Behavioral Health Clinician Flex

Job Overview

The Behavioral Health Clinician is responsible for direct patient care and safety including diagnostic, assessment, treatment, and discharge planning for children, adolescents, and their families in Outpatient, Inpatient or Emergency Department settings.

• Department Name: CSH PMHI Consult Service-ED
• Job Status:
  Flex
• Shift: Based on Dept needs

• EDUCATION:
  
  Master's degree in psychology, social work or related field.
• EXPERIENCE:
  
  2 years in a mental health setting/agency
• EQUIVALENCY: N/A
• CERTIFICATION(S):
  American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider or American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer or ASHI Basic Life Support for Health Providers
• LICENSURE:
  State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor;
  Credentialing must be completed by the Medical Staff Office (MSO) within 3 months of employment

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

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Coordinates admissions to programs within the Pediatric Mental Health Institute or community programs and coordinates treatment with internal and external services.
• Leads, monitors, evaluates, and collaborates educational and therapeutic groups for patients; participates in clinical rounds and maintains communication with unit or department leadership.
• Attends educational in-services for Behavioral Health Clinicians.
• 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.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

• Audio-Visual:
  Depth Perception:
  Good…