Behavioral Aide Acute, AM (Daphne)

AltaPointe Health•Daphne, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

EastPointe Hospital is a private, free-standing psychiatric hospital for adults located in Daphne, Ala. EastPointe’s clinical and medical professionals assess and evaluate adults in psychiatric crisis. Treatment focuses on stabilizing psychiatric symptoms and preventing psychiatric commitment. Adults 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 an estimated three-to-seven-day 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