Behavioral Health Associate

NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals•Indianapolis, IN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals (NPH) is seeking Behavioral Associates for its NeuroPsychiatric Hospital of Indianapolis location. NPH provides medical and neurobehavioral care to patients in acute psychiatric distress. The Behavioral Associate works with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to provide direct behavioral care to patients with a variety of psychiatric conditions, supporting patient-centered care and safety.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.

Nice To Haves

Associate's degree or some college coursework in psychology, social work, or a social services field.
Prior experience in a behavioral health setting.
At least 2 years of experience in a direct care role is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify high-risk patients and use crisis intervention practices and safety-plan intervention techniques to maintain a safe environment.
Perform environmental and patient safety rounds, and implement a higher level of observation in emergencies.
Report observations, interactions, and patient activity to assigned nursing staff in a timely manner.
Use trauma-informed care and knowledge of patient characteristics, triggers, and patient and environmental variables to help prevent patients from losing control.
Participate in shift hand-off meetings, unit rounds, community meetings, team meetings, and committee meetings as required.
Participate in debriefing after codes, incidents, and use of restraints.
Assist in assessing the need for restraints and in their application and removal.
Lead or co-lead discussion groups on topics such as anger and safety.
Review incident reports as needed to identify potentially preventable factors and present them to the treatment team.
Escort patients during transfers, testing, or admission on or off facility premises as required.
Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement activities and departmental or facility-wide training as required.
Provide ongoing training to unit staff in de-escalation training and physical interventions.
Assist nursing staff with selected nursing procedures and functional tasks for specific patients.
Provide direct physical care and/or one-to-one observation to selected patients under supervision.
Assist with lifting, positioning, moving, and ambulating patients using instructed body mechanics.
Transport patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or bed, and escort ambulatory patients.
Escort patients outside the hospital as necessary.
Obtain and record blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration rate in accordance with hospital policy.
Provide direct assistance to patients with activities of daily living as needed.