Behavioral Health Coach

Intermountain Health • Denver, CO

2d • $26 - $41 • Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Coach, guided by the treatment team's direction and supervision, delivers direct and impactful therapeutic interventions to patients and their families, empowering them to achieve their treatment goals. This role collaborates with clinicians, patients, families, healthcare providers, insurers, community resources, and all relevant stakeholders to deliver comprehensive services, coordinate care, develop effective transition plans, and advocate for patients' well-being. Essential Functions Works under identified licensed mental health professional and actively participate in required supervision through scheduled meetings, consultations, and chart reviews as indicated. Demonstrates expertise to role-model trauma-informed care to establish strong patient relationships, interpret behaviors, and respond effectively to patient needs. Collaborates with clinicians to develop, model, and implement interventions for patients with moderate to severe behavioral and emotional problems. Facilitates interventions with patients and families to promote goal setting, skill building, co-regulation, and family education in line with the care plan. Builds strong therapeutic rapport to enhance treatment engagement, using behavioral health expertise. Identifies, anticipates, and diffuses crisis situations; works to manage difficult patient behaviors and ensures safety. Covers on-call responsibilities in accordance with program standards and rotation schedule. Observes, documents and reports patient behaviors, engagement, and organization to the treatment team to inform patient care strategies. Completes timely and accurate documentation compliant with all regulatory and procedural requirements in the medical record. Meets productivity standards and expectations. Satisfies all Intermountain Health requirements regarding procedural, operational, and compliance training and updates. Performs other duties as assigned. Skills Child development Behavioral Health Customer Service Interpersonal Communication Trauma informed care Family Education Psychoeducation Patient care Cultural communication Documentation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology, family studies, or related field (education is verified) OR four years of experience working in a related field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in computer applications
• Positive driving motor vehicle (DMV) record, proof of current automobile insurance coverage, and a copy of a valid and current Colorado driver's license
• Basic Life Support and First Aid within 90 days of employment
• Child development
• Behavioral Health
• Customer Service
• Interpersonal Communication
• Trauma informed care
• Family Education
• Psychoeducation
• Patient care
• Cultural communication
• Documentation

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a behavioral health setting
• Bi-lingual in Spanish

Responsibilities

• Works under identified licensed mental health professional and actively participate in required supervision through scheduled meetings, consultations, and chart reviews as indicated.
• Demonstrates expertise to role-model trauma-informed care to establish strong patient relationships, interpret behaviors, and respond effectively to patient needs.
• Collaborates with clinicians to develop, model, and implement interventions for patients with moderate to severe behavioral and emotional problems.
• Facilitates interventions with patients and families to promote goal setting, skill building, co-regulation, and family education in line with the care plan.
• Builds strong therapeutic rapport to enhance treatment engagement, using behavioral health expertise.
• Identifies, anticipates, and diffuses crisis situations; works to manage difficult patient behaviors and ensures safety.
• Covers on-call responsibilities in accordance with program standards and rotation schedule.
• Observes, documents and reports patient behaviors, engagement, and organization to the treatment team to inform patient care strategies.
• Completes timely and accurate documentation compliant with all regulatory and procedural requirements in the medical record.
• Meets productivity standards and expectations.
• Satisfies all Intermountain Health requirements regarding procedural, operational, and compliance training and updates.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 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 package here.
• Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment. Learn more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees