Associate Clinical Manager Behavioral Health

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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 Associate Clinical Manager oversees and supports the operations and clinical practice of our Behavioral Health Clinicians (LCSW, LPC, pre-licensed clinicians) and Behavioral Health Placement Specialists across the Intensive and Ambulatory Divisions within the Pediatric Mental Health Institute. The Intensive Division includes Inpatient Psychiatric Services and Neuropsychiatric Special Care units. The Ambulatory Division includes the Partial Hospitalization Programs at Anschutz and North, the Eating Disorders Program, and the Pre-Licensure Outpatient Pathways program. This role will partner with Medical Directors, Clinical Directors, and Clinical Managers of the divisions to advance clinical practice and ensure high-quality patient care delivery.

Department Name: Inpatient Services
Job Status: 40hrs FT
Shift: Primarily day shift, weekdays - but may need to be available for occasional calls on evenings or weekends

Occasionally will be needed to travel to North Campus

• Education: Bachelor's degree in area of specialty (i.e. Social Work, Counseling, Psychology).
• Experience: Five years of clinical experience.
• Equivalency: Professional experience, in addition to the required experience, may substitute the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis. A Master's degree may substitute for the required experience on a year-for year basis.
• Certifications: BLS for Healthcare Providers/CPR, and appropriate state license/certification for their field of expertise. Depending on the discipline, employees may also be required to have national certification in their area of specialty (e.g. LCSW, BCBA, LPC)

***This position may require a BLS certification from the American Heart Association. Click on the following link and enter your zip code to find an appropriate class near you. Please note BLS (CPR cards) from organizations other than American Heart Association, even if it says it is AHA approved, will not be accepted.***

http://ahainstructornetwork.americanheart.org/AHAECC/classConnector.jsp?pid=ahaecc.classconnector.home

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 of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

1. Manages the implementation and maintenance of unit/department specific policies, procedures, and guidelines while ensuring consistency with evidence-based practice and organizational policies, standards, and procedures.
2. Leads unit/department team members in providing direct patient care by demonstrating expert clinical knowledge and promoting the application of the clinical best practices and professional standards in daily work.
3. Oversees the admission, discharge, and general flow of patients; and monitors and orders diagnostic and treatment materials and other needed clinical supplies.
4. Interprets and explains regulatory standards and hospital policies, procedures, and rules to employees and ensures compliance with applicable quality and safety initiatives and practices.
5. Ensures staffing resources are utilized appropriately and shifts resources to meet both patient and unit needs.
6. Partners with a multidisciplinary team in meeting the clinical needs of patients and families. Rounds with patients, families and team members to promote patient family experience and quality patient care.
7. Resolves operational and patient/family issues, making decisions that are inclusive of multiple perspectives and solves underlying problems.
8. Serves as the primary clinical liaison with families and referring providers, assisting with triaging and scheduling of new patient referrals, complex customer service issues and providing expert clinical consultation as needed to meet the needs of the community.
9. Assists team members in achieving unit outcomes, performance and professional development standards; identifies opportunities for continual improvement.
10. Champions clinical practice and professional growth by working with Departmental leadership to meet the educational needs of the unit/department and by monitoring and participating in the assessment of basic clinical competencies. Develops, coaches, and evaluates team members. Mentors team members in creating/evaluating projects focused on improving clinical practice.
11. Provides leadership on decisions involving hiring, terminations, promotions, and disciplinary actions as required.
12. Monitors expenditures for unit/department and participates in the development of budget recommendations.
13. Provides input into financial management activities including operational budgetary decisions and cost-containment.

SCOPE & LEVEL

Guidelines: Performs a combination of management and supervisory duties and responsibilities. Work is tactical and operational in nature.
Complexity: Duties performed include operational and organizational planning, developing standards, schedules, priorities, guidelines, processes, measurement (evaluation) systems, implementation of production and performance management standards, and allocating resources.

Decision Making: Determines strategy priority shifts for the division or department.

Communications: Contacts where the exchange of information, support, influence, and cooperation may have a very significant impact on the division, programs, and/or policies of the organization.

Supervision Received: Expected to resolve problems that arise in the normal course of the work. Work may be discussed with higher level managers and reviewed for soundness of judgment and feasibility of decisions.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Body Movement

• Will frequently stand/walk for 6-8 hours per day.
• Will frequently use hands while keyboarding and writing.
• Will frequently sit for 2-4 hours per day while accessing computer, talking on the telephone, and while attending meetings.
• Back and Upper Body (lifting and carrying) - Will occasionally lift/force exerted up to 16 kgs

Vision

• Constantly uses sight in performance for daily job duties.

Hearing

• Constantly uses hearing in performance for daily job duties.

Others

• Able to assist or assume direct patient care as census directly permits. Exposure to unsteady or falling patient: In the course of transferring a patient, may encounter a patient who falls or loses balance, causing employee to fall and/or bear the full weight of a patient.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Regular/Frequent.
• Exposure: Exposure to heights: Occasional.
• Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Frequent.
• Exposure: Exposure to lung irritations: Occasional.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Makes decisions under pressure.

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.

The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this 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.