Adolescent Behavioral Health Specialist

Preferra Insurance; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 37,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health is seeking personnel to perform patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse at the Vanderbilt Adolescent Program. The role involves providing psychological, emotional, and physical care to patients and helping maintain a therapeutic environment within the clinical program.

Responsibilities include clinical care per treatment plans, data collection, ADL assistance, and collaboration with healthcare professionals to support patient progress and safety.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved discipline specific program.
• Healthcare program completion is required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs clinical care consistent with the patient's treatment plan, including vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection and point of care testing as directed by unit standards.
• Collects data to contribute to the assessment of individual strengths and limitations.
• Assists patients with showering, oral hygiene, laundry and other activities of daily living as directed by the assigned RN.
• Provides input to the patient's assigned nurse and other healthcare professionals assigned to the patient regarding patient's progress towards treatment goals.
• Promotes and maintains a safe environment conducive to healing and health promotion.
• Assures orientation of newly admitted patient to the program and establishes a therapeutic relationship with the patients.
• Provides immediate feedback to the charge nurse about any safety concerns on the unit.
• Actively participates in gathering patients for groups and periodically assisting in co‑leading groups.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Skills

Coping Strategies

Human Growth

Patient Docs

Communication

Org Impact

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Service Excellence

Complex Problems

Advice & Support

Quality

Continuous Improvement

Safety & Compliance

Resource Mgmt

Data Driven

Innovation

Technology Adoption

Adaptability

Education

Discipline program graduate

Job description

Vanderbilt Health is seeking personnel to perform patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse at the Vanderbilt Adolescent Program. The role involves providing psychological, emotional, and physical care to patients and helping maintain a therapeutic environment within the clinical program.

Responsibilities include clinical care per treatment plans, data collection, ADL assistance, and collaboration with healthcare professionals to support patient progress and safety.