Behavioral Health Associate- Full Time

Mountain Laurel Recovery Center; Westfield (PA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Mountain Laurel Recovery Center in Westfield, Pennsylvania is seeking a Behavioral Health Associate I for full-time, on-site work. The role supports a multidisciplinary treatment team, monitors client behaviors, and provides continuous care and crisis response as needed.

The position requires a high school diploma, 6+ months experience with the facility's population, and CPR/de-escalation training; knowledge of psychiatric disorders is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provides safe, supportive, and structured environment for clients.
• Maintains constant supervision and awareness of clients.
• Performs safety checks and follows supervision guidelines.
• Checks for contraband and manages client belongings.
• Interacts with clients, observes behaviors, and reports to supervisor.
• Encourages group therapy attendance and participation in activities.
• Leads educational-rehabilitative groups on topics like social skills and coping skills.
• Records vital signs and communicates changes to nursing staff.
• Documents client records accurately and timely.
• Applies de-escalation techniques to manage emotions and behavior.
• Supports unit operations including charting and discharge processes.
• Reports incidents and coordinates with staff as needed.
• Provides orientation to new clients and introduces programs.

Skills

CPR certification

De-escalation training

Experience with target population

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Behavioral Health Associate- Full Time | Mountain Laurel Recovery Center | Westfield, Pennsylvania

12-hour shifts offered! - NO special certifications/licensures required - just a high school diploma!

The Behavioral Health Associate I serves as an integral part of the multidisciplinary treatment team and is responsible for monitoring and reporting of client behaviors; providing continuous client care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling; assisting in client data collection, recording, and maintenance; and responding in crisis situations and medical emergencies as needed.

Roles and Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ensures the wellbeing of clients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment.
• Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of clients.
• Conducts safety checks, ensuring that supervision is conducted at intervals in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines.
• Checks clients for contraband and manages the client’s valuables and belongings.
• Interacts routinely with clients, observes behaviors and communicates significant observations to supervisor.
• Encourages attendance at group therapy and promotes client participation in unit activities.
• Engages with clients in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
• Facilitates client 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 client’s condition to the charge nurse.
• Charts in client records timely, accurately, and appropriately.
• Applies de-escalation techniques to help manage client’s emotions, behavior and participation in treatment.
• Assists with unit cleaning, organization of new admits charts, discharge process, filing, etc.
• Initiates client/employee incident reports.
• Provides transfer or transportation for client or coordinates transportation with appropriate staff member, as required.
• Receives report from previous shift to utilize information in planning for shift and then provides an accurate and thorough report to oncoming shift.
• Serves as a resource for new clients introducing them to other clients and staff, explaining programs and encouraging participation.
• Orients clients to the activities program, explaining the benefits of activities.
• Maintains an awareness of client's needs and individual goals while motivating clients towards activities which are beneficial to them.
• Observes clients’ interest levels and behaviors.
• Assists with activity planning by offering new activity ideas and diverse therapeutic recreation program.
• Organizes and sets up the equipment that is used in recreational activities.
• Provides clients with activity resources and supplies, as needed.
• Enforces safety rules to prevent injury and modifies activities to suit the needs of specific groups.
• Helps to develop and maintain departmental resources, sharing the responsibility to monitor equipment and supplies.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• 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 certification and de-escalation training 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 at the facility and is not a remote position.

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS

This position is an Individual Contributor.

Why Mountain Laurel Recovery Center?

Mountain Laurel Recovery Center offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Mountain Laurel Recovery Center is an EOE.