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Behavioral Care Specialist - Infant Child Supplemental Behavioral Therapies

Primary Location Littleton, Colorado Facility Name Southwest Medical Offices Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Onsite Schedule Full-time Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift Variable Salary $33.89 - $43.84 / hour
Job Number 1457010 Date Posted 11/12/2026
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Job Summary:

Provides ongoing periodic assessment of patients and their families needs and progress and adjusts treatment plans as needed, with minimal oversight. Conducts moderately complex assessments of patients well-being to determine the most appropriate treatment plan and establishes treatment goals and objectives for patients, with minimal guidance. Administers treatment by using comprehensive knowledge of therapeutic techniques to provide therapy services through all phases of care, taking into consideration age and developmental needs and educates and instructs the patient, patients family, and/or staff on therapy services as well as observing and identifying changes in patients behavior or condition to adapt treatment, with limited supervision. Collaborates with inter/intraorganizational healthcare professionals to provide services to patients and their families and notifies the patients Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) of significant changes in the patients condition according to agency policy. Maintains donation records as well as patient records and documentation for all care, interventions, and/or care coordination provided in accordance with laws, regulations, agency policies, and departmental and organizational policies, with limited supervision. Maintains patient confidentiality by following related laws and regulations (e.g., Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Pursues effective relationships with others by proactively providing resources, information, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides mentoring to team members. Pursues self-development; creates plans and takes action to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; influences others through technical explanations and examples. Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Supports and responds to the needs of others to support a business outcome.

  • Completes work assignments autonomously by applying up-to-date expertise in subject area to generate creative solutions; ensures all procedures and policies are followed; leverages an understanding of data and resources to support projects or initiatives. Collaborates cross-functionally to solve business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate; communicates progress and information. Supports, identifies, and monitors priorities, deadlines, and expectations. Identifies, speaks up, and implements ways to address improvement opportunities for team.

  • Provides ongoing assessment by: using comprehensive knowledge to provide ongoing periodic assessment of the patient and their familys needs and progress; and adjusting treatment plans as needed based on ongoing assessment, with minimal oversight.

  • Ensures stakeholder alignment by: collaborating with healthcare professionals that are primarily within the organization to provide services to patients and their families; notifying the patients Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) of significant changes in the patients condition according to agency policy; and record keeping for donations or services donated.

  • Contributes to policy compliance by: maintaining patient records and documentation of all care, interventions and care coordination per law, regulation, and agency policy, with limited supervision; and adhering to departmental and organizational policies as well as maintaining patient confidentiality by following related laws and regulations (e.g., Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

  • Administers treatment by: using comprehensive knowledge of therapeutic techniques to provide therapy services through all phases of care, taking into consideration age and developmental needs; uses moderately complexstrategies to educate and instruct the patient, patients family, and/or staff on therapy services, as required; and observing and identifying changes in patients behavior or condition to adapt treatment, with limited supervision.

  • Contributes to treatment development by: conducting moderately complex assessments of patients well-being to determine the most appropriate treatment plan; and establishing treatments and objectives for patients and making necessary revisions per agency policy, with minimal guidance.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)
  • Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Business Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Cross-Group Collaboration
  • Decision Making
  • Dependability
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
  • Drives Results
  • Facilitation Skills
  • Health Care Industry
  • Influencing Others
  • Integrity
  • Learning Agility
  • Organizational Savvy
  • Problem Solving
  • Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
  • Teamwork
  • Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)
  • Acts with Compassion
  • Behavioral Health Practice Protocols and Guidelines
  • Behavioral Health Treatment
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Treatment
  • Confidentiality
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Creativity
  • Intercultural Skills
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Issues and Crisis Management
  • Managing Diverse Relationships
  • Psychology Knowledge
  • Relationship Building
  • Specialized and Informed Psychological Care

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in Psychology, Human Development, Behavioral Health, Social Work, Art, Music, or Play Therapy, or a directly related field AND minimum three (3) years of experience in art, music, or play therapy or a directly related field OR Minimum six (6) years of experience in art, music, or play therapy or a directly related field.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Professional Counselor, or Professional Therapist license (in state where care is provided).
  • Provisional Registered Art Therapist, Registered Art Therapist, Board Certified Art Therapist, or Art Therapy Certified Supervisor certification by the American Art Therapy Association.
Primary Location: Colorado,Littleton,Southwest Medical Offices Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Variable Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Working Hours Start: 12:00 AM Working Hours End: 11:59 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Onsite Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-CO-02|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: Southwest Medical Offices - Pediatrics-Outpatient - 1608 Pay Range: $33.89 - $43.84 / hour Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

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

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