Behavioral Health Associate - Choices RTF (MIDNIGHT SHIFT)

Acadia Healthcare; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare’s Southwood Psychiatric Hospital CHOICES RTF offers a residential program for boys aged 10-21 with mental health challenges and co-occurring conditions. The facility provides a structured, safe environment with regular safety checks and close coordination with nursing staff.

Roles focus on compassionate patient care, documentation, group activities, and support for daily living tasks while maintaining high safety standards and professional conduct.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Six months or more experience with the target population preferred.
• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to patient safety and provide excellent customer services.
• Ensure the well-being of patients and provide a positive, supportive and structured environment.
• Conduct safety checks and ensure supervision at 15 minute intervals or as guidelines require.
• Document timely, accurate clinical information in patient records.
• Assist in providing a safe, secure and comfortable environment for patients, families and staff.
• Interact routinely with patients, observe behaviors and communicate observations to nursing staff.
• Assist with activities of daily living such as toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, meals and bed maintenance.
• May obtain vital signs, height and weight and document in patient records.
• Facilitate educational-rehabilitative groups on social skills, coping skills and independent living.
• Engage patients in activities aligned with treatment goals and complete required incident documentation.
• May arrange transportation for patients or coordinate with staff.

Skills

Sense of urgency

Patient safety focus

Documentation skills

Empathy

Team communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Purpose Statement

Our residential program offers individualized care for children and adolescents struggling with mental health disorders and any co-occurring disorders. Southwood Psychiatric Hospital offers a specific program for young males who are struggling with multiple diagnoses, including intellectual disabilities and sexually maladaptive behaviors. CHOICES Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility is a 32-bed facility serving the treatment needs of males aged 10-21 with significant mental health issues along with a history of inappropriate sexual behaviors. The BHA is responsible for providing personal care services to patients at Southwood Childrens Behavioral Healthcare (Choices RTF) under the direction of clinical leadership. Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority. Individuals working in a patient facing role must be at least 21 years of age. Southwood is not on a public transportation route.

Essential Functions

• Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety and provide excellent customer services.
• Ensure the well-being of patients and provide a positive, supportive and structured environment.
• Responsible for conducting safety checks and ensuring that supervision is conducted at 15 minute intervals, as noted in special precautions, or in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines as needed.
• Document timely, accurate and appropriate clinical information in patient's medical record.
• Assist in providing a safe, secure and comfortable environment for patients, significant others and staff.
• Interact routinely with patients, observe behaviors and communicate significant observations to nursing staff.
• May oversee or assist patients with activities of daily living, including toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration and changing bed linens.
• May obtain patient's vital signs, height and weight as assigned and document in patient record.
• Facilitate patient educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills, anger management and independent living skills.
• Engage patients in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
• Complete and maintain required documentation. Assist with follow-up and paperwork as required on incidents and events that may take place in the facility.
• May provide transportation for patient or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff member.
• Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Other Functions

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility 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.

SWOOD

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

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