Behavioral Health Specialist

About the role

Banner University Medical Center - South Campus houses the only Level 1 Academic Medical Center in Tucson meeting the needs of the SMI population. The Behavioral Health Pavilion is also the largest inpatient psychiatric service in Southern Arizona. Our team provides patients a safe, supportive environment that fosters healing and facilitates a return to the highest possible level of independence.

Responsibilities

• Assist with making BHS assignments for the floor and DPO's
• Support fellow BHSs and RNs on the unit
• Communicate with Charge RN
• Perform hand hygiene audits
• Delegate patient admission and/or ensure discharge process is completed (belongings, admissions folder, etc)
• Ensure Direct Observer/Q15 documents are completed throughout each shift
• Floating to the other 2 Behavioral Health units on this campus may be required

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a behavioral health related field OR High School diploma or equivalent with 1 year of direct patient care in an inpatient behavioral health setting
• Experience in an inpatient psychiatric facility; assisting with personal grooming and other activities of daily living; conducting educational, recreational and skills groups appropriate to current patient population; creating, maintaining, and encouraging an inpatient therapeutic milieu; maintaining observation precautions and applying non-violent de-escalation interventions in crisis situations; recognizing the common symptoms of mental illness such as depression, psychosis, mood dysregulation, substance abuse, maladaptive behavior, and anxiety; understanding how symptoms are related the patient’s mental illness diagnosis and providing ordered treatment interventions appropriate to the diagnosis

Qualifications

• Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Arizona Criminal History Affidavit
• Colorado Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card from the State of Arizona Department of Public Safety

Skills

• Basic nursing care
• Technical monitoring
• Taking vital signs
• Physical care
• Orients patients to treatment setting
• Assists with activities of daily living as needed
• Reviews and participates in implementation of the patient treatment plan
• Makes rounds and monitors patients activities, physical and mental status and reports to nursing staff
• Checks patient belongings for contraband
• Conducts a variety of patient safety monitoring activities such as observational checks
• Documents observations, interventions, and group activities in the patient medical record while maintaining confidentiality of all health information
• Maintains patient safety and protects patient rights through observation and reporting patient behaviors, communications, interactions and physical status
• Recognizes patients who are behaving aggressively, acting as a danger to themselves or others, or are in a crisis or medical emergency situation
• Provides intervention including, but not limited to, redirecting of patient and/or participating in restraint or seclusion as needed
• Assesses and interacts therapeutically with patients and families
• Provides treatment that promotes patient dignity, independence, individuality, strengths, privacy, and choice
• Demonstrates respect for cultural diversity and patient boundaries
• Plans and facilitates social and didactic group activities
• May participate in other rehabilitation and treatment programs
• Maintains knowledge to identify types of medications commonly prescribed for patient group and the common side effects and adverse reactions of the medications
• Absorbs and applies new information quickly
• Adapts to change and new information
• Works independently
• Works as part of a team

Benefits

• Additional $1/hour Weekend Shift differential, when applicable

Pay

• Full Time Day Shift positions (3 12 hour shifts per week)
• Hours: 7A -7:30P
• Includes a set rotation for weekends and holidays

Schedule

• Full Time Day Shift positions
• 3 12 hour shifts per week
• Hours: 7A -7:30P
• Includes a set rotation for weekends and holidays