Inpatient Behavioral Health Provider

Vail Health Hospital • Edwards, CO

17h • $102,273 - $141,148

About The Position

The Inpatient Behavioral Health Provider serves as a behavioral health clinician providing direct clinical services at the Precourt Healing Center, an acute inpatient psychiatric facility. Services include individual and family-based therapy, group-based therapeutic interventions, milieu work, didactic intervention, and care coordination as needed. The role supports services across Behavioral Health locations according to community, operational, and patient-population needs, and includes a rotating on-call expectation.

The provider delivers intensive inpatient behavioral health services, with an emphasis on acute or high-risk populations, including patients who are actively suicidal, homicidal, psychotic, or gravely disabled. The position maintains a caseload of at least 32 billable clinical hours per week and provides individualized, interdisciplinary treatment for complex, comorbid, and/or treatment-resistant behavioral health disorders. The provider collaborates with the multidisciplinary team on holistic treatment and discharge plans, communicates with patients and families about progress and care adjustments, and responds to crises and psychiatric emergencies.

As needed or directed, the provider develops clinical programming or curriculum for high-risk populations and ensures services meet applicable requirements. The role maintains compliant clinical documentation, uses approved restraint techniques when necessary, facilitates staff debriefings after critical incidents, and helps maintain a therapeutic and secure environment. The position works across Vail Health Behavioral Health service locations as community and operational needs require.

Requirements

• Documented experience in crisis response and working with acute populations.
• A doctoral or master’s degree in counseling psychology, clinical psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field.
• One of the following Colorado licenses: Licensed Psychologist (LP), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Ability to provide at least 32 billable clinical hours per week and participate in rotating on-call services.

Nice To Haves

• Rural behavioral health experience, including knowledge of resources and community agencies specific to Eagle County.
• Understanding of Colorado laws and regulations related to mental health practice, privacy, confidentiality, supervision, and ethical care delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical services at the Precourt Healing Center, including individual and family-based therapy.
• Support group-based therapeutic interventions, milieu work, didactic interventions, and care coordination as needed.
• Deliver intensive inpatient behavioral health services to acute and high-risk populations.
• Maintain a caseload of at least 32 billable clinical hours per week across service locations as needed.
• Provide rotating on-call services for acute therapeutic needs.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and other healthcare providers to coordinate comprehensive care.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team to create individualized holistic treatment and discharge plans.
• Educate and communicate with patients, families, and the care team about treatment progress and necessary adjustments.
• Use de-escalation techniques, initiate emergency treatment protocols when needed, and respond to psychiatric emergencies, including suicide and violence risk assessments.
• Develop clinical programming and curriculum for high-risk populations as needed or directed, ensuring service delivery complies with applicable requirements.
• Lead a regularly scheduled client process group and facilitate additional therapeutic groups as needed.
• Maintain clinical documentation in accordance with local, internal, state, federal, and regulatory requirements.
• Respond effectively to crisis situations that may arise at any time during the day.
• Use approved physical restraint techniques safely and appropriately when verbal interventions are insufficient.
• Facilitate staff debriefings after critical incidents.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to maintain a therapeutic and secure environment.
• Apply and adapt therapeutic techniques to changing patient presentations and severe psychosis.

Benefits

• Relocation and housing available.
• Colorado Health Service Corps site funding for qualifying educational loans.
• Competitive wages.
• Four weeks of paid parental leave.
• Housing programs.
• Childcare reimbursement.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Existing student loan repayment.
• Specialty certification reimbursement.
• Annual supplemental educational funds.
• Up to five weeks of paid time off in the first year, increasing each year.
• 403(b) retirement plan with immediate matching.
• Life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Up to $1,000 annual wellbeing reimbursement.
• Recreation discounts.
• Pet insurance. Pay is based on relevant education and experience; yearly pay range is $102,273–$141,148.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time