Behavioral Health Clinician

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

403b employer match

Annual bonus program

Job summary

The Behavioral Health Clinician is responsible for direct patient care and safety including diagnostic, assessment, treatment, and discharge planning for children, adolescents, and their families in Outpatient, Inpatient or Emergency Department settings.

This position is based within the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, a pediatric medical service line at Children's Hospital Colorado, and is part of a larger multi-modal Creative Arts Therapy program.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in psychology, social work, or related field.
• 2 years experience in a mental health setting/agency.
• Licensure/certification requirements including CPR/BLS and Colorado licensure options.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care and management of children and adolescents by developing and implementing treatment and intervention plans.
• Performs crisis intervention with families to support discharge and stabilization.
• Completes diagnostic behavioral health assessments and documents according to standards.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies to coordinate care.
• Coordinates admissions and treatment planning within Pediatric Mental Health Institute and community services.
• Leads therapeutic groups and participates in clinical rounds and unit leadership communications.

Skills

Direct patient care

Crisis intervention

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Psychology or Social Work

Job description

Job Overview

The Behavioral Health Clinician is responsible for direct patient care and safety including diagnostic, assessment, treatment, and discharge planning for children, adolescents, and their families in Outpatient, Inpatient or Emergency Department settings.

Creative Arts Therapy Behavioral Health Clinician position preferred possess a Master's degree in Art Therapy and hold the Art Therapist Registered (ATR) credential or be Board Certified (ATR-BC). This position is based within the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, a pediatric medical service line at Children's Hospital Colorado, and is part of a larger multi-modal Creative Arts Therapy program. The ideal candidate will be skilled in integrating art therapy into comprehensive medical care to support the emotional well-being, coping, adjustment, and resilience of children, adolescents, and families navigating serious illness and treatment. Experience working in medical or healthcare settings and collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams is highly desirable. Experience supporting pediatric patients and families affected by complex medical conditions, hematologic disorders, cancer, grief, loss, and other significant life stressors is valued.

Duties & Responsibilities

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

• Neonate - <30 days
• Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
• Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
• Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
• School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
• Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs

Essential Functions

• Provides direct patient care and management of children and adolescents by developing and implementing treatment and intervention plans and conducting needs assessment to gather patient information.
• Provides crisis intervention to families and provides interventions with families to support discharge to home and stabilization. Also develops a therapeutic relationship with patients and families to assist with psychological problems.
• Completes diagnostic behavioral health assessments for treatment or crisis intervention. Compiles and analyzes data and prepares case records, reports, and documents that comply with state and federal standards in providing case notes, treatment plans, and evaluations.
• Collaborates with other disciplines or departments on patient care and unit safety and serves as a liaison with multi-disciplinary care teams and external community agencies to identify, implement, and monitor treatment goals. Presents case presentations and provides consultation to medical teams and callers.
• Coordinates admissions to programs within the Pediatric Mental Health Institute or community programs and coordinates treatment with internal and external services.
• Leads, monitors, evaluates, and collaborates educational and therapeutic groups for patients; participates in clinical rounds and maintains communication with unit or department leadership.
• Attends educational in-services for Behavioral Health Clinicians
• Participates in unit committees and educational offerings; complies with all policies and procedures related to the Pediatric Mental Health Institute and the hospital; and provides customer service as related to the Mental Health field.

SCOPE AND LEVEL

• GUIDELINES: Developmental, standard, or intermediate level. Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.
• COMPLEXITY: Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.
• DECISION MAKING: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.
• COMMUNICATIONS: Contacts with the patients, families, or employees where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function
• SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Master's
• Area of Study
  • Psychology, social work or related field.
• Experience
  • Required:2 years in a mental health setting/agency
• 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
  • State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA):
    • Licensed Professional Counselor or
    • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or
    • Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor;
  • Credentialing must be completed by the Medical Staff Office (MSO) within 3 months of employment

Schedule/Shift

• 40hrs FT
• Days vary based on dept needs - to include a weekend day

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $75,366.53 to $113,049.80

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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