports the level of support desired by the patient/ family and will lead to optimal outcomes.
• Facilitates patient access to appropriate providers as well as other care coordination support, including, but not limited to, external providers, social support programs, appointments, and referrals.

Formation

Master's degree

Human Services or related field

Description du poste

Job ID: 108848

Location: Aurora

Position Type: Regular

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Estimated Close Date: 11/27/2026

Job Overview

The Behavioral Health Care Coordinator (BHCC) works with multidisciplinary teams, psychosocial support providers and self-management teams, managing a specific panel of patients identified as having rising risk or high risk. Responsible for the coordination of care across the system, organizing care activities and sharing information to achieve safer and more effective care. Responsible for enhanced care coordination and care management services, coordinating, facilitating, and integrating mental health treatment, care, and support, which is tailored to meet the specific needs of patient. Ensures that the care provided is patient and family centered, evidence-based, cost-effective, holistic in nature, and leads to better outcomes. Responsible for partnering with the patient and family for seamless transitions in care between the primary care provider, treatment team, hospital, home, school, and community.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinates across multiple sources to help ensure that high needs children have care plans that connect them with appropriate physical and behavioral health services, clearly articulate goals for improved health, identify wrap-around services and supports, and facilitate consistent channels of communication among all parties.


• Responsible for complex panel of patients supporting patients/families in their plan of care across all settings (hospital, home, school, community).


• Serves as a point of contact, advocate, navigator, and informational resource for patient, family, care team, payers, and community resources. Facilitates related meetings as needed.


• Collaborates with patients, families, and providers to influence, and enhance adherence to, an effective plan of care based on mutually developed goals in an environment that fosters shared decision making.


• Utilizes the assessment processes that include screening tools in partnership with a multi-disciplinary team comprehensive of patient's families, providers, and guardians; and input from service professionals to identify those members who need. Assesses for patient/family needs in a comprehensive, holistic manner including identifying and addressing unmet social and mental/behavioral health needs.


• Uses reports to proactively manage care gaps, over/under utilization, understanding/compliance with Care Plan, and progress towards shared goals.


• Provides education and coaching to patients and families to improve health literacy and work towards self-management of their health.


• Collaborates with the patients/families to develop a relationship that supports open communication and creation of a care plan that supports the level of support desired by the patient/ family and will lead to optimal outcomes.


• Facilitates patient access to appropriate providers as well as other care coordination support, including, but not limited to, external providers, social support programs, appointments, and referrals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  
  
  
  • Master's
  
  
  
  


• Area of Study
  
  
  
  • Human Services or related field.
  
  
  
  


• Experience
  
  
  
  • Four (4) years of experience in a behavioral health field with an emphasis in pediatric care coordination.
  
  
  
  


• Licenses & Certifications
  
  
  
  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider or American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer or ASHI Basic Life Support for Health Providers
  
  
  • Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) within state of Colorado is required.
  
  
  • Credentialing must be completed by the Medical Staff Office (MSO) within 3 months of employment.
  
  
  
  

Schedule/Shift

• 40hrs FT


• Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $87,095.44 to $130,643.17

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

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