Behavior Health Clinician Arts Therapy Flex

About the role

The Creative Arts Therapy Behavioral Health Clinician FLEX (CAT BHC) is a member of the Ponzio Creative Arts Therapy (PCAT) Program within the Integrative & Creative Care (ICC) Division. The FLEX clinician provides direct creative arts therapy services across PMHI inpatient and ambulatory programs, adapting to evolving patient care and PCAT operational needs. Primary responsibilities include facilitating therapeutic groups, multifamily groups, and individual sessions, while partnering with interdisciplinary teams to support a safe, engaging, and recovery-oriented treatment environment.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Qualifications

• Degree: Master's in Psychology, social work or related field
• Experience: 2 years in a mental health setting/agency; Creative Arts Therapist experience preferred (Dance, Arts, etc.)
• Licenses & Certifications:
  • BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire
  • State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA): Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) 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
  • ATR or ATR-BC (Art Therapist Registered- Board Certification) by the AATA Art Therapy Credentials Board; or RDT (Registered Drama Therapist) by the North American Drama Therapy Association preferred

Schedule

FLEX - As needed. Days vary - 9-5p (Sunday-Saturday coverage).

Pay

Hourly Rate of Pay: $45.93

Benefits

• 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
• Annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance (paid out the following April if organizational goals are met)
• Annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year