Behavioral Health Associate - Per Diem

Comprehensive Healthcare • Kennewick, WA

14h

About The Position

Comprehensive Healthcare is seeking a Behavioral Health Associate to provide direct client care and participate in the operation of a therapeutic program. This is a per-diem, on-call position. Duties may vary by program and include facilitating behavioral health groups; working with children, youth, young adults, and geriatric clients; crisis evaluation and intervention; detoxification screening and monitoring; medication self-administration support; program screening and intake; residential and client care; seclusion and restraint procedures; service-note documentation; and monitoring symptoms and medication responses.

The role involves supporting clients’ treatment and recovery, helping maintain a safe and therapeutic environment, coordinating care with families and medical providers as applicable, and documenting services in accordance with agency policies and procedures. Comprehensive Healthcare describes its work environment as creative and collaborative, with an emphasis on clinically excellent, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, evidence-based services and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of work experience.
• Must be eligible for registration as an Agency Affiliated Counselor.
• Valid driver’s license and vehicle liability insurance.
• Food Worker Card.

Responsibilities

• Conduct behavioral health groups according to agency guidelines, using facilitation skills to promote participation, insight, skills practice, and motivation for change; follow curricula and connect material to treatment-plan goals.
• Apply knowledge of child, youth, and young-adult development and behavioral health concerns; communicate effectively across developmental levels and collaborate with families, caregivers, and natural and community supports.
• Use crisis intervention techniques, screen for risk and grave disability, make appropriate referrals, apply QPRT principles, develop and document safety plans, and report or notify as required by law.
• Conduct detoxification screenings, admissions, and discharges; collect vital signs and specimens; administer and interpret intoxication and withdrawal monitoring scales; monitor client stabilization and coordinate care as directed.
• Apply knowledge of aging, neurocognitive disorders, and the effects of medical issues on mental status when supporting geriatric clients.
• Observe and support medication self-administration; follow medication policies and the Five Rights; order or reorder medications; document in the Medication Administration Record; monitor adherence, effectiveness, understanding, and side effects; complete medication error reports; and store or dispose of medications according to policy.
• Conduct program screenings, collect pertinent clinical information, communicate professionally during screening and intake, and document screenings and admission decisions.
• Supervise and support clients according to program and care plans; report concerns related to abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the residential program licensing entity; prepare and serve meals and snacks in accordance with Washington State Administrative Code; and perform cleaning and laundry duties.
• Transport clients to appointments in personal or agency vehicles when authorized; coordinate care with medical providers; and help clients develop self-care, social, recreational, community-resource, behavior-management, and other practical living skills.
• Stabilize crisis situations by engaging appropriate services to maintain the least restrictive environment while protecting safety and wellbeing.
• Follow seclusion and restraint policies, use facility-approved crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques, and document client behaviors and staff interventions leading to any use of seclusion or restraint.
• Complete timely, accurate, respectful, clear, concise, and client-centered service notes that reflect interventions, client status, progress, and treatment-plan goals within the clinician’s scope of practice.
• Assess and document client symptoms and responses to prescribed medications; provide medication education and adherence support; promote illness self-management and recognition of warning signs; and monitor side effects and facilitate communication with medical staff as needed.

Benefits

• Training and development, including regular training, support, supervision, and consultation.
• Career opportunities across a range of settings, with room for mobility and promotion.
• Healthcare coverage for employees and qualified family members.
• Vacation, paid holidays, and sick leave.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program services.
• Agency-funded retirement plan with contributions equal to 5% of compensation.
• Additional retirement investment opportunities with a 50% investment match of up to 4% of compensation.
• Agency-funded life and disability insurance program.
• Financial incentives to further employee education.

What This Job Offers

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