Behavioral Aide Acute, AM (Daphne)

About the role

Behavioral Aides at EastPointe Hospital provide essential support to patients in psychiatric crisis, focusing on stabilization and engagement in treatment.

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing monitoring of consumers
• Engages consumers to ensure their safety and participation in activities
• Assists with personal hygiene, medical appointments, and recreational activities
• Supports teachers during class time
• Ensures unit schedules are followed and encourages active participation in planned activities
• Performs hand-off communication at shift change
• Trains on basic living skills and provides BLS groups
• Completes environment of care unit checklists and reports findings
• Ensures consumers receive meals and confirms information on the meal count sheet
• Demonstrates ability to recognize and deescalate crisis situations
• Applies seclusion and restraint procedures according to policy
• Documents crises, protective holds, seclusions, and restraints
• Maintains cleanliness and tidiness of unit and common areas
• Encourages consumers to support the effort and collaborate with the treatment team
• Participates in shift reporting and reports consumer/staff problems
• Works on any unit at BayPointe based on facility needs
• Models appropriate behavior and maintains confidentiality
• Participates in performance improvement activities and committee meetings
• Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner
• Adheres to AltaPointe policies and procedures
• Attends in-service trainings and workshops

Requirements

• Frequent standing, sitting, and walking
• Occasional forward bending, squatting, and reaching
• Occasional lifting up to 10 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds
• Strong grasp to use keys and maintain contact during restraint procedures
• Pushing/pulling force up to 25 pounds occasionally
• Ability to ambulate quickly in emergency situations

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED

Skills

• Effective communication skills
• Ability to deescalate crisis situations
• Basic living skills training
• Confidentiality and respect for consumer privacy

Benefits

• Self-scheduling option
• Flexible work hours
• Varied work locations

Pay

• Competitive salary

Schedule

• Self-scheduling available
• Full-time: 3, 12-hour shifts per week including weekends
• Part-time: 1-2 shifts per week
• PRN: 1+ times per month