Pediatric Behavioral Health Specialist

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The Pediatric Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS), under the direction and supervision of the treatment team, provides direct therapeutic contact to patients through the delivery of specific groups designed to address the core psychological vulnerabilities which commonly lead to patients entering crisis. This role is furthered by providing individual, ad-hoc supportive contacts to patients that focus on validating negative feelings, offering strategies for coping, building self-esteem, development of skills, and assessment of immediate risk to self and others.

Location: Primary Children’s at Lehi – Lehi, Utah

Department/Unit: Pediatric Behavioral Health

Entry Rate: $18.29 + depending on experience

Shift Details: Full-time 36 hours per week - three 12 hour shifts rotating / variable

Schedule: Days, evenings, graves, holidays and weekends are required

Benefits Eligible: Yes (Health, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401(K), Education + many more)

***Will train at Primary Children's - Wasatch Canyons Inpatient unit in Taylorsville until the Primary Children's Lehi Miller Campus opens in February

Scope:

The Pediatric Behavioral Health Specialist provides care to patients in accordance with the established multi-disciplinary plan of care or treatment plan. They specialize in delivering core group content as outlined by licensed clinical staff through skill building and psycho educational groups. They enhance the containment and support provided by the BHT, through enhanced knowledge and experience.

Job Essentials:

• Observe the overall behavior, including demeanor, level of engagement and level of organization of assigned patients, and provide this information to the treatment team to enhance the overall understanding of the patient.
• Communicates pertinent patient information in shift report and to the treatment team using effective communication and organization skills.
• May provide more direct observation of acutely unsafe patients in collaboration with the treatment team and charge nurse, including instances when assigned to act as a 1:1.
• Providing patients with individual, self-directed resources under guidance from the treating therapist or provider.
• Maintains high standards of professionalism and sets example for patients and other caregivers by modeling appropriate and positive behaviors.
• In collaboration with charge nurse, manage the overall environment of care, ensuring patient safety on the milieu.
• Takes initiative to improve the work environment and guide others toward resolving problems/treatment questions.
• In collaboration with occupational therapy, manage individual patient engagement and regulation, utilizing established treatment team interventions.
• Expertly recognizes critical situations, anticipates and diffuses difficult patient behaviors, identifies options to manage crisis - using sound judgment and problem-solving skills, engages patient to collaboratively solve problems by understanding and appealing to the patients underlying goals and sources of motivation.
• As a BHS Shift Lead, may coordinate and direct overall milieu management in alignment with the unit Charge Nurse.
• Demonstrate competence in creating therapeutic personal experiences with patients, and ability to combine individual patient motivation and knowledge of recommended behavioral interventions to enhance the generalization and adoption of coping skills throughout the day and across environments.
• Perform tasks as assigned to ensure unit safety is maintained (Visual safety rounds, room checks, inventory of patient belongings).
• Leads or co-leads educational groups including goal setting, skill building, relaxation, reflection, and/or family education. Groups are designed to address the core psychological vulnerabilities which commonly lead to patients entering crisis.
• Encourages accountability and professional growth of co-workers and Behavioral Health Technicians.
• Completes timely and accurate documentation of groups, patient care interventions, and observations.
• Monitoring patients for escalations in level of agitation and following best practices for de-escalation.
• Ensure a positive and safe milieu by role-modeling prosocial attitudes, providing platforms for positively engaged patients to do the same, strategically managing negative influences on the milieu through deflection, minimization, humor and appeals to the patients underlying goals and sources of motivation.
• May assist in mentoring and/or orientation of new caregivers and students.

Minimum Qualifications:

• AND
• Two years post high school education in social work, psychology, sociology, family studies, or a health sciences field
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• AND a minimum of six months of relevant experience (behavioral health, chemically dependency, education, special education, child care, etc.).
• One year experience working in a pediatric behavioral health setting and ability to demonstrate all BHS job essentials.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or family studies.

Physical Requirements:

Carrying, Hearing / Listening, Lifting, Manual Dexterity, Pulling / Pushing Seeing, Sitting, Speaking, Squatting/Kneeling, Standing, Walking.

Anticipated job posting close date:

09/01/2023

Location:

Primary Childrens at Lehi, Primary Childrens at Wasatch Canyons

Work City:

Lehi

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

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

$18.29 - $24.84

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