Now hiring for the region's first-of-its-kind Behavioral Health & Wellness Center. A place where innovation meets compassion. Positions are anticipated to start in October of 2025.

The Behavioral Health & Wellness Center at Childrens Nebraska will be a world-class facility providing the full spectrum of pediatric behavioral and mental health services for children and their families. Located on our main hospital campus to provide a convenient continuum of care, the center will offer a crisis assessment center, behavioral health urgent care, 40 single-occupancy inpatient beds, a partial hospitalization program and outpatient services all guided by our innovative, trauma-informed model of care.

Three different areas to work in: Inpatient, Crisis Assessment and Partial.

A Brief Overview
Provides support and recovery training to individuals receiving services. Assists in maintaining a safe environment, acts as an advocate for the needs and rights of patients, provides empathic, active listening skills, engagement and support, case management and ensures a recovery-oriented environment throughout the unit. In addition, provides indirect unit support needs related to supplies and equipment.

Essential Functions

Provides peer support to engage individuals in a recovery partnership and assists in identifying participants hopes and dreams and the solutions they are seeking.
Teaches recovery and life skills using recovery tools.
Models hope, personal responsibility and self-advocacy to demonstrate how recovery goals can be respectfully met and how a belief in self is maintained.
Assists in developing natural supports and community living.
Cultivates connectedness in the persons life (self, others, the environment, and to meaning and purpose).
Coordinates with the individuals clinical team and other supports to arrange services or resources to help the individual achieve their goals.
Completes clinical documentation as required.
Understands and adheres to organizations compliance standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policies.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED Required

Experience Qualifications

Minimum of 18 years of age Required and
Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges Required
Healthcare student or comparable work experience in a health care environment Preferred

Skills and Abilities

Excellent communication and behavioral management skills that promote safety Basic computer skills Ability to problem solve Ability to document per regulatory guidelines Effective communication skills

Licenses and Certifications

Peer Employment Training - Certification as a Peer Support Specialist Required
BLS - Basic Life Support Required

Childrens is the very best for kids and the very best for your career! At Childrens, we put YOU first so together, we can improve the life of every child!

Childrens is an equal opportunity employer, embracing and valuing the unique strengths and differences of people. We cultivate an inclusive environment of respect and trust where we all belong. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.