Behavioral Health Associate

NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals•Kalamazoo, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

HEALING THE BODY AND MIND Founded fifteen (15) years ago, NPH is the largest hospital system in the nation providing care to patients with both neurological and medical needs. We are unique in that we serve a population which others have been previously been unable to, largely due the patient’s underlying medical issues. Our facilities maintain an inter-disciplinary focus using a multi-specialty approach for both neuropsychiatric and complex medical care issues. This proven approach provides unrivaled quality care for all of our patients. We have multiple locations throughout the United States and are continuing to add locations to ensure better access to our unique model of care. Overview Kalamazoo Behavioral Health Hospital is looking for Behavioral Associates to serve our patients and hospital leadership team at our hospital in Kalamazoo, MI. The Behavioral Associate will work with physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide direct behavioral care to patients suffering from a variety of psychiatric conditions.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required.
At least 2 years of experience in a direct care role strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Associate's degree or some college coursework in psychology, social work, or social services field preferred.
Prior experience in a behavioral health setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify high risk patients, uses Crisis Intervention practices and support safety plan intervention techniques to maintain a safe environment.
Performs environmental/patient safety rounds and implement a higher level of observation in emergencies.
Reports observations, interactions and patient activity to assigned nursing staff timely.
Understands patient characteristics, triggers, through trauma informed care and patient/environmental variables in order to assist in preventing patients from losing control.
Participates in shift hand-off meetings, unit rounds, community meetings, team meetings and committee meeting as required.
Participates in debriefing after codes, incidents, and use of restraints.
Assists in the assessment of need for as well as the application and removal of restraints
Leads or co-leads discussion groups on topics such as anger and safety.
Reviews incident reports as needed to identify possible preventable factors and present these to the treatment team.
Escorts patients during transfer, for testing or for admission on or off facility premises as required.
Participates in quality assurance/performance improvement activities and departmental and/or facility-wide training as required.
Provide ongoing training to unit-staff in implementation of de-escalation training and physical interventions.
Assists the nursing staff in performing selected nursing procedures and functional tasks to specific patients
Provides direct physical care, and/or one to one observation to selected patients under supervision
Assists with lifting, positioning. moving and ambulating patients using body mechanics as instructed
Transports patients by wheelchair, stretcher or bed
Escorts ambulatory patients
Escorts patients outside of the hospital as necessary
Obtains and records blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration rate in accordance with hospital policy.
Provides direct assistance to patients with Activities of Daily Living as needed.

Benefits

Competitive pay rates
Eight-hour shifts
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
NPH 401(k) plan with up to 4% Company match
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) programs
Generous PTO and Time Off Policy
Special tuition offers through Capella University
Work/life balance with great professional growth opportunities
Employee Discounts through LifeMart
$3.00 shift differential for 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm shifts and $2.00 shift differential for 11:00 pm to 7:00 am shifts.