Behavioral Health Clinician Senior

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits

Annual bonus program

Education and development benefits

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado seeks a Senior Behavioral Health Clinician to deliver direct patient care and crisis intervention for children, adolescents, and families across inpatient, outpatient, and ED settings.

The role includes supervision of unlicensed clinicians, inter-disciplinary collaboration, and case coordination with internal and external services, ensuring compliant documentation and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Licensure in psychology, social work, or related field.
• Four (4) years licensed clinical experience with children and adolescents in a psychiatric setting.

Responsibilities

• Direct patient care and treatment planning for children and adolescents.
• Provide crisis intervention and family support for discharge to home.
• Complete diagnostic assessments and maintain case records per standards.
• Provide supervision and mentorship to unlicensed clinicians.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies on treatment goals.
• Coordinate admissions and treatment with internal and external services.
• Lead educational and therapeutic groups and participate in rounds.

Skills

Licensed clinical experience

BLS/CPR

Communication skills

Education

Master of Science

Job description

Job Overview

The Senior Behavioral Health Clinician is responsible for direct patient care and safety including diagnostic of complex, difficult or complicated assessment, treatment, and discharge planning for children, adolescents, and their families. The Senior Behavioral Health Clinician also provides clinical supervision and resource expertise to other unlicensed Behavioral Health Clinician in Outpatient, Inpatient or Emergency Department settings.

Duties & Responsibilities

• 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. Assists peers with complex or difficult assessments.
• Provides crisis intervention to families and provides interventions with families to support discharge to home and stabilization. Develops therapeutic relationships with patients and families to assist with psychological problems.
• Completes diagnostic behavioral health assessments for treatment or crisis intervention. Compiles and provided advanced analysis of data; prepares case records, reports, and documents that comply with state and federal standards in providing case notes, treatment plans, and evaluations.
• Provides clinical supervision and resource expertise to unlicensed Behavioral Health Clinicians, which includes mentoring and assistance on cases, completing peer evaluations, and providing emotional support.
• 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 advanced 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Master of Science
• Area of Study
  • Master's degree in psychology, social work or related field
• Experience
  • Four (4) years licensed clinical experience with children and adolescents in a psychiatric setting.
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Variety of licenses acceptable BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire
  • State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA):
    • Licensed Professional Counselor or
    • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Credentialing must be completed by the Medical Staff Office (MSO) within 3 months of employment

Schedule/Shift

• 36hrs FT
• Variable afternoon/evening (1p-10p) with weekend coverage (REMOTE)

Salary Information

• Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.
• Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $84,558.69 to $126,838.03

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.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Estimated Close Date: 09/09/2026