BHA Nights

Summit BHC; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit BHC is seeking a Behavioral Health Associate I for the Las Cruces Recovery Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. You will monitor client behaviors, provide continuous care, and support treatment activities while maintaining safety and structured routines.

Responsibilities include safety checks, documenting records, de-escalation during crises, and assisting with group activities. Prior experience with the population, CPR/de-escalation certification, and a high school diploma are required.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Six months or more experience working with the facility's population preferred.
• CPR and de-escalation certification required.
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure client safety and a structured, supportive environment.
• Conduct safety checks and monitor clients per supervision guidelines.
• Document in client records timely and accurately.
• Apply de-escalation techniques during crises and emergencies.
• Assist with activities and therapeutic recreation programs.
• Provide transfers or transportation as needed and report to supervisors.

Skills

CPR certification

De-escalation techniques

First aid certification

Observation and reporting

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

## BHA NightsApplylocations: Las Cruces Recovery Centertime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR124797BHA Nights | Las Cruces Recovery Center | Las Cruces, New Mexico**About the Job:**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.#INBHAWhy Las Cruces Recovery Center?Las Cruces Recovery Center offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Las Cruces Recovery Center 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.