Behavioral Health Associate

Tenet Healthcare • Detroit, MI

6d

About The Position

Be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role with us! In this vital role, you'll provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey. If you’re dedicated, empathetic, and ready to make a positive impact on patients' lives, we encourage you to apply today and become a crucial part of our caring team!
Summary Description
Under the supervision of a registered nurse and in collaboration with other members of a multidisciplinary team, develops and provides treatment and care to mental health patients.
Provides one to one interaction with patients requiring intense care.
Facilitates group teaching and task oriented sessions, observes patients relative to suicidal or homicidal intent and for effects of medication, assists professional staff with restraint and seclusion treatment procedures and with physical exams, obtains vital signs, performs specimen collection and dressing changes.
Monitors and documents, according to prescribed standards, patient observations which may include mental status, response to treatment interventions and intensity of services provided.
Completes court petitions, accompanies patients to court and testifies to substantiate the need for court ordered treatment.
Communicates status of court activity to professional staff.
Utilizes knowledge of Michigan Mental Health Code to educate patients and their families about rights guaranteed by the code.

Requirements

• Two years of college study in behavioral health or the equivalent combination of education and experience in a mental health setting, and six months of related clinical experience working with mentally ill patients;
• Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral health discipline.
• Analytical ability to assess current status of acutely ill patients and safety/security of milieu. Ability to anticipate and evaluate consequences, respond quickly and plan intervention for volatile situations.
• High level of interpersonal and clinical skills necessary to facilitate didactic group sessions and to develop and maintain therapeutic relationships/skills with mentally ill patients, families and patient care providers.
• Ability to read, understand and apply written description/documentation of behavioral observations and group processes.
• Ability to perform routine clerical functions such as answering phones, and basic computer input and retrieval of information.
• Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and deal with stress associated with a mental health environment.

Responsibilities

• Develops and provides treatment and care to mental health patients.
• Provides one to one interaction with patients requiring intense care.
• Facilitates group teaching and task oriented sessions
• Observes patients relative to suicidal or homicidal intent and for effects of medication
• Assists professional staff with restraint and seclusion treatment procedures and with physical exams
• Obtains vital signs, performs specimen collection and dressing changes.
• Monitors and documents, according to prescribed standards, patient observations which may include mental status, response to treatment interventions and intensity of services provided.
• Completes court petitions, accompanies patients to court and testifies to substantiate the need for court ordered treatment.
• Communicates status of court activity to professional staff.
• Utilizes knowledge of Michigan Mental Health Code to educate patients and their families about rights guaranteed by the code.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees