Behavioral Health Suicide Prevention Specialist II

10 Nationwide Children's Hospital; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH is seeking a clinician to implement youth suicide awareness and prevention through the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research. The role provides clinical assessment, behavioral health treatment, case management, care coordination, and crisis intervention for children, adolescents and their families across all settings.

Responsibilities include developing treatment goals, documenting problems and diagnoses, initiating interventions, using

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited university or professional school of Counseling, Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy, required.
• Appropriate Ohio licensure, required. Must remain current in required licensure and clinical or other training as required.
• Valid Ohio driver's license and proof of auto insurance as required by hospital policy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, families, peers, and community representatives.
• Experience providing and managing culturally appropriate and trauma-informed behavioral healthcare to children, adolescent and families, required.

Responsibilities

• Assists in developing specific, realistic, and measurable treatment goals and objectives.
• Accurately assesses and documents client presenting problems, history, symptomology, mental status, and diagnosis.
• Prescribes initial interventions in a timely manner.
• Employs strategies of intervention that are consistent with empirically supported treatments and consistent with program expectations.
• Remains current in general knowledge of psychopharmacology in pediatric behavioral healthcare and collaborates consistently with team psychiatrist.
• Coordinates client care with other service providers and community resources to assure continuity of care.
• Completes clinical charting and other related administrative paperwork in accordance with policy standards.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master's degree in Counseling/Social Work/MFM

Job description

Overview

Overview: This clinician is responsible for implementing youth suicide awareness and prevention efforts through the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research. Primary job responsibilities include 1) implementing evidence-based suicide prevention programs in schools; 2) conducts suicide risk assessments and safety plans; 3) provides suicide prevention trainings with schools and community partners; 4) maintains a small clinical caseload. Valid Ohio driver's license and proof of auto insurance is required by hospital policy. Must pass a motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications and training set forth by Nationwide Children's Hospital and must maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.

Job Description Summary

Provides clinical assessment, behavioral health treatment, case management, care coordination, and crisis intervention for children, adolescents and their families across all professional and clinical settings.

Essential Functions

• Assists in developing specific, realistic, and measurable treatment goals and objectives.
• Accurately assesses and documents client presenting problems, history, symptomology, mental status, and diagnosis.
• Prescribes initial interventions in a timely manner.
• Employs strategies of intervention that are consistent with empirically supported treatments and consistent with program expectations.
• Remains current in general knowledge of psychopharmacology in pediatric behavioral healthcare and collaborates consistently with team psychiatrist.
• Coordinates client care with other service providers and community resources to assure continuity of care.
• Completes clinical charting and other related administrative paperwork in accordance with policy standards.

Education Requirement

Master's degree from an accredited university or professional school of Counseling, Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy, required.

Licensure Requirement

Appropriate Ohio licensure, required. Must remain current in required licensure and clinical or other training as required. Independent license or satisfactory progress toward independent licensure, required. Valid Ohio driver's license and proof of auto insurance as required by hospital policy and position-specific requirements. Must pass motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications, and training set forth by Nationwide Children's Hospital and maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, families, peers, and community representatives.

Experience

Experience providing and managing culturally appropriate and trauma-informed behavioral healthcare to children, adolescent and families, required.

Physical Requirements

• OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Loud Noises, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel, Working Outdoors
• FREQUENTLY: Flexing/extending of neck, Sitting, Standing, Walking
• CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing - Far/near

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision.

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