Behavioral Health Associate Starting at $17/hr and up
New competitive wages starting at $17.00/hr and up based on experience and education.
Hours-12 hour shifts-6:00pm-6:30am
6:00am-6:30pm
Schedule- Week 1 you have 3 days on and 4 days off
Week 2 you have 4 days on and 3 days off 48hour work week = 8 hours overtime
Job Summary:
The Behavioral Health Associate I works under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse as an integral part of the multidisciplinary treatment team and is responsible for monitoring and reporting of patient behaviors; providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling; assisting in patient data collection, recording, and maintenance; and responding in crisis situations and medical emergencies as needed.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Ensures the wellbeing of patients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment, under direction of charge nurse or supervisor. Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of patients.
- Assists patients with activities of daily living, such as toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration and changing bed linens.
- Conducts safety checks, ensuring that supervision is conducted at intervals in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines.
- Checks patients for contraband and manages the patient’s valuables and belongings.
- Interacts routinely with patients, observes behaviors and communicates significant observations to nursing staff.
- Engages with patient in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
- Facilitates patient educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills, anger management and independent living skills.
- Takes and records vital signs properly and communicates significant changes in patient’s condition to the charge nurse.
- Charts in patient records timely, accurately, and appropriately.
- Applies de-escalation techniques to help manage patient’s emotions, behavior and participation in treatment and assists with seclusion and restraints when necessary.
- Assists with unit cleaning, organization of new admits charts, discharge process, filing, etc. Initiates patient/employee incident reports.
- Provides transfer or transportation for patient or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff member, as required.
- Provides verbal report/briefing to the oncoming shift.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Complies with organizational policies, procedures, performance improvement initiatives and maintains regulatory and industry standards.
- Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
- Accepts responsibility for professional growth and development of self and attends all mandatory facility in-services and staff development activities as scheduled.
- Maintains professionalism and confidentiality of facility employees and patients.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
STANDARD EXPECTATIONS:
- Honesty: Works with integrity and fairness.
- Competence: Strives to be the best and hold selves accountable.
- Perseverance: Meets challenges with the resolve to succeed.
- Passion: Cares about what we do, each other and who we serve.
- Respect: Honors the human dignity of everyone we work with.
- Teamwork: Succeeds, and have fun, by pulling together.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.
- Knowledge of common psychiatric disorders and/or dual diagnosis and various treatment modalities of the population served preferred.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
- CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
Why Willow Creek Behavioral Health?
Willow Creek Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume.
Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply.
Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.
Willow Creek Behavioral Health is an EOE.