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The Behavioral Health Specialist is a critical role in the psychiatric care of patients. We aspire to be an inclusive culture where every team member, patient, and family member feels safe and valued, and where all patients receive the same access to the highest quality care, outcomes, and experience. This position also serves as a system-wide resource, providing direct patient care and safety including supervision and management of children and adolescents.

Level 6 Surgical Inpatient Unit is a 72-bed unit encompassing three different service lines and 14 sub-specialties. With an impressive team comprised of providers, nurses, clinical assistants, behavioral health specialists and inpatient service specialists, Level 6 specializes in providing care to patients with complex surgical needs including trauma, solid-organ transplant, burns, general surgery, plastics, urology, colorectal, bariatrics, neurology, neurosurgery, epilepsy monitoring, orthopedics and rehabilitation. Patients on Level 6 receive state of the art interventions and treatments, as well as specialized nursing care. Due to the variety of patients that can been seen on Level 6, team members can expect to care for acutely ill patients that may otherwise be seen in a step-down unit. As a result, Level 6 clinical team members exhibit exceptional time management and delegation skills. The Level 6 team consistently demonstrates excellent teamwork and camaraderie evidenced through high employee engagement. Level 6 offers an incredible opportunity to care for a variety of patients within a specialty, while fulfilling the desire to critically think, challenge one's skills and make a life-long impression on the life of a patient and their family

The Level 8 Inpatient Medical Unit is a dynamic 48-bed general medical unit serving a wide variety of patient populations from birth to early adulthood. We specialize clinically in the areas of digestive health, renal impairment, infectious diseases, behavioral health, endocrine and metabolic disorders, and immune deficiencies to name a few. The Behavioral Health Specialist provides 1:1 or 2:1 support for patients. They implement clinical care responsibilities in accordance with unit/departmental policies, procedures and standards under the supervision of a registered nurse. They work as a part of a passionate and intelligent interdisciplinary team of nurses, clinical assistants, inpatient service specialists, and providers. They provide comprehensive and integrated care of all patients with overlapping medical and behavioral health diagnoses, including but not limited to suicide ideation and/or self-harm. Our Behavioral Health Specialists participate in crisis intervention utilizing verbal and physical de-escalation of potentially unsafe or aggressive behavior and engage with patients using identified coping skills and encourage the use of therapeutic interventions as appropriate. These patient populations challenge us to exercise critical thinking, clinical decision making, and clinical judgement.

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Annual Salary Range: $19.93 to $29.00 / Hourly Salary

Hours per week: Part time and Full time positions are available. Please list your preferences in the questions below.

Shift: There are a variety of shifts available for this role. Please identify your preferences in the questions within the application.

Please note: The Behavioral Health Specialist may begin their shift in one unit and based on a change in census and acuity be reallocated to a different unit to meet operational needs. However, it is also possible for the Behavioral Health Specialist to experience extended periods of time in one department to offset long-term absences through the Months Program

Make an Impact

Qualifications:

• 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

Job Highlights:

1. Provides direct patient care and management of children and adolescents while under the direction of a registered nurse or licensed psychiatric professional.
2. Leads, monitors and collaborates educational and therapeutic groups for patients.
3. Participates in clinical rounds, maintains communication with unit or department leadership.
4. 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.
5. Ensures proper documentation of patient progress; completes 15-minute patient checks; provides one-to-one patient observation and or milieu management..

Total Rewards and Benefits

Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision insurance, life and disability insurance, 403b employer match (retirement savings), robust wellness program,education benefit to help you advance your career.

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.

Loan Repayment: Children's Hospital Colorado is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)

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At Children's Hospital Colorado, we know our stories are never ours and ours alone. It takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat. That is why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors. It is an ending we can only write together. Come write your story with us!

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Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years. We have been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the nation's top 10 pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child.