Behavioral Health Education Specialist II

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

Intermountain Health’s Mount St Vincent Home is seeking an Behavioral Health Education Specialist II to deliver direct patient care, lead curriculum, and support the treatment team in education planning. This role emphasizes trauma-informed practice, safety, and skill-building for patients and families.

The position involves collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, supervision of group activities, crisis response, and documentation in Epic.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology, family studies, or related field (education is verified).
• Ability to obtain Colorado DOE substitute license within 6 months of hire.
• Special Education Training on IEP reading and implementation.
• Experience in de-escalating negative behaviors and creating safe environments.
• Experience in Behavioral Health, Special Education, Early Childhood Education.
• Strong verbal and written communication for critical, time-sensitive daily documentation.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Positive driving record, insurance, and valid Colorado driver's license.
• BLS and First Aid within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Leads a safe, consistent, and supportive learning environment by collaborating with the multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Initiates planning, instruction, and facilitation in all areas of educational programming; supports SEL.
• Facilitates group content including educational activities, goal setting, relaxation, and skill building.
• Applies TBRI and TCI to support client emotions and behaviors; manages aggression appropriately.
• Collaborates to create new interventions and supports; adjusts plans with the team.
• Responds to crises with interventions up to physical restraint per policy.
• Documents care interventions in Epic and mentors peers in documentation.
• Floats to other classrooms/departments as needed; adheres to Intermountain policies.

Skills

Child Development

Developmentally Relevant Care

Special Education

Early Childhood Education

Behavioral Health

Customer Service

Interpersonal Communication

Trauma Informed Care

Patient Care

Documentation

Classroom Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology, family studies, or related field (education is verified)

Colorado substitute license within 6 months

Special Education Training on IEP reading/implementation

De-escalation and safe environments experience

Experience in Behavioral Health, Special Education, Early Childhood Education

Strong verbal/written communication for daily documentation

Proficiency in computer applications

Valid Colorado driver's license and insurance

BLS and First Aid within 90 days

Job description

Job Description

The Behavioral Health Education Specialist II provides direct patient care by developing rapport with patients, facilitating patient/caregiver safety, gathering critical data to inform the treatment team in the development of the treatment and education plan of care, and leading the implementation of interventions and curriculum as recommended by the multi-disciplinary treatment team. This role is furthered by providing individual, trauma informed, supportive contacts to patients that focus on validating negative feelings, offering strategies for coping, building self-esteem, development of skills, and initial assessment of immediate risk to self and others. The Behavioral Health Education Specialist II shows competency of IEP implementation, curriculum creation and implementation, and the ability to lead the learning environment independently.

Job Description

The Behavioral Health Education Specialist II provides direct patient care by developing rapport with patients, facilitating patient/caregiver safety, gathering critical data to inform the treatment team in the development of the treatment and education plan of care, and leading the implementation of interventions and curriculum as recommended by the multi-disciplinary treatment team. This role is furthered by providing individual, trauma informed, supportive contacts to patients that focus on validating negative feelings, offering strategies for coping, building self-esteem, development of skills, and initial assessment of immediate risk to self and others. The Behavioral Health Education Specialist II shows competency of IEP implementation, curriculum creation and implementation, and the ability to lead the learning environment independently.

Essential Functions

• Leads a safe, consistent, and supportive learning environment by collaborating and effectively communicating with the multidisciplinary treatment team and providing culturally sensitive care in accordance with the care/treatment plan.
• Independently initiates and assists the Special Education Teacher with planning, instruction, and facilitation in all areas of educational programming. Will facilitate social emotional learning within the classroom and assist the Special Education Teacher in academic instruction.
• Confidently facilitates various group content including educational activities, goal setting, relaxation, skill building, and psycho educational activities as dictated by skill level.
• Demonstrates an expert level of skill in utilizing Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) to proactively teach and manage client’s emotions and behaviors. Effectively works with physically and verbally aggressive patients by using appropriate interventions. Able to maintain calm demeanor while engaging with patients actively exhibiting negative or maladaptive behaviors, taking initiative to improve patient care.
• Expertly recognizes critical situations and drives collaboration between the multidisciplinary team to create new interventions and supports. Implements and adjusts plans with the team as needed.
• Confidently responds to patient crises through effective use of crisis response interventions up to and including physical restraint which adheres to behavioral health policy standards regarding the use of physical restraint.
• Performs and accurately documents patient care interventions, observations, and group/educational interactions in Epic through critical reports, medical reports, physical management reports, daily home logs, and tracking of treatment plan goals daily. Mentors peer mental health workers on documentation and intervention.
• Will be required to float to other classrooms or departments (within scope and qualifications) based on business need. Satisfy all Intermountain Health requirements and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Child Development
• Developmentally Relevant Care
• Special Education
• Early Childhood Education
• Behavioral Health
• Customer Service
• Interpersonal Communication
• Trauma Informed Care
• Patient Care
• Documentation
• Classroom Management

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology, family studies, or related field (education is verified)
• Ability to obtain Colorado Department of Education substitute license within 6 months of hire
• Skills pass of Special Education Training on IEP reading and implementation provided by the Special Education Supervisor
• Demonstrated experience in the practice of de-escalating negative behaviors and creating safe environments
• Demonstrated experience in Behavioral Health, Special Education, Early Childhood Education
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills to be used in critical and time sensitive daily documentation
• Proficiency in computer applications
• Positive driving motor vehicle (DMV) record, proof of current automobile insurance coverage, and a copy of a valid and current Colorado driver's license
• Basic Life Support and First Aid within 90 days of employment

Preferred Qualifications

• Bi-lingual in Spanish

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
• Ability to regularly lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Employee must be physically able to use crisis prevention / intervention techniques including: physical management of a child, running to prevent a runaway incident. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, run or crawl.

Location:

Mount St Vincent Home

Work City

Denver

Work State

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$25.39 - $40.00

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