Behavioral Health Associate - PRN: Crisis Support & Care

St. Joseph Institute for Addiction; Port Matilda (Centre County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Joseph Institute for Addiction in Port Matilda, PA is seeking a Behavioral Health Associate I on a PRN basis to support a multidisciplinary treatment team.

You will monitor client behavior, provide supervision, engage clients in activities, and assist in crisis response when needed. Responsibilities include safety checks, documenting observations, recording vital signs, supporting group therapy and educational activities, and coordinating with staff for transfers or transportation.

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

• Ensures the wellbeing of clients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment.
• Conducts safety checks, ensuring 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.

Skills

De-escalation techniques

Observation and reporting

Interpersonal communication

Education

High school diploma

6 months experience with behavioral health population

Job description

St. Joseph Institute for Addiction in Port Matilda, PA is seeking a Behavioral Health Associate I on a PRN basis to support a multidisciplinary treatment team.

You will monitor client behavior, provide supervision, engage clients in activities, and assist in crisis response when needed. Responsibilities include safety checks, documenting observations, recording vital signs, supporting group therapy and educational activities, and coordinating with staff for transfers or transportation.