Behavioral Health Specialist CR Team

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Paid time off

403(b)

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado seeks a Behavioral Health Specialist to provide direct patient care for children and adolescents within diverse units, under licensed professionals. You will help implement treatment plans, maintain a safe environment, and support onboarding for new staff.

This role emphasizes trauma-informed care and collaborative teamwork within the Clinical Resource Team. The position involves potential unit reallocations based on census and acuity, delivering a structured milieu,

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required or 4 years of direct professional experience in a related field.
• Area of Study includes Psychology, Social Services, Human Services, Education, Biology, Neuroscience, or related field.
• De-escalation training required within 90 days of hire and BLS/CPR with at least 6 months left before expiration.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and management of children/adolescents under licensed professional direction.
• Assist new hires and supervise competencies during onboarding as needed.
• Maintain therapeutic rapport and a non-punitive approach with patients.
• Lead and participate in educational/therapeutic milieu groups as assigned.
• Implement individual treatment plans and monitor progress.

Skills

Direct patient care

Safety management

Crisis de-escalation

Education

Bachelor of General Studies

Psychology / Social Services / Human Services

Job description

Job Overview

As part of the Clinical Resource (CR) Team, the Behavioral Health Specialist serves as a system-wide resource and is responsible for direct patient care, safety, supervision and management of children and adolescents with identified behavioral health needs within diverse environments such as emergency services, medical units, and behavioral health programs. Performs duties under the direction of a licensed professional and implements behavioral treatment plans. Works alongside clinical professionals to provide a safe, supportive, and trauma informed environment.

The Behavioral Health Specialist may begin their shift in one unit and based on a change in census and acuity be reallocated to a different unit to meet operational needs. However, it is also possible for the Behavioral Health Specialist to experience extended periods of time in one department to offset long-term absences.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care and management of children and adolescents while under the direction of a licensed professional, ensuring a positive, supportive, and structured environment. Intervenes and escalates safety concerns through appropriate channels.
• By position, may be required to assist new hires during onboarding process and less experienced team members ensuring competencies and skills are well developed and performed.
• Maintains therapeutic rapport, unconditional positive regard, and a non-punitive approach with patients independent of patient behaviors.
• Leads, monitors and collaborates on educational and therapeutic milieu groups for patients per unit expectations.
• Implements individual treatment plans and monitors treatment progress.
• Maintains accurate and timely clinical records consistent with CHCO and regulatory standards; ensures proper documentation of patient progress; completes 15-minute patient checks; and/or milieu management.
• Maintains competency in crisis prevention training and verbal de-escalation skills. May encounter escalated patient situations.
• Responds as part of the Behavioral Assistance Resource Team by location, as applicable.
• Manages and maintains safety of therapeutic environment/milieu of multiple hospitalized inpatient/partial hospitalized psychiatric patients at one time, as required by position.
• Observes and records patient behaviors and activities in accordance with unit-based clinical model/standard.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Bachelor of General Studies
• Area of Study
  • Psychology, Social Services, Human Services, Education Biology, Neuroscience, or Related Field
• Equivalency
  • Four (4) years of direct professional experience or a combination of direct professional experience and college credits in a related field of study, may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree. (30 college credits = 1 year of experience).
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Basic Life Support
• Additional Requirements
  • Must obtain de-escalation training certification offered by CHCO within 90 days of hire
  • BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire

Schedule/ Shift

• 36 hrs FT
• three 12-hour shifts per week, required holidays and weekends

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $22.20 to $33.30

Benefits Information

vision insurance, parental leave, paid time off, 403(b)

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.

Location

Aurora

Position Type

Regular