Day Shift Behavioral Health Care Associate

Palms-Behavioral-Health-3; Harlingen (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Palms Behavioral Health is seeking a Behavioral Health Associate I for day shift (6a–6p) in Harlingen, TX. The role reports to a licensed nurse and supports a multidisciplinary team in monitoring patient behaviors and delivering continuous care.

Responsibilities include safety checks, assisting with activities of daily living, recording vitals, documenting in patient records, and participating in educational groups to support treatment goals. A high school diploma is required.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the wellbeing of patients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment, under direction of charge nurse or supervisor.
• 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 nursing staff.
• Engages with patient in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
• Facilitates patient educational-rehabilitative groups covering topics including social skills, coping skills, anger management 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 patient or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff member, as required.
• Provides verbal report/briefing to the oncoming shift.

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Job description

Palms Behavioral Health is seeking a Behavioral Health Associate I for day shift (6a–6p) in Harlingen, TX. The role reports to a licensed nurse and supports a multidisciplinary team in monitoring patient behaviors and delivering continuous care.

Responsibilities include safety checks, assisting with activities of daily living, recording vitals, documenting in patient records, and participating in educational groups to support treatment goals. A high school diploma is required.