Behavioral Aide Acute, PRN (Daphne)

AltaPointe Health • Daphne, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

EastPointe Hospital is a private, free-standing psychiatric hospital for adults and adolescent males (ages 12 – 18) located in Daphne, Ala. EastPointe’s clinical and medical professionals assess and evaluate adults and adolescents in psychiatric crisis. Treatment focuses on stabilizing psychiatric symptoms and preventing psychiatric commitment. Adults and/or adolescents admitted to EastPointe will have exhibited life-threatening, destructive or disabling behavior or symptoms. Each patient completes a psychiatric diagnostic evaluation and receives 24-hour clinical care for the duration of their stay. The goal is for each patient to return to home or to the least restrictive level of care.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing monitoring of consumers.
• Engages consumers to ensure their safety, needs are met, and participation in planned activities is occurring (list is not all inclusive).
• Provides daily assessments of consumers’ behaviors via daily documentation requirements according to policy and standards.
• Assists consumers with personal hygiene issues (bathing, toileting, and other personal care), medical appointments, chores, recreational activities, and safety issues.
• Provides support to teachers during class time which may include assisting consumers with class assignments, keeping consumers on task, and intervening when necessary.
• Ensures unit schedules are followed and encourages consumers to actively participate in planned activities
• Performs hand-off communication at shift change.
• Provides training on basic living skills (BLS) according to the consumers’ treatment goals as identified by the treatment team.
• Provides BLS groups and other applicable groups as needed per program schedule.
• Completes environment of care unit checklists and reports findings to supervisor.
• Ensures consumers receive meals and confirms information on the meal count sheet.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situation.
• Applies seclusion and restraint per AltaPointe policy and procedure.
• Responds to crisis situations throughout facility using proper interventions.
• Documents crises, protective holds, seclusions, and restraints.
• Ensures units, room and common areas remain neat, tidy and in good operating condition. Encourages consumers to support the effort.
• Effectively collaborates and accurately communicates with treatment team members regarding consumers’ progress, regression, interactions, moods, attitudes, issues, crisis, etc.
• Participates in beginning/end of shift unit reporting
• Shows discretion when discussing consumers’ information with others
• Responsible for reporting consumer/staff problems to supervisor in a timely manner
• Demonstrates willingness to work on any unit at BayPointe based on facility needs as directed.
• Effectively models appropriate behavior including, but not limited to, good communication skills, grooming habits, manners, emotional maturity, etc.
• Transports consumer to prescribed locations or goes on unit errands as directed.
• Meets AltaPointe productivity standards.
• Effectively demonstrates the application of child and adolescent specific competencies.
• Seeks supervision and consultation as needed
• Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement
• Actively works to enhance skills
• Documents in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy
• Documents in a clear and concise manner the types of consumers’ problems, daily progress notes, progress on BLSs, treatment goals addressed, and services provided
• Documents legibly
• Treats consumers with care, dignity, and compassion
• Respects consumers’ privacy and confidentiality
• Is pleasant and cooperative with others
• Assists consumers and visitors as needed
• Personal values do not inhibit ability to relate and care for others
• Is sensitive to the consumers’ needs, expectations, and individual differences
• Is gentle and calm with consumers and families
• Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities
• Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required
• Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner
• Follows AltaPointe policies and procedures
• Attends appropriate in-service trainings and workshops

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED