Behavioral Health Specialist Intensive
2 months ago
Location Aurora, Colorado
Full/Part Time Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
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Job OverviewThe Behavioral Health Specialist - Intensive Services is responsible for direct patient care and safety including supervision and management of children and adolescents hospitalized for severe psychiatric symptoms and are at risk for endangering themselves or other; performs duties and delivers therapeutic interventions under the direction of a registered nurse or licensed psychiatric professional. This position may encounter potentially volatile care situations that could result in bodily harm.
Neuropsychiatric Special Care (NSC)
The Neuropsychiatric Special Care (NSC) Program provides acute psychiatric treatment for children and adolescents (4-17 years old) diagnosed with an intellectual and/or developmental disability (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorder; intellectual disability) who are experiencing a psychiatric crisis (e.g., out-of-control behavior; suicidal ideation). The NSC program offers both inpatient and partial hospitalization programs (PHP). The NSC program's mission is to provide individualized and comprehensive treatment to address each child and their family's unique needs.
Additional InformationDepartment: Neuropsychiatric Special Care
Hours per week: 36, eligible for benefits
Shift: 7p-7a, 3 12-hour shifts
- Education: Bachelor's degree with a minor in psychology or related field
- Equivalency: Professional relevant experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis.
- Certification(s): Healthcare Provider BLS/CPR certification
Responsibilities
POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
- Neonate - 30 days to 1yr
- Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
- Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
- School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
- Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
- Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs
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.
- Provides direct patient care and management of children and adolescents hospitalized for severe psychiatric symptoms, autism spectrum disorder, developmental delays and are at a high risk of endangering themselves or others while under the direction of a registered nurse or licensed psychiatric professional.
- Delivers therapeutic interventions while under the direction of a registered nurse or licensed psychiatric professional.
- Leads, monitors and collaborates educational and therapeutic groups for patients.
- Participates in clinical rounds, maintains communication with unit or department leadership.
- Responds as part of the Behavioral Assistance Resource Team; provides assistance to patients, family members or visitors 18 years of age and younger exhibiting the potential for harm to self or others.
- Ensures proper documentation of patient progress; completes 15-minute patient checks; provides one-to-one patient observation and or milieu management.
- Assists new hires as required.
- Attends educational in-services for Behavior Specialists; participates in unit committees and educational offerings.
- Collaborates with other disciplines or departments on patient care and unit safety.
- Provides customer service as related to the Mental Health field.
- Completes assessments under the supervision of a psychologist/BCBA including a variety of functional analyses, preference assessments, and reinforcer assessments
- Implements individual behavior intervention plans developed by psychologist/BCBA
- Receive training in diabetic behavioral therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and, applied behavioral therapy (ABA)
- Manage and maintain safety of therapeutic milieu of multiple hospitalized inpatient/partial hospitalized psychiatric patients at one time
- Collect accurate data on the behavior of patients
- Collaborate with clinical team members to discuss intervention strategies for severe problem behaviors
- Maintain therapeutic rapport, unconditional positive regard, and a non-punitive approach with patients independent of patient behaviors
- Work with families to model positive behavioral intervention strategies and pro-social interactions with patient
Other Information
SCOPE & LEVEL
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: Falls between the entry and full performance/senior level. Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.
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 that are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.
Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public 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.
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.
Physical RequirementsAbility to Perform Essential Functions of the Job
- 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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.
Salary Information
Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $44,410.53 to $66,615.79Hourly Salary Range: $21.35 to $32.03
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 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.
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