Behavioral Intervention Specialist - Pt Weekends

Advantage Behavioral Health Systems; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Behavioral Health Systems seeks a paraprofessional to provide a broad range of social services in a Behavioral Health Crisis Center. Responsibilities include intakes, crisis intervention, treatment-planning support, and coordinating with families and providers.

The role requires documentation, safety skills, and collaboration with the treatment team to ensure timely, responsive care for clients and their families.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Experience in social services preferred; college credit hours in related field also acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with activities of daily living and daily routine.
• Conduct intakes, support treatment planning, and assist with crisis intervention.
• Document face-to-face sessions and coordinate with service providers.
• Transport clients to appointments and facilitate access to community resources.
• Maintain client confidentiality and participate in team case reviews.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Intake procedures

Case management support

Documentation accuracy

Client/family communication

Community resources linkage

Safety/De-escalation techniques

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Two years college with 15 social services credits

Job description

Position Schedule - WEEKKENDS - Day and Night 12 hour shifts

Position 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.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists clients with activities of daily living as needed
• Picks up meals/snacks for clients, prepares at mealtime and cleans up after
• Transports samples to lab
• Meets with clients/clients families to address issues and work on skills as listed in treatment plan goals individually or in group
• Provides social and psychological support to clients through listening and discussing problems and progress as necessary
• Supports 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 needed
• Utilizes skills of Safety Care to deescalate situations and avoid restraint
• Participates with team to restrain clients, when necessary and according to procedure
• Calibrates equipment regularly, per schedule
• Between clients, prepares rooms/beds for new clients
• Engages clients between social services to provide support and prevent de-escalation
• Assists clients in locating and utilizing community resources, including legal, medical, financial assistance and other referral services
• Keeps documentation of face to face sessions and collaborative sessions with each client and/or service provider
• Transports, or makes arrangements for transportation of, clients to appointments in a timely manner
• Contacts clients/client guardians in order to gain updates on clients progress or lack of progress
• Contacts other health care professionals within or outside the organization to obtain consumer background information in accordance with established guidelines
• Collaborates with service providers in addressing concerns and treatment planning changes or additions
• Complies with regulations on confidentiality of client information as specified by established policy
• Develops and effectively maintains a network of appropriate community contacts
• Provides appropriate information and/or input in meetings pertaining to case management and case collaboration
• Provides short-term case management and referral services to clients with emergency situations
• Helps intake and discharge clients to/from the unit, per procedure
• Other duties as assigned by Program Manager.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED AND One year of experience in a social services related position OR Two years at an accredited college or university with at least 15 credit hours in a social services related field.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

Valid GA Drivers License