Evening Behavioral Health Associate PRN

Neuropsychiatric Hospitals•Huber Heights, OH

2h•Onsite

About The Position

NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals is seeking PRN Evening Shift Behavioral Associates at its North Valley Behavioral Hospital location. The Behavioral Associate works with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to provide direct behavioral care to patients with a variety of psychiatric conditions. The role supports patient safety and patient-centered care for people experiencing acute psychiatric distress and complex medical needs.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
At least 2 years of experience in a direct care role is strongly preferred.

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.

Responsibilities

Identify high-risk patients and use crisis intervention and safety plan intervention techniques to maintain a safe environment.
Perform environmental and patient safety rounds, implement a higher level of observation in emergencies, and promptly report observations, interactions, and patient activity to assigned nursing staff.
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 debriefings after codes, incidents, and use of restraints.
Assist in assessing the need for restraints and in applying and removing them.
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 admissions 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.