Behavioral Health Security Officer

Baptist Health • Little Rock, AR

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About The Position

The Mental Health Security Officer receives specialized training in clinical aspects of working with mentally ill patients. The officer provides safety and security to patients, health care workers, and the unit, responding to situations to de-escalate crises. The role protects and maintains a secure environment by enforcing rules and regulations for the safety of personnel, patients, visitors, and property. The officer may use physical intervention when a patient acts out or presents a danger to staff, patients, or property.

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the officer helps assess each patient's functional abilities, impairments, and needs. Working under the direction of licensed nursing staff, the officer performs duties including 1:1 observation, inventorying patient belongings, assisting with restraint application, checking rooms and patients for contraband, searching new admissions, dressing them out, and reporting changes in a patient's condition.

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED.
• Ability to complete Baptist Health's prescribed de-escalation training, including all required physical check-offs.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to learn and apply new healthcare-related skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and consistently with the health care team.
• Ability to engage people at a level appropriate to their wellness and cognition.
• Ability to problem-solve.
• Ability to anticipate patients' needs proactively.
• Must complete BLS, skills training, and de-escalation training upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety and security to patients, health care workers, and the unit.
• Respond to situations and de-escalate crises.
• Enforce rules and regulations to maintain a secure environment and protect personnel, patients, visitors, and property.
• Intervene physically if a patient acts out or presents a danger to staff, patients, or property.
• Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team in assessing patients' functional abilities, impairments, and needs.
• Under the direction of licensed nursing staff, conduct 1:1 observation.
• Inventory patient belongings.
• Assist with applying restraints.
• Check rooms and patients for contraband.
• Search new admissions and dress them out.
• Report changes in a patient's condition.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED