Behavioral Intervention Specialist- Night Shift

Advantage Behavioral Health Systems; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Advantage Behavioral Health Systems in Athens, GA seeks a dedicated paraprofessional to deliver essential social services in a Behavioral Health Crisis Center. Under direct supervision, you will conduct intakes, contribute to treatment planning, and provide crisis intervention to patients and families.

This role supports daily living activities, coordinates transport and referrals, and documents sessions while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure confidential, person-centered

Qualifications

• Provides short-term case management and referral services to clients with emergency situations.
• Documents face-to-face sessions and collaboration with service providers.
• Assists with intake, crisis intervention, and treatment planning as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Conducts patient/client intakes and participates in treatment team planning.
• Performs crisis intervention and deescalation as needed.
• Transports clients to appointments and coordinates with community resources.
• Maintains confidentiality and documents progress.
• Assists with daily living activities and room readiness.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Client intake

Documentation

Team collaboration

Safety de-escalation

Job description

Position Schedule - Three (3) 12 hour shifts per week, 7 pm - 7:30 amPosition Summary: Under direct supervision, provides a broad range of paraprofessional social services to patients/clients and their families. Conducts patient/client/consumer intakes, participates in treatment team planning, and performs crisis intervention. This position provides paraprofessional social services to clients and families in a Behavioral Health Crisis Center.Duties and ResponsibilitiesAssists clients with activities of daily living as neededPicks up meals/snacks for clients, prepares at mealtime and cleans up afterTransports samples to labMeets with clients/clients families to address issues and work on skills as listed in treatment plan goals individually or in groupProvides social and psychological support to clients through listening and discussing problems and progress as necessarySupports clinical treatment plan and nursing care plan through engagement of clients, monitoring and documenting (room checks, every 15 minutes per procedure), taking vitals, as order and proving one-to-one observation and support, as neededUtilizes skills of Safety Care to deescalate situations and avoid restraintParticipates with team to restrain clients, when necessary and according to procedureCalibrates equipment regularly, per scheduleBetween clients, prepares rooms/beds for new clientsEngages clients between social services to provide support and prevent de-escalationAssists clients in locating and utilizing community resources, including legal, medical, financial assistance and other referral servicesKeeps documentation of face to face sessions and collaborative sessions with each client and/or service providerTransports, or makes arrangements for transportation of, clients to appointments in a timely mannerContacts clients/client guardians in order to gain updates on clients progress or lack of progressContacts other health care professionals within or outside the organization to obtain consumer background information in accordance with established guidelinesCollaborates with service providers in addressing concerns and treatment planning changes or additionsComplies with regulations on confidentiality of client information as specified by established policyDevelops and effectively maintains a network of appropriate community contactsProvides appropriate information and/or input in meetings pertaining to case management and case collaborationProvides short-term case management and referral services to clients with emergency situationsHelps intake and discharge clients to/from the unit, per procedureOther duties as assigned by Program Manager.