What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Clinician Creative Arts Therapist FLEX position at Children's Hospital Colorado?
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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.
This position could feature any modality of Creative Arts or Expressive Therapy. Requirements include CO licensure & Masters in Creative Arts Therapy (Art, Music, Dance/ Movement, Drama Therapies) or Expressive Arts Therapy. This position provides services to a number of different patient populations within our Pediatric Mental Health Institute and medical units, with flexible scheduling as a member of our Ponzio Creative Arts Therapy Program.
Department: Ponzio Arts Therapy Program
Hours per week: Flex, variable
Shift: FLEX availability
- EDUCATION: Master's degree in psychology, social work or related field.
- Master's degree in Creative Arts Therapy modality (art therapy/dance-movement therapy/ drama therapy/ expressive arts therapy/music therapy/ yoga therapy) preferred
- EXPERIENCE: 2 years in a mental health setting/agency
- 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
- ATR or ATR-BC (Art Therapist Registered- Board Certification) by the AATA Art Therapy Credentials Board; or R-DMT or BC-DMT(Registered or Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist) by the American Dance Therapy Association; or RDT (Registered Drama Therapist) by the North American Drama Therapy Association; or REAT (Registered Expressive Arts Therapist) by the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association; or MT-BC (Music Therapy-Board Certified) by the Certification Board for Music Therapist; or C-IAYT (Certified Yoga Therapist) by the International Association of Yoga Therapists preferred
- LICENSURE: State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor
For positions that have been defined and are governed by the Children's Hospital Colorado Medical Staff bylaws, continuation of employment is contingent upon the review and approval of the Colorado Health Care Professionals Credential Application within 3 months of employment. Failure to successfully pass the credentialing process may result in the termination of your employment. Such positions include: Advanced Practice Providers, licensed professional counselors, or Adjunct Medical Staff.
POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
- Neonate - <30 days
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 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.
SCOPE AND 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: 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.
- 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.
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
Hourly Rate of Pay: $37.48Benefits Information
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 sick leave and a robust wellness program.
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.