Behavioral Health Clinician Non-Licensed

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Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.

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A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it’s different.

The Behavioral Health Clinician NC is responsible for direct patient care and safety including diagnostic, assessment, treatment, and discharge planning for children, adolescents and their families in partial hospitalization programs.

This position will provide evaluation and therapeutic services to patients in the Outpatient department.

Department: Psychology Training
Hours per week: 40, eligible for benefits
Shift: Mon-Fri 8-7 (Shift will vary on the department needs)

• LICENSURE: Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of Colorado
• CERTIFICATION(S): Healthcare Provider BLS/CPR certification
• EDUCATION: Master’s degree in psychology, social work or related field.
• EXPERIENCE: 2 years in a mental health setting/agency

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

• School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
• Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
• Neonate - <30 days
• Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
• Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
• Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform. While awaiting the credentialing process, the activities below are supervised by a licensed professional.

• Leads, monitors, evaluates, and collaborates educational and therapeutic groups for patients; participates in clinical rounds and maintains communication with unit or department leadership.
• Completes diagnostic behavioral health assessments for treatment or crisis intervention. Compiles and analyzes data and prepares case records, reports, and documents that comply with state and federal standards in providing case notes, treatment plans, and evaluations.
• 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.
• 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 case presentations and provides consultation to medical teams and callers.
• Provides crisis intervention to families and provides interventions with families to support discharge to home and stabilization. Also develops a therapeutic relationship with patients and families to assist with psychological problems.
• Attends educational in-services for Behavioral Health Clinicians
• Coordinates admissions to programs within the Pediatric Mental Health Institute or community programs and coordinates treatment with internal and external services.
• 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.

SCOPE AND LEVEL

• SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.
• COMMUNICATIONS: Contacts with the patients, families, or employees where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function
• DECISION MAKING: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.
• GUIDELINES: Developmental, standard, or intermediate level. Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.
• COMPLEXITY: Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

PHYSICAL REQUIRMENTS

Audio-Visual: Depth Perception: Good

Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good

Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good

Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good

General Activity: Stand/Walk: Up to 10 hours per day

Motion: Bend: Up to 1/3 of time

Motion: Carry: Up to 1/3 of time

Motion: Climb: Up to 1/3 of time

Motion: Crawl: Up to 1/3 of time

Motion: Lift: Up to 1/3 of time

Motion: Pull: Up to 1/3 of time

Motion: Push: Up to 1/3 of time

Motion: Reach: Up to 1/3 of time

Motion: Squat/Crouch: Up to 1/3 of time

Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 100 pounds: Up to 1/3 of time

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Regular/Frequent.

Exposure: Exposure to cold/heat: Occasional.

Exposure: Exposure to dampness: Occasional.

Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Occasional.

Exposure: Exposure to noise/vibration: Occasional.

Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making.

Mental and Emotional Requirements: Makes decisions under pressure.

Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately.

Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively.

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.

Salary Information

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 a best-in-class education benefit with 75+ tuition-free programs 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.