BHA All Shifts

Summit BHC; Santa Teresa (NM); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Peak Behavioral Health in Santa Teresa, NM seeks a Behavioral Health Associate II to support the treatment team onsite. The role involves monitoring patients, providing care, and assisting in data collection and crisis response under licensed supervision.

Onsite position with rewards including structured duties and active patient engagement in daily programs. Requires high school diploma and relevant BHA experience; CPR and de-escalation training preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• At least one year experience as a BHA required.
• One or more years' experience working with the specific population of the facility required.
• Knowledge of common psychiatric disorders and/or dual diagnosis and various treatment modalities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the wellbeing of patients and provides a safe, positive, supportive environment under supervision.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living (ADLs) and daily living tasks.
• Conducts safety checks and ensures supervision per guidelines.
• Checks patients for contraband and manages valuables and belongings.
• Interacts with patients, observes behaviors, and reports significant observations to supervisor.
• Engages patients in activities to support treatment goals.
• Facilitates educational groups on social, coping and independent living skills.
• Takes and records vital signs and reports changes to charge nurse.
• Keeps patient records timely and accurate.
• Applies de-escalation techniques and assists with restraints when necessary.
• Supports admissions, discharges, and transportation coordination as needed.
• Participates in rehabilitation programs and teaching strategies to promote wellness.

Skills

Caring for patients

Interpersonal communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

CPR certification

De-escalation training

Job description

BHA All Shifts | Peak Behavioral Health | Santa Teresa, New Mexico

About the Job:

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

The Behavioral Health Associate II 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. This position is onsite at the facility and is not a remote position.

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 toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration and changing bed linens.
• Conducts safety checks, ensuring 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 supervisor.
• Engages with patient in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
• 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 charge nurse.
• 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 coordinate transportation with appropriate staff members, as required.
• Receives report from previous shift to utilize information in planning for shift; gives accurate and thorough report to oncoming shift.
• Helps with admissions and discharges if needed.
• Participates in rehabilitation and treatment programs as well as teaching strategies to promote patient wellness and independence, as needed.
• Ensures that the program schedule is being followed and reports to supervisor variances to program schedule.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• At least one year experience as a BHA required.
• One or more years' experience working with the specific population of the facility required.
• 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.

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. Peak Behavioral Health is an EOE.

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.