Behavioral Health Associate

Summit BHC; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 51,577,000 - 54,443,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Peak View Behavioral Health is seeking a Medical Behavioral Health Associate I to work under a licensed nurse in a multidisciplinary team. You will monitor patient behaviors, provide hands-on care, and participate in crisis response as needed.

This role includes documenting data, supervising daily activities, and supporting treatment goals. The position offers full-time hours (12-hour shifts), day and night options, and benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Six months or more experience working with the behavioral health population is preferred.
• Knowledge of psychiatric disorders and treatment modalities is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures wellbeing of patients and provides a safe, structured environment under supervision.
• Assists with activities of daily living (toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, meals, hydration).
• Performs safety checks and monitors adherence to supervision guidelines.
• Interacts with patients, observes behaviors, and reports significant observations to supervisor.
• Leads or participates in educational and rehabilitative groups (social and coping skills).
• Takes and records vital signs and communicates changes to the clinical team.
• Accurately charts in patient records and documents incidents as needed.
• Applies de-es escalation techniques and assists with restraints when necessary.
• Assists with admission/discharge processes, unit cleaning, and organization of charts.
• Transfers or coordinates transportation for patients as required.
• Provides thorough shift handoffs and reports from previous to oncoming shifts.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

**About the Job:**PURPOSE STATEMENT: The Behavioral Health Associate I works under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse as an integral part of the multidisciplinary treatment team and is responsible for monitoring and reporting of patient behaviors; providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling; assisting in patient data collection, recording, and maintenance; and responding in crisis situations and medical emergencies as needed. What We Offer: Full-time, 3 12-hour shifts (7 to 7) Days and Nights Available $18–$19/hour + shift differentials Medical, dental, and vision benefits $3,000 annual tuition assistance Complimentary continued education Opportunities for growth Make a difference every day—apply and grow with Peak View!**Roles and Responsibilities:****ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:*** Ensures the wellbeing of patients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment, under direction of charge nurse or supervisor. Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of patients.* Assists clients with activities of daily living, such as toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration and changing bed linens.* Conducts safety checks, ensuring that supervision is conducted at intervals in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines.* Checks patients for contraband and manages the patient’s valuables and belongings.* Interacts routinely with patients, observes behaviors and communicates significant observations to supervisor.* Engages with patient in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.* Facilitates patient educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills and independent living skills.* Takes and records vital signs properly and communicates significant changes in patient’s condition to the clinical team.* Charts in patient records timely, accurately, and appropriately.* Applies de-escalation techniques to help manage patient’s emotions, behavior and participation in treatment and assists with seclusion and restraints when necessary.* Assists with unit cleaning, organization of new admits charts, discharge process, filing, etc. Initiates patient/employee incident reports.* Provides transfer or transportation for patients or coordinates transportation with appropriate staff members as required.* Receives report from previous shift to utilize information in planning shifts; give accurate and thorough report to oncoming shift.**EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:*** High school graduate or equivalent required.* Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.* Knowledge of common psychiatric disorders and/or dual diagnosis and various treatment modalities of the population served preferred.**LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:*** CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).* First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.**WORK LOCATION:**This position is onsite and is not a remote position.**SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:**This position is an Individual Contributor.Why Peak View Behavioral Health?Peak View Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Peak View Behavioral Health is an EOE.