Admissions BHA 1 Part Time Rotating Saturday Overnights

About the role

BHA PRN 1 Rotating Saturdays Overnight Behavioral Health Associate at Belmont Behavioral Health System. The organization has served the Philadelphia area for more than 75 years and recently moved into a brand‑new building. The position is in Admissions and provides personal care services to patients under the direction of clinical or nursing leadership. The associate must demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers, resolve complaints when needs are not met, and prioritize patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to patient safety and provide excellent customer service.
• Ensure the well‑being of patients and provide a positive, supportive, and structured environment.
• Conduct safety checks and supervise patients at 15‑minute intervals as required by special precautions or individualized supervision guidelines.
• Document timely, accurate, and appropriate clinical information in the patient’s medical record.
• Assist in providing a safe, secure, and comfortable environment for patients, significant others, and staff.
• Interact routinely with patients, observe behaviors, and communicate significant observations to nursing staff.
• Oversee or assist patients with activities of daily living, including toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration, and changing bed linens.
• Obtain patients’ vital signs, height, and weight as assigned and document them in the patient record.
• Facilitate patient educational‑rehabilitative groups covering topics such as social skills, coping skills, anger management, and independent living skills.
• Engage patients in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
• Complete and maintain required documentation.
• Assist with follow‑up and paperwork related to incidents and events that may occur in the facility.
• Provide transportation for patients or coordinate transportation with the appropriate staff member.
• Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times.
• Acknowledge and work to resolve complaints when patient needs are not met.
• Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Other Functions

Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (required).
• Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility (preferred).
• CPR, de‑escalation, and restraint certification (required; training available upon hire).
• First aid certification may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Schedule

Saturday 7 pm – 7 am, rotating weekends.