Behavioral Health Specialist

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Kentucky; On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital seeks a Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS) to provide direct therapeutic contact through groups and individual support, addressing core vulnerabilities and risk assessment. You will work with the treatment team to maintain safety and deliver care in a psychiatric setting.

Responsibilities include leading groups, modeling professionalism, assisting with activities of daily living, documenting care, and mentoring peers.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Demonstrated relevant work experience in a behavioral health or similar setting.

Responsibilities

• Leads or co-leads educational and/or didactic groups.
• Maintain a positive milieu and model prosocial behaviors.
• Collaborate with treatment team on safety interventions and care needs.
• Mentor and orient new caregivers and students as needed.
• Document groups, interventions and observations timely and accurately.
• Provide 1:1 observation for acutely unsafe patients when required.

Skills

Patient Safety

Communication

Leadership Behaviors

Problem Solving

Coaching

Skill Development

Empathy and Emotional Intelligence

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work

6 months behavioral health experience

BLS certification

Job description

Job Description

The Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS), under the direction and supervision of the treatment team, provides direct therapeutic contact to patients through the delivery of specific groups designed to address the core psychological vulnerabilities which commonly lead to patients entering crisis. This role is furthered by providing individual, ad-hoc supportive contact with patients that focus on validating negative feelings, offering strategies for coping, building self-esteem, development of skills, and assessment of immediate risk to self and others. Perform tasks as assigned to ensure unit safety is maintained in accordance with the psychiatric technician essential functions (Visual safety rounds, room checks, inventory of patient belongings).

Essential Functions

• Leads or co-leads educational and/or didactic groups.
• Ensures a positive and safe milieu by role-modeling prosocial attitudes, providing platforms for positively engaged patients to do the same, strategically managing negative influences on the milieu.
• In collaboration with the treatment team, participates in the overall environment of care, including safety interventions, patient care needs, assisting with ADL's and self-directed resources.
• Takes initiative to improve the work environment and guide others toward resolving problems/treatment questions. May assist in mentoring and/or orientation of new caregivers and students.
• Aligns with the Intermountain Operating Model and continuous improvement practices including idea escalation, unit project coordination, and change management.
• Maintains high standards of professionalism and sets the example for patients and other caregivers by modeling appropriate and positive behaviors and coaching peers and patients in real time.
• Completes timely and accurate documentation of groups, patient care interventions, and observations.
• May provide more direct observation of acutely unsafe patients in collaboration with the treatment team and charge nurse, including instances when assigned to act as a 1:1.

Skills

• Patient Safety
• Communication
• Leadership Behaviors
• Problem Solving
• Coaching
• Skill Development
• Empathy and Emotional Intelligence

Minimum Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers
• Demonstrated relevant work experience in a behavioral health or similar setting and ability to demonstrate all BHS job essentials.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or family studies.
• 6 months relevant work experience in a behavioral health or similar setting and ability to demonstrate all BHS job essentials.

Physical Requirements

Ongoing need for employees to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employees to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.

Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items. Expected to participate in the physical management of high-risk patient behaviors.

May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location

• Location:
• Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital
• Work City:
• Logan
• Work State:
• Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 12

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$19.50 - $26.48

Benefits

We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here .

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will