Behavioral Health Spec - Inpt Psych Step-Down Waltham - $3K sign-on

Boston Children’s Hospital; Waltham (MA); In loco; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

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Sign-on bonus $3,000

Descrizione del lavoro

Boston Children’s Hospital in Waltham is seeking a Behavioral Health Specialist for the Inpatient Psychiatry Step-Down/CBAT unit. You will support a multidisciplinary team, help maintain a safe environment, and assist with daily living activities for pediatric patients.

The role emphasizes safety, de-escalation, and participation in structured programs, with a 36-hour schedule including nights and weekends. A sign-on bonus of $3,000 is offered for eligible candidates.

Competenze

• HS Diploma/GED required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• 1-2 years experience in Behavioral Health or similar setting preferred.
• BLS and de-escalation certification within 1 month of hire.

Mansioni

• Maintain a safe environment and support routine patient activities.
• Monitor safety and promptly report concerns to nursing staff.
• Identify unsafe behavior and apply redirection or limit setting.
• Check and screen items brought into the unit to maintain safety.
• Conduct patient and environmental checks and report risks to RN.
• Assist with safety measures including restraints and observation levels as warranted.
• Use verbal/nonverbal de-escalation to manage escalating situations.
• Support patients with activities of daily living: bathing, dressing, eating.
• Record basic patient data and care provided in medical records.
• Supervise patients and engage them during therapeutic group activities.
• May facilitate psychoeducational groups with senior staff.

Formazione

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

Position Summary

As a Behavioral Health Specialist in our Inpatient Psychiatry Step-Down/Community Based Acute Treatment Program (CBAT) Unit in Waltham, you’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting our patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Focuses on maintaining a physically and emotionally safe environment, supporting routine patient activities, assisting with structured programming, and promptly reporting safety concerns and observed behavioral changes to nursing staff.
• Closely monitors and maintains the safety of patients. Observes patient behaviors and conditions in accordance with established procedures and protocols.
• Identifies and reports changes in behavior that represent unsafe situations. Respectful redirection of unsafe behavior and limit setting as needed.
• Maintains a physically safe environment: Checks and screens items brought into unit.
• Conducts patient and environmental checks and identifies risk; reports identified risk to Registered Nurse.
• Aids with the implementation of safety measures, such as physical restraints, enhanced patient observation levels and elopement prevention, as warranted.
• Identifies patient behaviors that could lead to behavioral escalation; and utilizes verbal and nonverbal techniques to de-escalate situations in a therapeutic and supportive manner.
• Support and assist patients with routine activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and eating.
• May collect, measure and record basic patient data, such as vital signs, intake, and output, and obtains specimens according to established procedures and schedules.
• Records medical data and care provided in patient medical record in accordance with established documentation standards.
• Assists in patient supervision and engagement during therapeutic group activities
• May facilitate psychoeducational groups with support from senior staff
• Assists in patient supervision and adherence to structured schedule throughout the day.
• 36 hours, nights, every other weekend and rotating holidays; mix of 8 and 12 hour shifts.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma/GED required. Bachelor's Degree preferred.

Experience

• Experience working with children/adolescents, facilitating group activities, working with patients with behavioral health challenges preferred.
• 1-2 Years of experience as a Behavioral Health, Mental Health Counselor or similar role in a similar setting preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and de-escalation certification per facility protocol/procedure within 1 month of hire.

** This position is eligible for a $3,000 sign-on. (Internal candidates and former BCH employees who have worked at BCH in the past 2 years are not eligible).