Behavioral Health Specialist - Full time - Days (7am - 3:30pm)

Hartgrove Behavioral Health System meets the needs of our patients, their families and the community by delivering an all-encompassing psychiatric healthcare service that is both effective and efficient. Restoring the emotional well-being of our patients and giving them resources for their future is our primary commitment.

About the role

The Behavioral Health Specialist provides direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse. Primary responsibilities include the provision of a safe and therapeutic milieu, crisis intervention and activities of daily living.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions

• Perform all crisis intervention techniques (verbal and physical) and respond to code situations
• Monitor and ensure patient safety at all times via continuous Q15 minute rounding
• Therapeutically communicate with patients
• Recognize and communicate the physical and psychological status of the patients under their care
• Assist patient with Activities of Daily Living when necessary

Nonessential Job Functions

• Maintain a clean work setting and milieu
• Assist in the transporting of patients to and from the hospital when needed
• Perform vital signs on patients

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required accompanied with 5+ years of related psychiatric experience
• Associates Degree accepted along with comparable experience
• One-year experience working within the mental health field, or an equivalent amount of college accredited school work or internship experience
• CNA or EMT preferred

Qualifications

Desired

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology or related field strongly preferred
• One-year of experience working within an inpatient psychiatric hospital with children, adolescents and adults
• Prior experience with utilizing crisis intervention verbal and physical techniques
• Experience conducting group therapy sessions, performing vital signs and documenting nursing progress notes

Success Factors / Job Competencies

• Positive therapeutic relationships and interventions with patients
• Service Excellence with all customers
• Ability to use least restrictive measures
• Clear and concise documentation
• Adherence to Hospital Attendance policies

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

Environmental Conditions

• Exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit violent/aggressive behavior
• Potential for exposure to communicable diseases, blood/body fluids and other hazardous waste
• General hospital environment

Physical Demands

• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing
• Physical agility to manage patients during physical interventions
• Push, pull and lift up to 40 pounds
• Intermittent sitting; prolonged standing, walking, bending and stooping
• Ability to perform visual and auditory observation of patients
• Drug and alcohol free as evidenced by negative results of post-offer, pre-employment urine drug screen

Benefits

• Highly competitive wages & shift differentials
• Career advancement and mobility
• An engaged leadership team with a commitment to patient and staff safety
• Competitive benefits packages inclusive of medical/dental/vision
• 401K company matching
• Tuition reimbursement benefits
• UHS employee discount offerings

Schedule

Hours vary based on staffing needs and include day, evening, night and weekend shifts.