Qualified Behavioral Health Specialist II

About the role

Performs basic supportive and trauma-informed care to specified patients and families under the direction and supervision of registered nurse or clinical supervisor.

Schedule

Weekend overnights Friday‑Sunday, 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.

Responsibilities

• Participates with the interdisciplinary team in specialized patient care.
• Cares for patient assignment as delegated.
• Effectively establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and families on the unit including but not limited to effective communication and education.
• Provides trauma‑informed care, utilizes positive reinforcement and operates within a therapeutic relationship, maintains staff and patient safety through de‑escalation, limit setting, and physical interventions.
• Collaborates with other healthcare professionals to develop treatment plans.
• Acts as a resource to unit staff regarding diagnoses, behavior plans, relationship based care, protective equipment, crisis management.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field, or equivalent experience, required; Master’s Degree preferred.

Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association required prior to finishing unit‑based orientation (due within 90 days of hire), must maintain certification; Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification provided by the organization, required prior to finishing unit‑based orientation (due within 90 days of hire), and maintain certification; First Aid certification by the organization, required prior to finishing unit‑based orientation (due within 90 days of hire), and maintain certification.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal and problem‑solving skills.

Experience

One year of hospital experience in a mental health role within the past three years, required; three years of relevant experience, or equivalent education, required.

Physical Requirements

Occasionally: biohazard waste, blood and/or bodily fluids, communicable diseases and/or pathogens, electricity, fume/gases/vapors, hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, lifting/carrying 11‑20 lbs, lifting/carrying 21‑40 lbs, lifting/carrying 41‑60 lbs, loud noises, patient equipment, pushing/pulling 41‑60 lbs, pushing/pulling 61‑100 lbs, working outdoors.

Frequently: bend/twist, climb stairs/ladder, lifting/carrying 0‑10 lbs, pushing/pulling 0‑25 lbs, pushing/pulling 26‑40 lbs, reaching above shoulder, squat/kneel.

Continuously: audible speech, color vision, computer skills, decision making, depth perception, flexing/extending of neck, hearing acuity, interpreting data, peripheral vision, problem solving, repetitive hand/arm use, seeing – far/near, sitting, standing, walking.

Additional physical requirements: must be able to perform therapeutic crisis intervention moves (TCI); able to wear and function in helmets and other safety equipment; rapid physical response when needed; applies principles of body mechanics in lifting or moving patients and/or equipment; must be able to move or reposition patients of any weight or size with the assistance of another person(s) and/or equipment.