Full Time-Days Behavioral Health Associate

SBH-Green Bay, LLC; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Willow Creek Behavioral Health in Green Bay, Wisconsin, seeks a Full Time Behavioral Health Associate (Days) to support the treatment team under licensed nurse supervision. Hours 6:00am-6:30pm; includes every other weekend and holiday rotation.

Starting at $17/hr based on experience and education; onsite facility. Responsibilities include monitoring patient behaviors, providing continuous patient care, assisting in data collection, and responding to crises.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Six months or more experience working with the specific population preferred.
• Knowledge of common psychiatric disorders and/or dual diagnosis and various treatment modalities of the population served preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the wellbeing of patients and provides a safe environment under direction of charge nurse or supervisor.
• Maintains constant supervision of patients.
• Assists with activities of daily living and basic patient care tasks.
• Performs safety checks and follows supervision guidelines.
• Records vital signs and reports changes to the clinical team.
• Charts in patient records timely and accurately.
• Assists with crisis de-escalation and, if needed, restraints with proper procedures.

Skills

De-escalation techniques

Patient care

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Six months experience preferred

Job description

Full Time-Days Behavioral Health Associate | Willow Creek Behavioral Health | Green Bay, Wisconsin

About the Job:

Starting at $17/hr and up based on experience and education Hours: 6:00am-6:30pm Includes every other weekend and holiday rotation

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 clients 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 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.

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 Willow Creek Behavioral Health?

Willow Creek Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Willow Creek Behavioral Health 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.