Behavioral Health Provider
Intermountain Health Thornton, CO
Intermountain Health Thornton, CO
3 weeks ago
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Job Description:The Behavioral Health Provider assesses patients and/or patient's family, caregivers, and/or legal representatives and arranges for needed interventions. Plans interventions to help patients cope with social, emotional, economic, and environmental problems and provides short term treatment planning for mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, conditions, and addictions.
ScopeThe Behavioral Health Provider will work at Intermountain Health Amber Creek Clinic, Fort Lupton Clinic and Quail Creek Clinic. This position provides care appropriate to the established plan of care in the assigned patient population.
Job Essentials
- Assesses the patient's medical history, mental health history, and current presentation to understand the patient's needs from treatment.
- Organizes and prioritizes daily work by assessing new, current, and discharging patient needs in area(s) of responsibility.
- Diagnoses and treats various mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
- Performs social work consultation for patients and caregivers. Conducts psychosocial assessments. Provides supportive, crisis bereavement and other social work interventions as necessary.
- Develops a plan of care either individually or with input from the patient, patient family and significant others, physicians, and other members of the healthcare team.
- Modifies care plans to reflect changes in patient status.
- Refers patients to other services to improve their well-being. These referrals may include community services, treatment programs, support groups, psychiatrists, or other mental health providers.
- Educates, communicates, and coordinates with multiple patient care teams and outside agencies as necessary to ensure the patient receives quality care, a timely discharge, and to identify and resolve delays and issues. Credentialing through medical staff office and peer review requirements may apply if working in the behavioral health setting.
- May provide support and debriefing, in conjunction with the Employee Assistance Program, for staff members following adverse events.
- Acts as an advocate on behalf of patients and families, where appropriate, to ensure effective communication with multidisciplinary care teams, outside agencies and other resources as necessary.
- Works with the multi-disciplinary team to develop a discharge plan in order to provide further care, services, and referrals in order to ensure continuity of care.
- Completes timely and accurate documentation in the medical record using knowledge of documentation standards for the department to facilitate communication with team members. Documentation is done in compliance with all clinical guidelines and billing/reimbursem*nt standards.
- Complies with federal, state, local, and clinical program/facility standards.
- Acts within the scope of the Mental Health Practice Act.
- May identify patients at risk for potential avoidable delays, extended stay, readmission, financial or complex discharge needs. Coordinate with care providers and leaders to reach optimal solutions.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Counseling or Social Work. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
- Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
- Two (2) years clinical experience in related field is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with patients, families, and treatment teams.
Physical Requirements:Physical Essentials
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
- May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
Anticipated job posting close date:07/04/2024
Location:AmberCreek, Fort Lupton Clinic, Quail Creek Clinic
Work City:Thornton
Work State:Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours:40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$27.02 - $48.00
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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