Behavioral Health Care Specialist

Sinai-Grace Hospital; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) match

PTO

Career development

HSAs/FSAs

Employee assistance program

Pet insurance

Job summary

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit is seeking a behavioral health support team member to provide compassionate care to patients under the supervision of a registered nurse. This role focuses on one-to-one patient interaction, group teaching, and monitoring patient status as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You will document observations, assist with clinical procedures, and support court-related activities while applying Michigan Mental Health Code guidelines to patient rights.

Qualifications

• Two years of college study in behavioral health or the equivalent combination of education and experience in a mental health setting, and six months of related clinical experience working with mentally ill patients; OR Bachelor's degree in a behavioral health discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provides one to one interaction with patients requiring intense care.
• Facilitates group teaching and task oriented sessions, observes patients relative to suicidal or homicidal intent and for effects of medication, assists professional staff with restraint and seclusion treatment procedures and with physical exams, obtains vital signs, performs specimen collection and dressing changes.
• Monitors and documents, according to prescribed standards, patient observations which may include mental status, response to treatment interventions and intensity of services provided.
• Completes court petitions, accompanies patients to court and testifies to substantiate the need for court ordered treatment.
• Communicates status of court activity to professional staff.
• Utilizes knowledge of Michigan Mental Health Code to educate patients and their families about rights guaranteed by the code.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Clinical observation

Documentation

Crisis management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication

Education

Two years college in behavioral health

Bachelor's degree in behavioral health

Job description

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit is seeking a behavioral health support team member to provide compassionate care to patients under the supervision of a registered nurse. This role focuses on one-to-one patient interaction, group teaching, and monitoring patient status as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You will document observations, assist with clinical procedures, and support court-related activities while applying Michigan Mental Health Code guidelines to patient rights.