Behavioral Health Placement Specialist

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Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.

Here, the nation's brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist's outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we're making new strides every day.

We've been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the best of the best pediatric hospitals with #1 rankings in Colorado and the region by U.S. News & World Report.

As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.

Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.

That's 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.

A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it's different.

The Behavioral Health Placement Specialist supports a clinical team composed of Therapists, Social Workers, Counselors and Nurses who provide mental health assessments for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care. This role is responsible for screening and assessing the patients' needs, accurately documenting patient information and appropriately scheduling appointments with practitioners based on intake assessments and provider matrix. The position is responsible for recommending the appropriate level of care and screening for safety for various behavioral health programs.

Department Name: Psych ED
Job Status: 48hrs PT
Shift: 7-3p Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday additional hours will be available as needed

• EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree with a major in psychology or related field.
• EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years of experience in a healthcare setting, to include one (1) year of experience in a behavioral health or pediatric psych setting.
• EQUIVALENCY - Direct professional experience may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis.

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POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

Neonate - <30 days

Infancy - >30 days to 1yr

Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs

Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs

School age - >5yrs to 13yrs

Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs

Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all the following essential functions. These examples do not include all the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

1. Determines eligibility for both internal and/or external behavioral programs and services both within system of care. Identifies and recommends available resources and coordinates information to support patient disposition.
2. Coordinates with appropriate clinical partners and physicians through the patient response inquiry, admission, treatment, and discharge process.
3. Provides patient support services including scheduling, registration, and coordination of evaluation appointments and admissions.
4. Receives inbound and/or places outbound patient calls to recommend the appropriate level of care and complete screening for safety related to various behavioral health programs.
5. Supports health insurance management functions by collecting patient insurance information. May also include supporting referrals and pre-authorizations and benefits/eligibility determinations.
6. Performs data entry in medical record and internal data collection systems.
7. Coordinate admissions for higher levels of care with treatment teams, providers, and family.
8. Manage and maintain census for higher levels of care.
9. Provides a high level of customer service support and assistance to patients, families, physicians, and other internal/external customers.

SCOPE & LEVEL

Guidelines: 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 public 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

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Audio-Visual: Color Discrimination - Fair
• Audio-Visual: Depth Perception - Fair
• Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good
• Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good
• Audio Visual: Hearing: Good
• Motion: Bend: Up to 1/3 of the time
• Motion: Reach up to 1/3 of the time
• Motion: Carry up to 1/3 of the time
• Motion: Pull up to 1/3 of the time
• Motion: Push up to 1/3 of the time
• Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 10 lbs. or more, up to 1/3 of the time
• General Activity: Stand/Walk up to 8 hours a day
• Use of hands/feet: Precise Motion Function (or fine manipulation)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Equipment: telephone, computers, fax machines, copiers, reading reports/graphs
• Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Occasional
• Exposure: Exposure to cold/heat: Occasional
• Exposure: Exposure to infectious disease: Occasional
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with other 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.

Here, you matter. 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 time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

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.