Behavioral Health Specialist, Neurobehavioral

Children's Hospital Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Children's Hospital Medical Center in the College Hill area seeks a part-time Team Member to coordinate and deliver patient care following established procedures and protocols. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care while maintaining safety and adherence to schedules.

The role emphasizes crisis intervention, trauma-informed, relationship-based care and active engagement with patients and families to support treatment goals and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Team Member coordinates and delivers patient care using established procedures and protocols.
• Supports the multidisciplinary team and mentors colleagues to enhance clinical proficiency.
• Manages safety, structure, planning, participation and support; follows treatment schedules and observation levels.
• Implements patient care plans and engages families in treatment progress and updates.
• Leads psychoeducation and recreational activities, adapting content to the developmental level of patients.

Job description

Primary Location College Hill A Department PA3.400 Shift Rotating (United States of America) Schedule Part time Weekly Hours 24 FTE 0.6 Employee Status Regular

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Team Member - Accountable for coordination and delivery of patient care by using learned procedures and protocols and following processes and procedures and demonstrates resilience by being receptive to ongoing instruction, coaching, and feedback. Demonstrates a foundational understanding of clinical concepts and theory acquired through TCI and other training programs. Applies theories and principles learned as a basis for curiosity and inquiry. Takes ownership of personal clinical development by actively engaging with the multidiscplinary team and proactively seeking knowledge and learning opportunities. Supports the team by mentoring colleagues, sharing knowledge and expertise to enhance the overall clinical proficiency and foster a collaborative learning environment with the team. Adapts communication style to effectively listen and communicate with a diverse group, including our patients, their families, and the multidisciplinary team.

Environment Management and Care Delivery - Coordinates the assigned area by utilizing the following components: safety, structure, planning, participation, and support. Performs environmental checks while adhering to patient safety and treatment schedules. Prevents and responds to escalations and crises utilizing Therapeutic Crisis Intervention concepts, which may include physical restraint to ensure the safety of patients, staff, and others. Takes the lead role during a behavioral crisis, and appropriately deploys interventions aligned with the stress model of crisis and patient treatment plans. Ensure the work area is safe and organized and that treatment schedules are progressing appropriately. Adheres to established policies, procedures, and protocols, completes all patient/safety checks, and follows patient observation level protocols. Prepares the necessary materials for the patient populations. Care assignment may reflect the following: working with patients in a setting based on the programming schedule, specific patient assignment, or an assignment to a specific location or environment to manage. In accordance with respective care location and patient needs, support the patient's stabilization from acute crisis. Demonstrates collaborative efforts with multidisciplinary team and escalates change in patient conditions or any concerns to management, the appropriate staff, licensed providers and approved parties; including following documented escalation plans, where applicable.

Patient Plan of Care - Implement/document the patient's response to individualized care plans, which may include patient behavioral information collection or implementing behavioral/educational protocols. Per care location and patient needs, may provide approved care to patients as delegated, including activities for daily living, intake and output, feeding, bathing, toileting, isolation precautions, emergency care for patients with lines and tubes. Engage the patient's family and support system in treatment plan as established in the medical record. Provide updates to the approved parents and legal guardians regarding patient condition and progress. Collaborate with all members of the multidisciplinary team and escalates change in patient conditions using the documented escalation process, where applicable or to a licensed staff member. Participate in regular team planning meetings as appropriate or needed. Assist the multidisciplinary team during patient care, and/or parent and staff training related to individual behavioral and education programs, data collection, and environmental modifications to promote patient success.

Clinical Activity - Leads psychoeducation and recreational group activities ensuring positive patient engagement and safe behaviors. Adapts group content to meet the needs and the functional developmental level of the participating patients. Implement behavioral and educational protocols as designed by psychology staff. Provide insight into antecedent events, behaviors and outcomes that may affect behavioral treatment. Implement individualized and group behavior and education intervention plans as prescribed. Utilizes crisis intervention techniques as appropriate. Participate in problem-solving of behavioral treatment options.

Relationship Development /Communication - Provides trauma informed, relationship-based care to a diverse patient population with an awareness of how personal experiences and biases impacts interactions with others. Adapts approach as needed and engage patients at their level of functioning while also recognizing the effects of trauma on each patient, including behavioral aggression. Develops clinically appropriate rapport through a variety of care interactions, including but not limited to interactions in the general care environment and during 1:1 patient assignmen