Behavioral Health Specialist II, BMCP-BIBT/BRT

Primary Location

MOB - 3430 Burnet

Department

Behavioral Med-Clin Psychology

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Schedule

Full time

Weekly Hours

40

FTE

1

Employee Status

Regular

Behavioral Health Specialist II

Brief Intensive Behavior Therapy Program | Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology

Location/Department:

Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology (MOB 3430 Burnet), Brief Intensive Behavior Therapy Program

Shift/Hours/FTE:

1.0 FTE, Day Shift

Benefits Eligibility:

Full-Time Benefits Eligible

Working as a Behavioral Health Specialist II in the Brief Intensive Behavior Therapy Program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, you will enjoy:

• Supporting children and adolescents in an outpatient behavior therapy setting.
• Helping patients build adaptive coping, communication, emotional regulation, and safety skills.
• Implementing individualized behavioral interventions under the guidance of licensed clinical providers.
• Collaborating closely with psychologists, interdisciplinary team members, patients, and families.
• Using therapeutic communication, observation, documentation, and de-escalation skills to support patient progress.
• Contributing to a specialized BMCP outpatient program focused on safe, individualized, and evidence-informed behavioral care.
• Triaging incoming behavior support requests, determining clinic capacity in collaboration with the managing psychologist, and drafting provider communications for psychologist review.
• Providing proactive and reactive behavior support directly to providers (medical, speech, OT, psychology) during appointments.

Job Responsibilities

Behavioral Care and Treatment Support: Provide direct behavioral health support to patients participating in the Brief Intensive Behavior Therapy Program. Implement individualized behavioral interventions, therapeutic activities, and skill-building strategies as directed by the treatment team. Support patients with behavioral, emotional, and developmental needs in a structured outpatient setting.

Patient Safety and Crisis Prevention: Help maintain a safe, therapeutic environment for patients, families, visitors, and staff. Use proactive engagement, therapeutic communication, and de-escalation strategies to reduce the risk of behavioral escalation. Respond to acute behavioral concerns in accordance with program expectations, patient-specific plans, training, and organizational policy.

Individualized Plans of Care: Support implementation of individualized care plans, behavioral protocols, and crisis support strategies. Observe and document patient behavior, antecedents, responses to intervention, progress toward goals, and relevant clinical information to support treatment planning. Partner with the clinical team to adjust support based on patient needs and response to intervention.

Family and Team Collaboration: Communicate effectively with patients, families, peers, psychologists, and other health team members. Provide updates within scope and escalate changes in patient behavior, safety concerns, or care needs to licensed clinical providers and program leadership. Participate in team discussions, care coordination, and treatment planning as appropriate.

Therapeutic Relationships: Build rapport with patients while maintaining professional boundaries. Use trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, and patient-centered communication to support engagement, trust, and skill development. Promote dignity, respect, and psychological safety in all patient and family interactions.

Clinical Judgment and BHS II Practice: Apply theoretical knowledge to patient care and demonstrate strong clinical skills, problem solving, and priority setting. Use the counseling process and behavioral health knowledge to support development and implementation of care plans. Serve as a skilled team member who contributes to safe, consistent, and high-quality outpatient behavioral care.

Documentation and Data Collection: Complete accurate, timely documentation in accordance with program and organizational expectations. Document patient observations, intervention responses, safety-related concerns, behavioral data, and required follow-up communication. Support data collection that informs treatment decisions and program quality.

Qualifications

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3 years of related behavioral health work experience for external BHS II hire consideration.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, peers, and health team members.
• Ability to apply behavioral health knowledge, problem-solving skills, and sound judgment in a clinical care setting.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, education, behavioral health, human services, or a related field.
• Experience working with children or adolescents with behavioral, developmental, emotional, psychiatric, or neurodevelopmental needs.
• Experience implementing behavioral interventions, behavior support plans, skill acquisition strategies, or crisis prevention techniques.
• Experience in outpatient behavioral health, autism services, intensive behavior therapy, school-based behavioral support, residential treatment, or pediatric mental health care.

Why Join Us

In the Brief Intensive Behavior Therapy Program, you will be part of a specialized outpatient team within Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology.

This role is a meaningful opportunity for an experienced Behavioral Health Specialist to support children and families through structured, individualized behavioral care while continuing to grow clinical skills in an outpatient specialty setting.

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s.

Cincinnati Children's is:

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10 best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years

• Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding

• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025)

• One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune

• Consistently certified as great place to work

• A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability

• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

We Embrace Innovation—Together. We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That’s why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we’re creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future—for all of us.

Comprehensive job description provided upon request.

Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability