Pediatric Mental Health Specialist I

We are looking for Pediatric Mental Health Specialists to work in our Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit (PBMU)!

The Pediatric Mental Health Specialist position provides the opportunity to grow your career in the mental and behavioral health field by learning de-escalation skills and techniques, gaining an understanding of behaviors, building rapport, and problem solving.

PMHSs are coaches for our patients. PMHSs work directly with patients and help lead them through a series of scheduled activities, including skills groups. These groups promote healthy problem-solving, social, and coping skills that are developmentally appropriate for each age group.

PMHSs work with complex and acute psychiatric patients in a fast-paced environment, implementing interventions that promote a safe and therapeutic setting for patients, families, and staff.

The PBMU is an inpatient crisis stabilization unit where we treat children ages 3–17 who are in psychiatric crisis. Our 41-bed unit is split into three programs: Child, Adolescent, and the Biobehavioral Inpatient Program.

These positions require working a mix of day and evening shifts, as well as weekends. In this role, you will work a 0.9 FTE (72 hours per biweekly pay period).

• Required Education and Experience
• BA or BS in psychosocial related field and/or equivalent education and direct experience
• Required Credentials

Registration as a Nursing Assistant in Washington State within 6 months of employment.

Basic Life Support (BLS).

Safety Care certification (internal training) required within 3 months of hire and annually thereafter.

Ukeru training required within 3 months of hire and annually thereafter.

Preferred

Experience working with children or adolescents in group settings.

Preferred candidates will have bilingual skills.

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible.  Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.

U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation.

Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

Our Commitment

Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability,

or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.

Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.