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Qualified Behavioral Health Specialist
full-timeColumbus

Summary

Location

Columbus

Type

full-time

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About this role

Overview:


 

Hybrid Position: QBHS will complete CANS screenings for families who are interested in linking with OhioRISE. At least two evenings to 6pm required. Integrated with Outpatient Psychiatry, Outpatient therapy, and Care Management to support treatment goals. QBHS will also support the Care Management Clinician through delegated tasks such as patient/family outreach and follow up, resource finding/verification, SDOH screenings, group support, and transition support.

Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of auto insurance is required by hospital policy. Must pass a motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications and training set forth by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and must maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.


 

Job Description Summary:


 

Supports licensed staff to facilitate therapy and interventions with children and families and assists with the management of psychiatric and behavioral health concerns. Provides skill building, psychoeducation, support, linkage, and referral interventions that promote resilience, independence, and attention to the stabilization of the youth and family unit.


 

Job Description:


 

Essential Functions:

  • Supports licensed providers in administering triage, assessment, and other mental health screenings.
  • Facilitates brief crisis interventions, care coordination, safety planning, or other therapeutic interventions to assigned patients under the direction of a licensed clinician. Provides support to group interventions and co-leads groups with licensed clinicians as needed.
  • Provides face-to-face or phone follow-up and support, and short-term case management for youth and families to assist with monitoring of symptoms, stressors, level of risk, safety planning, and de-escalation.
  • Collaborates and communicates with team members, healthcare providers, and families to implement treatment plans and support care coordination.
  • Assists with identifying and building skills and social supports and accessing relevant resources and services.
  • Completes required charting and clinical documentation in accordance with NCH and applicable program standards.
  • Maintains up-to-date professional training and familiarity with research and literature in area of expertise.

Education Requirement:

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field, required.

Licensure Requirement:

QBHS certification to be obtained upon hire, required. 

Certifications:

Completion of NCH endorsed Crisis Management Training upon hire, required.

Skills:

  • Demonstrated skills in providing behavioral health interventions and case management to children and adolescents and their families.
  • Demonstrated ability to exercise a degree of independence, initiative, judgment, and decision-making to prioritize workload and achieve program objectives.
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a team member to ensure consistent quality of services that support a high level of patient and provider satisfaction.
  • Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills required to establish and maintain productive and collaborative team and multi-disciplinary relationships.
  • Demonstrates sensitivity, empathy, objectivity, professionalism, effective engagement and customer service skills, and sound judgement in the course of all work duties.
  • Embraces principles of family centered care in which needs, and perspectives of patients and families are acknowledged and honored. 

Experience:

One year of providing mental health services with children and adolescents, preferred. 

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Cold Temperatures, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Hot Temperatures, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Loud Noises, Reaching above shoulder, Working at Heights, Working Outdoors

FREQUENTLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Color vision, Depth perception, Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Flexing/extending of neck, Peripheral vision, Seeing – Far/near, Sitting, Squat/kneel, Standing, Walking

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Computer skills, Decision Making, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use


 


 

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"

Other facts

Tech stack
Behavioral Health Interventions,Case Management,Crisis Interventions,Care Coordination,Communication Skills,Interpersonal Skills,Team Collaboration,Psychoeducation,Resource Finding,Safety Planning,Documentation,Professional Training,Empathy,Judgment,Problem Solving,Customer Service,Family Centered Care

About Nationwide Children's Hospital

Nationwide Children’s is one of America's largest pediatric hospitals, an international leader in research and is ranked in all 10 specialties on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” list. Our staff, comprised of 1,600 medical professionals and over 16,000 employees, provides state-of-the-art pediatric care for 1.8 million patient visits annually. And, according to the Children’s Hospital Association, Nationwide Children's is the #1 provider of pediatric surgery in the country.

Our doctors represent every major pediatric sub-specialty. With over 50 locations throughout Ohio, signature programs include heart, cancer, gastroenterology and neonatology care, all of which are internationally recognized. Tim Robinson is CEO of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which includes the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation and The Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. Nationwide Children’s remains true to the original mission since its founding in 1892 of providing care regardless of a family’s ability to pay. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
Founding Year: 1892

What you'll do

  • The Qualified Behavioral Health Specialist supports licensed staff in facilitating therapy and interventions for children and families, assisting with psychiatric and behavioral health management. They provide skill building, psychoeducation, and support to promote resilience and stabilization of the youth and family unit.

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