Behavioral Health Associate 7A-3P

Acadia Healthcare•Conway, AR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Associate provides personal care services to facility patients under the direction of clinical or nursing leadership. The role calls for a positive, empathetic, and professional approach to patients and customers, attention to patient safety, and responsiveness to patient concerns. The associate helps maintain a safe, supportive, structured, secure, and comfortable environment for patients, significant others, and staff. The position includes observing patients and communicating significant observations to nursing staff; conducting and documenting safety checks and supervision; recording clinical information; and supporting patients with daily living activities and treatment goals. Depending on assignment, the associate may take and document vital signs, height, and weight, facilitate educational and rehabilitative groups, assist with incident documentation, and provide or coordinate patient transportation. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
CPR certification and de-escalation and restraint certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

Six months or more of experience working with the specific population served by the facility is preferred.
First aid may be required depending on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate urgency regarding patient safety and provide excellent customer service.
Support patients’ well-being and maintain a positive, supportive, and structured environment.
Conduct safety checks and ensure supervision at 15-minute intervals, according to special precautions or individualized supervision guidelines.
Document timely, accurate, and appropriate clinical information in patient medical records.
Help maintain a safe, secure, and comfortable environment for patients, significant others, and staff.
Interact with patients, observe their behaviors, and communicate significant observations to nursing staff.
Oversee or assist patients with activities of daily living, which may include toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration, and changing bed linens.
Obtain and document patients’ vital signs, height, and weight as assigned.
Facilitate educational and rehabilitative groups on topics such as social skills, coping skills, anger management, and independent living skills.
Engage patients in activities and interactions that encourage progress toward treatment goals.
Complete and maintain required documentation.
Assist with follow-up and paperwork related to incidents and events at the facility.
Provide patient transportation or coordinate transportation with the appropriate staff member.
Acknowledge and work to resolve complaints when patient needs are not met.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.