BHA - Adult PHP

Las Cruces Recovery Center; Las Cruces (NM); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Peak Behavioral Health in Las Cruces, NM seeks a Behavioral Health Associate I to work under a licensed nurse, monitor patient behaviors, provide continuous care, and model professional conduct. You will assist with daily living activities, supervise groups, document data, and respond in crisis or medical emergencies as needed.

The role requires CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification, and a high school diploma or equivalent.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Six months or more experience with the population served preferred.
• Knowledge of common psychiatric disorders and treatment modalities preferred.
• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required.
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensures wellbeing and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment under supervision.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living and attending groups.
• Monitors patients and reports significant observations to the treatment team.
• Facilitates patient educational-rehabilitative groups covering social and coping skills.
• Takes and records vital signs and communicates changes to the clinical team.
• Charts patient records timely and accurately.
• Applies de-escalation techniques and assists with restraints if necessary.
• Assists with unit cleanup, admissions, discharge planning, and paperwork.
• Transports or coordinates transport for patients as required.
• Receives/uses shift reports to plan the next shift and ensure continuity.
• Promotes recreational activities and patient participation in groups.
• Engages with patients to help achieve treatment goals and activities.

Skills

Experience with psychiatric population

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

**About the Job:**PURPOSE STATEMENT: The Behavioral Health Associate I works under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse as an integral part of the multidisciplinary treatment team and is responsible for monitoring and reporting of patient behaviors; providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling; assisting in patient data collection, recording, and maintenance; and responding in crisis situations and medical emergencies as needed.**Roles and Responsibilities:****ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:*** 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 patients with activities of daily living such as meals, snacks and hydration and attending groups while maintaining boundaries with staff and peers.* Ensures 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 treatment team.* 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.* Promotes interest in recreational activities. Encourages attendance at group therapy and promotes patient participation in unit activities* Engages with patient in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.* Serves as a resource for new patients introducing them to other patients and staff, explaining programs and encouraging participation. Orients patients to the activities program, explaining the benefits of activities.* Maintains an awareness of patient's needs and individual goals while motivating patients towards activities which are beneficial to them. Observes patients’ 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 patients 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.**EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:*** High school graduate or equivalent required.* 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.**LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:*** CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).* First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.**WORK LOCATION:**This position is onsite and is not a remote position.**SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:**This position is an Individual Contributor.Why Peak Behavioral Health?Peak Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Peak Behavioral Health is an EOE.