Behavioral Health Support Specialist

Summit BHC; Garner (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Raleigh Oaks Behavioral Health in Garner, NC is seeking a Behavioral Health Associate I for a full-time, day-shift position. The role reports under licensed nursing supervision and focuses on monitoring patient behaviors, patient care, supervision, and data collection.

Schedule includes 7am–7:30pm with every-other-weekend work expectations. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, CPR/de-escalation training, and some experience with the target population.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire).
• Six months or more experience working with the specific population preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the wellbeing of patients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment, under direction of charge nurse or supervisor.
• Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of patients.
• Assists clients with activities of daily living, such as toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration and changing bed linens.
• Conducts safety checks, ensuring that supervision is conducted at intervals in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines.
• Checks patients for contraband and manages the patient’s valuables and belongings.
• Interacts routinely with patients, observes behaviors and communicates significant observations to supervisor.
• Engages with patient in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
• Facilitates patient 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 patient’s condition to the clinical team.
• Charts in patient records timely, accurately, and appropriately.
• Applies de-escalation techniques to help manage patient’s emotions, behavior and participation in treatment and assists with seclusion and restraints when necessary.
• Assists with unit cleaning, organization of new admits charts, discharge process, filing, etc.
• Initiates patient/employee incident reports.
• Provides transfer or transportation for patients or coordinates transportation with appropriate staff members as required.
• Receives report from previous shift to utilize information in planning shifts; give accurate and thorough report to oncoming shift.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CPR certification

De-escalation & restraint certification

Job description

Raleigh Oaks Behavioral Health in Garner, NC is seeking a Behavioral Health Associate I for a full-time, day-shift position. The role reports under licensed nursing supervision and focuses on monitoring patient behaviors, patient care, supervision, and data collection.

Schedule includes 7am–7:30pm with every-other-weekend work expectations. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, CPR/de-escalation training, and some experience with the target population.