Behavioral Support Specialist

Catholic Health Initiatives; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Health Initiatives, at Lasting Hope Recovery Center, seeks a Behavioral Support Specialist to provide direct behavioral support and therapeutic milieu management for patients with mental illness or substance use disorders.

You will work with a clinical team to implement tailored care plans, promote ethical principles aligned with our mission, and support patient wellbeing across multiple domains.

Qualifications

• BA required upon hire or Mental Health Tech certificate from American Medical Association or National Career Certifiation Board
• Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) required upon hire

Responsibilities

• Encourages an environment where patients can solve problems and try new behaviors in a trauma-informed care setting
• Provides emergency care and maintains a safe environment
• Maintains a secure environment and acts as a resource for emergencies
• Provides trauma informed care and supervision for patients requiring physical restraints or seclusion room
• Communicates effectively in multicultural contexts using verbal and written techniques
• Participates in meetings, QA activities, safety, security, infection control, and training with the interdisciplinary team

Education

BA or Mental Health Tech cert

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Behavioral Support Specialist, you focus on providing direct behavioral support and supportive services to patients with disruptions in function as a result of mental illness and/or substance abuse. Services are provided with a focus on managing the therapeutic milieu and developing skills for environmental, financial, social, occupational, spiritual, intellectual, and emotional wellbeing. You will work with a team of clinical professionals to implement a care plan that is tailored to each patient's needs. The BSS promotes an awareness and understanding of positive ethical and moral principles consistent with the mission, vision and values of Common Spirit.

• Encourages an environment where patients can solve problems and try out new behaviors while supporting the development of uniqueness and acceptable self-expression in a trauma-informed care setting.




• Provides appropriate emergency care and maintains a safe environment.




• Maintains a secure environment and acts as a resource for emergency situations.




• Provides trauma informed care and supervision to patients needing physical restraints or seclusion room.




• Effectively communicates in a multicultural context using both verbal and written techniques.




• Participates in staff meetings, quality assurance activities, safety, security, and infection control programs, program development and implementation, and all additional training that leadership assigns in order to maintain appropriate communication networks and harmonious working relationships with members of the interdisciplinary team and other departments.

Job Requirements

• Bachelors of Arts required upon hire or Mental Health Tech certificate from either the American Medical Association or National Career Certifiation Board




• Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) required upon hire

Where You'll Work

A 64-bed adult psychiatric facility, Lasting Hope Recovery Center is a place of healing. All of the rooms are private. At Lasting Hope Recovery Center, patients find comfort and a team of caring professionals working for them. Often, mental illness and substance abuse occur at the same time. CHI Health Lasting Hope Recovery Center offers an entire range of treatment and prevention services to meet the needs of patients experiencing both challenges. Treatment is built on personal strengths and support systems that treat individuals experiencing these illnesses.

Pay Range

$17.67 - $24.96 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.