Behavioral Health Associate - Inpatient
Shifts
- 7:00 am - 7:30 pm
- 7:00 pm - 7:30 am
- Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to patient safety and provide excellent customer services.
- Ensure the well-being of patients and provide a positive, supportive and structured environment.
- Conduct safety checks and ensure supervision is conducted at 15-minute intervals as needed.
- Document timely, accurate and appropriate clinical information in the patient's medical record.
- Absorb and communicate significant observations to nursing staff.
- Assist with activities of daily living such as toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration, and changing bed linens.
- Obtain patient's vital signs, height, and weight as assigned and document in the patient record.
- Facilitate patient educational-rehabilitative groups covering topics like 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.
- Absorb and communicate significant observations to nursing staff.
- May provide transportation for patients or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff member.
- Facilitate patient educational-rehabilitative groups covering topics like 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.
- Absorb and communicate significant observations to nursing staff.
- May provide transportation for patients or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff member.
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.
- 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.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.
- 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.
About the role
This role involves providing direct personal care and therapeutic support to patients under the guidance of Nursing leadership. The goal is to create a safe, structured, and supportive environment.
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