Job: Behavioral Health Therapist II - Job #: 70292

Location: US-CO-Greeley
Posted Date: 10/26/2009
Shift: Varied
Category: Support Services - Positions
Department: Behavioral Health
Facility: North Colorado Medical Center
Position Type: Part-Time-PA
Shift Hours: As needed
Hours Per Week: 28

Overview:

Join Banner Health at North Colorado Medical Center as Behavioral Health Therapist II helping with the delivery of excellent patient care!

North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC) is a licensed 398-bed, Level II trauma center (with flight transport), acute care facility with approximately 3100 employees. In 2007, NCMC was designated a Magnet status facility for nursing excellence, one of only 250 hospitals nationwide to achieve this honor. NCMC was recently recognized as one of the nation's Top 100 Hospitals in cardiovascular care.

Greeley, Colorado, a community of 90,000 and the home of the University of Northern Colorado, is located 50 miles north of Denver along the Front Range of the spectacular Rocky Mountains. Enjoy the world-class recreational opportunities of the nearby Rocky Mountains. Rocky Mountain National Park is 55 miles west of Greeley. Greeley is just 17 miles east of North Colorado Medical Center's sister-facility - McKee Medical Center in Loveland.

Banner Health is one of the largest, non-profit health care systems in the country with hospitals, long-term care centers and an array of other services, including family clinics, home care services and home medical equipment services, in seven states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming. Banner is on the leading edge of health care innovation and invests in the careers of the employees keeping Banner at the forefront of healthcare leadership.
Responsibilities:
This position will be part of the assessment and referral team for the Emergency Department and hospital medical floors. This position will perform assessment of patient psychiatric needs and risk factors in an accountable and responsive manner. Interact with law enforcement personnel, family members and other persons significantly involved with patients in order to obtain corroborative information and aid in establishing appropriate dispositions of care. Identify, compile, and provide to patients, family members and others information on referral sources and community services appropriate to patients' individual clinical needs. Practice all roles and services in an ethical, fiscally responsible, and legally accountable manner. Liaise effectively with multidisciplinary teams within Banner Health. Advocate for patients' individual needs and best interests. Produce comprehensive medical records at or above acceptable legal and professional standards. Take responsibility for utilizing appropriate levels of clinical supervision.
Pay opportunity: $20.94 - $33.46 per hour

MIMIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Masters in clinical social work, professional counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology or addictions counseling.
Current Colorado licensure as LMFT, LPC, or LCSW.Behavioral health assessment skills for a variety of ages.Current CPRValid Colorado drivers license.PREFERRED QUALIFICATION:

Experience providing direct consumer contact in a human services field, including demonstration of basic psychiatric assessment skills and psychiatric diagnosis, with specific familiarity with the DSM-IV-TR system of diagnosis.Previous experience in hospital setting.