Mental Health - $21-27 per hour
Aurora, CO, 80012, USA
- $20.87 - $27.13 p/hour
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- mental health therapist
- behavioral health
- crisis intervention
The Mental Health Therapist role at UCHealth in Aurora, Colorado involves providing therapeutic support and maintaining a safe environment for patients with behavioral health needs under nurse supervision. Responsibilities include crisis intervention, monitoring patient conditions, and collaborating with clinical teams to implement care plans. The position requires at least one year of behavioral health experience and offers extensive benefits including tuition reimbursement, health coverage, and retirement plans.
UCHealth (Colorado) is seeking a Mental Health for a job in Aurora, Colorado.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: Mental Health
- Discipline: Therapy
- Duration: Ongoing
- 40 hours per week
- Employment Type: Staff
Description
Location: UCHealth UCHlth CeDAR, US:CO:Aurora
Department: CeDAR Residential Care
Work Schedule: PRN, 0.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)
Shift: Flex
Pay: $20.87 - $27.13 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience
This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option
Summary:
Under supervision of registered nurse, performs services to maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for patients with behavioral health needs in the inpatient, emergency department or ambulatory setting by performing services involving milieu management.
Responsibilities:
- In collaboration with care team, provide safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment.
- Continually monitors and documents patient's coping mechanisms and provide crisis intervention when necessary.
- Provides input and recommendations to the clinical team to help develop the plan of care and assists in carrying out the plan of care for assigned clients. Report any changes in physical, mental, or emotional condition to care team.
- Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
- Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.
Requirements:
- High School diploma or GED, or in lieu of HS/GED, satisfactory completion of UCHealth-administered basic competency test is required. Preferred: Bachelor's degree in behavioral health related field.
- 1 year of related Behavioral Health experience required.
Employees are our number one asset.
UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program. *
Recognition
- Performance bonus: UCHealth offers a 3-Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals and tenure. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October during the third year of employment.
- Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.
- Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.
Health and well-being
- Medical, dental and vision coverage.
- Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and eligible dependents.
- Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
- Free Care.com membership.
- Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
- Time away from work: Paid time off, paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
- New employees receive an initial PTO load with first paycheck.
- Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.
- Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability with a buy-up coverage option.
Retirement and savings
- 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
- Additional 457(b) plan may be available.
- Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care; health savings accounts available when enrolled in high-deductible medical plan.
Education and career growth
- UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.
- Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.
- Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement.
- Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.
- Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.
*Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.
We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.
UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.
UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in ay terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. UCHealth does not discriminate against any qualified applicant with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when the do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.
Who We Are (uchealth.org)
UCHealth (Colorado) Job ID #348276. Posted job title: Therapy Mental Health Therapist
About UCHealth (Colorado)30,000+ Employees. One Mission. At UCHealth, we're looking for those who are talented, inspired and up for a challenge -- those who don't shy away from big emotional investments and daily opportunities to improve lives. We welcome those who naturally gravitate toward our inclusive community that celebrates our differences, our individuality and our similarities. Here, we are dedicated to putting patients first, excellence and integrity. For those individuals called to join our team, we want you to find more than just a career here. We want you to make extraordinary possible.
- Holiday Pay
- Continuing Education
- 403b retirement plan
- Pet insurance
- Sick pay
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Benefits start day 1
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