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Children's Hospital Colorado · 5 months ago

Behavioral Health Creative Arts Clinician

Aurora, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$68K/yr - $102K/yr

2+ years exp

Children's Hospital Colorado is seeking a Behavioral Health Creative Arts Clinician to provide direct patient care and ensure safety for children and adolescents in various settings. The role involves delivering creative arts therapy interventions and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to support mental health treatment and stabilization.

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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. 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

Qualification

In Art TherapyLicensed Professional CounselorLicensed Clinical Social WorkerCrisis InterventionBehavioral Health AssessmentCreative Arts TherapyCustomer ServiceCollaboration SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Master's Degree

Area of Study: Psychology, social work or related field

2 years in a mental health setting/agency

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

State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Licensed Professional Counselor 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 or Board Certified) by the Art Therapy Credentials Board (AATA) or RDT (Registered Drama Therapist) by the North American Drama Therapy Association and or REAT (Registered Expressive Arts Therapist) by the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association preferred