BH TECHNICAL PARTNER - ADOLESCENT INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

About the role

Delivers direct and indirect patient care in accordance with hospital policies, procedures, protocols and standards of care. Performs and/or assists with patient care needs as directed. Assists patients with activities of daily living (bathing, shaving, feeding, ambulating, enemas, oral hygiene, and dressing). Collects, documents and reports ongoing patient care data as directed. Interacts with assigned patients, makes pertinent observations of patient's behaviors, reports and records same, including vital signs and meal consumption. Plans and initiates patient activities and encourages patient attendance. Facilitates and/or assists with groups as requested. Documents observations in group/activity sessions. Maintains a collaborative relationship with other health care providers to achieve desired outcomes and assure continuous flow of patient care. Communicates pertinent information of actual/potential problems to the professional nurse. Communicates pertinent information at shift reports and during internal and external transfers. Safely escorts patients to appropriate departments/activities.

Responsibilities

• Performs and/or assists with patient care needs as directed.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living (bathing, shaving, feeding, ambulating, enemas, oral hygiene, and dressing).
• Collects, documents and reports ongoing patient care data as directed.
• Interacts with assigned patients, makes pertinent observations of patient's behaviors, reports and records same, including vital signs and meal consumption.
• Facilitates and/or assists with groups as requested.
• Documents observations in group/activity sessions.
• Maintains a collaborative relationship with other health care providers to achieve desired outcomes and assure continuous flow of patient care.
• Communicates pertinent information of actual/potential problems to the professional nurse.
• Communicates pertinent information at shift reports and during internal and external transfers.
• Safely escorts patients to appropriate departments/activities.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or higher level of education.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
• Behavioral management.
• Group leader.

Qualifications/Experience

• Completion of a Nurse Aide or comparable program (such as EMT, Medical Assistant, nursing student with at least one semester of clinical or prior experience in related field).
• Computer skills.
• Ethylene Oxide exposure training.

Skills

• Leadership.
• Organizational skills.
• Independent and critical thinking skills.
• Sound judgment.
• Knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.
• Ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
• Behavioral management.
• Group leader.

Benefits

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program required or obtain within orientation period (five (5) days from hire).
• Act 33 with renewal.
• Act 34 with renewal.
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal.

Pay

• Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.). Travel may be expected locally between System locations.

Schedule

• Work Environment: When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.