Pediatric Behavioral Health Specialist - Day Treatment

About the role

The Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS) plays a crucial role in providing therapeutic support to patients. This includes leading or co-leading educational and didactic groups, ensuring a positive and safe environment, and collaborating with the treatment team to manage patient care needs.

Responsibilities

• Delivers specific groups to address psychological vulnerabilities leading to crisis situations.
• Provides individual and ad-hoc supportive contact focusing on validating feelings, coping strategies, self-esteem building, skill development, and immediate risk assessment.
• Maintains unit safety by performing visual safety rounds, conducting room checks, and managing patient belongings.
• Leads or co-leads educational and didactic groups.
• Ensures a positive and safe milieu by role-modeling prosocial attitudes and positively engaging patients.
• Collaborates with the treatment team to manage patient care needs, assist with activities of daily living (ADLs), and provide self-directed resources.
• Takes initiative to improve the work environment and guide others towards problem-solving and treatment questions.
• Mentors and/or orientates new caregivers and students.
• Aligns with the Intermountain Operating Model and continuous improvement practices, including idea escalation, unit project coordination, and change management.
• Maintains high standards of professionalism by modeling appropriate behaviors and coaching peers and patients in real-time.
• Completes timely and accurate documentation of groups, patient care interventions, and observations.
• May provide more direct observation of acutely unsafe patients in collaboration with the treatment team and charge nurse.

Requirements

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Relevant work experience in a behavioral health or similar setting.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or family studies preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months relevant work experience in a behavioral health or similar setting.
• Ability to demonstrate all BHS job essentials.

Skills

• Communication
• Leadership
• Problem Solving
• Coaching
• Empathy and Emotional Intelligence

Benefits

Intermountain Health offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged
• A generous benefits package
• Comprehensive coverage of programs

Pay

$19.50 - $26.48 per hour

Schedule

40 hours per week

Location

Primary Children's Hospital at Taylorsville, Salt Lake City, Utah