FULL TIME DAYS Behavioral Healthcare Assistant

Mental Health Resource Center; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Signing bonus

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

403b

PTO

Paid Holidays

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

A community mental health service in Jacksonville is seeking a Behavioral Health Assistant to provide direct care to patients in behavioral health units. The role includes monitoring behaviors, assisting with personal hygiene, and ensuring a safe environment. Candidates should have a high school diploma and preferably have experience in direct patient care. This is a full-time position offering various benefits including health insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), or Paramedic (PMD) certification is preferred.
• One year of experience working in direct patient care is preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitors behaviors and documents observed behaviors as indicated in the patient record.
• Provides ongoing attention and interaction with patients to establish supportive relationships.
• Assists patients with personal hygiene and daily living skills.
• Ensures implementation of the daily schedule that meets patients needs.
• Performs safety checks at minimum 15-minute intervals.
• Supervises patients during fresh air breaks.
• Remains knowledgeable of admission/discharge status, treatment plan, and unusual events.
• Performs and documents vital signs under supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

CNA/EMT/PMD certification preferred

One year direct patient care experience preferred

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Signing bonus
• Vision insurance

Benefits/Perks

• Sign On Bonus
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 403b
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program

Company Overview

Mental Health Resource Center is a not-for-profit Florida corporation that provides a wide range of mental health and behavioral health care services to the community such as 24-hour emergency services, inpatient psychiatric services for children, adolescents, and adults as well as outpatient services such as medication management, case management, and counseling.

Job Summary

Behavioral Health Assistants provide competency-based direct care to children, adolescents, and adults in our inpatient behavioral health units. Behavioral Health Assistants assist in providing a safe, clean, and therapeutic environment for our patients. These inpatient units provide crisis stabilization services and most patients are admitted involuntarily to the facility via the Baker Act, the mental health act of Florida. The normal length of stay on the unit for patients is typically 3-5 days. This is an ideal opportunity for an individual who is dedicated to providing a caring, therapeutic environment and who enjoys working in a team atmosphere. We provide a variety of training, including but not limited to Crisis Intervention, CPR, Diagnosis and Behaviors, Ethics, and Confidentiality.

Each team member contributes to the completeness and confidentiality of clinical records by ensuring documentation, paperwork, and system entries meet internal and external guidelines for content, accuracy, and timeliness.

Responsibilities

• Monitors behaviors and documents observed behaviors as indicated in the patient record.
• Provides ongoing attention and interaction with patients in order to establish supportive relationships, learn patient concerns and goals, and work to assist patients in achieving successful outcomes.
• Assists patients with personal hygiene and activities of daily living skills (ADLs) in accordance with age, cultural consideration, and level of functioning based on current acuity and diagnosis.
• Ensures implementation of the daily schedule that meets patients needs and interests.
• Performs safety checks at a minimum of 15-minute intervals on patients in accordance with policy and procedure or as directed by the supervisor.
• Supervises patients during fresh air breaks and visitation periods.
• Remains knowledgeable of admission/discharge status, patient level and privileges/restrictions, special information, treatment plan, and unusual events.
• Performs and documents vital signs on patients, under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), or Paramedic (PMD) certification is preferred.
• One year of experience working in direct patient care is preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills are essential and this individual must be able to interact appropriately with internal and external customers, including patients, families, caregivers, community service providers, supervisory staff, and other department professionals.

Position Details

Day Shift: Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm (rotating weekends) / Adult Unit and Children and Adolescent Unit / MHRC North and Adult Unit / MHRC South

Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems and Mental Health Resource Center are Equal Opportunity Employers.