BH Tech/Recovery Advocate - 2nd Shift

Summit BHC; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph Institute for Addiction is seeking a BH Tech/Recovery Advocate for the 2nd shift in Port Matilda, PA. You will be part of a multidisciplinary treatment team, monitor client behaviors, provide care, and respond in crises as needed.

Responsibilities include conducting safety checks, documenting in records, facilitating educational groups, and assisting with transportation and discharge processes. CPR and de-escalation certification are required; prior experience with this population is

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Six months or more experience working with the population preferred.
• Knowledge of psychiatric disorders and dual diagnosis is preferred.
• CPR and de-escalation certification required (training available on hire).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the wellbeing of clients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment.
• Conducts safety checks and ensures supervision at required intervals.
• Checks clients for contraband and manages belongings.
• Interacts with clients, observes behaviors, and communicates observations to supervisor.
• Promotes engagement in recreational activities and therapeutic groups.
• Facilitates groups on social skills, coping, anger management, and independent living skills.
• Documents in client records timely and accurately.
• Assists with transportation, discharge processes, and incident reporting.
• Provides briefing to oncoming shift and supports new clients as needed.

Skills

CPR certification

De-escalation techniques

Client observation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

## BH Tech/Recovery Advocate - 2nd ShiftApplylocations: St. Joseph Institute for Addictiontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 16 Days Agojob requisition id: JR124569BH Tech/Recovery Advocate - 2nd Shift | St. Joseph Institute for Addiction | Port Matilda, Pennsylvania**About the Job:**Shift differential included with this position. The Behavioral Health Associate I serves as an integral part of the multidisciplinary treatment team and is responsible for monitoring and reporting of client behaviors; providing continuous client care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling; assisting in client data collection, recording, and maintenance; and responding in crisis situations and medical emergencies as needed.**Roles and Responsibilities:**· Ensures the wellbeing of clients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment. Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of clients.· Conducts safety checks, ensuring that supervision is conducted at intervals in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines.· Checks clients for contraband and manages the client’s valuables and belongings.· Interacts routinely with clients, observes behaviors and communicates significant observations to supervisor. Promotes interest in recreational activities.· Engages with client in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.· Facilitates client educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills, anger management and independent living skills.· May take and record vital signs properly and communicates significant changes in client’s condition to the charge nurse.· Documents in client records timely, accurately, and appropriately.· Applies de-escalation techniques to help manage client’s emotions, behavior and participation in treatment.· Assists with unit cleaning, organization of new admits charts, discharge process, filing, etc. Initiates client/employee incident reports.· Provides transfer or transportation for client or coordinates transportation with appropriate staff member, as required.· Provides verbal report/briefing to the oncoming shift.· Serves as a resource for new clients introducing them to other clients and staff, explaining programs and encouraging participation. Orients clients to the activities program, explaining the benefits of activities.· Maintains an awareness of client's needs and individual goals while motivating clients towards activities which are beneficial to them. Observes clients’ interest levels and behaviors.· Assists with activity planning by offering new activity ideas and diverse therapeutic recreation program.· Organizes and sets up the equipment that is used in recreational activities. Provides clients with activity resources and supplies, as needed.· Enforces safety rules to prevent injury and modifies activities to suit the needs of specific groups.· Helps to develop and maintain departmental resources, sharing the responsibility to monitor equipment and supplies.· High school graduate or equivalent.· Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.· Knowledge of common psychiatric disorders and/or dual diagnosis and various treatment modalities of the population served preferred.· CPR and de-escalation certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).· First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.Why St. Joseph Institute for Addiction?St. Joseph Institute for Addiction offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. St. Joseph Institute for Addiction is an EOE.Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.