Behavioral Health Specialist

Banner Health • Sun City, AZ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This position provides direct care to psychiatric patients working under the direction of a registered nurse. Banner Boswell Medical Center (in Sun City, AZ) has provided exceptional care to the people in the northwest area of metropolitan Phoenix for over five decades. Today, our 410-bed acute-care hospital is nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Arizona’s Best Hospitals. Banner Boswell offers a full range of acute care services, including cardiology, vascular, thoracic, oncology, orthopedics, neurology, general surgery, robotic surgery, rehabilitation, emergency, stroke, intensive care, pulmonary, urology, and inpatient wound management. We've earned the Society of Thoracic Surgeons highest quality award for CABG & aortic valve replacement and the Joint Commission’s Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center. As a Behavioral Health Specialist, you will bring your experience and passion for health care to our unit. You will focus on safety checks, assisting in ADL's, Milieu management, falls prevention measures, and 1 on 1 observations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a behavioral health related field OR High School diploma or equivalent with 1 year of direct patient care in an inpatient behavioral health setting.
• Experience in an inpatient psychiatric facility; assisting with personal grooming and other activities of daily living; conducting educational, recreational and skills groups appropriate to current patient population; creating, maintaining, and encouraging an inpatient therapeutic milieu; maintaining observation precautions and applying non-violent de-escalation interventions in crisis situations; recognizing the common symptoms of mental illness such as depression, psychosis, mood dysregulation, substance abuse, maladaptive behavior, and anxiety; understanding how symptoms are related the patient’s mental illness diagnosis and providing ordered treatment interventions appropriate to the diagnosis.
• Concentration on skills and experiences demonstrating competence in building therapeutic rapport, developing collaborative relationships with the multidisciplinary team, de-escalation techniques and limit setting.
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral or BUMG, BUMCT in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
• An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.
• Employees working in any Banner Staffing (BSS) Behavioral Health role in Arizona must possess a State of Arizona Department of Public Safety Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
• Employees working at BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is also required.
• Meets age requirement as specified by state agency.

Nice To Haves

• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides basic nursing care to patients including technical monitoring, taking vital signs and physical care.
• Orients patients to treatment setting and assists with activities of daily living as needed.
• Reviews and participates in implementation of the patient treatment plan.
• Makes rounds and monitors patients activities, physical and mental status and reports to nursing staff.
• Checks patient belongings for contraband.
• Conducts a variety of patient safety monitoring activities such as observational checks.
• Documents observations, interventions, and group activities in the patient medical record while maintaining confidentiality of all health information.
• Assists in maintaining a safe, orderly & therapeutic environment.
• Maintains patient safety and protects patient rights through observation and reporting patient behaviors, communications, interactions and physical status.
• Recognizes patients who are behaving aggressively, acting as a danger to themselves or others, or are in a crisis or medical emergency situation.
• Provides intervention including, but not limited to, redirecting of patient and/or participating in restraint or seclusion as needed.
• Assesses and interacts therapeutically with patients and families.
• Provides treatment that promotes patient dignity, independence, individuality, strengths, privacy, and choice.
• Demonstrates respect for cultural diversity and patient boundaries.
• Plans and facilitates social and didactic group activities.
• May participate in other rehabilitation and treatment programs.
• Provides quality patient care by maintaining knowledge and skill level related to the symptoms and treatment of behavioral disorders relevant to position responsibilities and in accordance with state agency regulations.
• Maintains knowledge to identify types of medications commonly prescribed for patient group and the common side effects and adverse reactions of the medications.
• Assists in the admission, discharge and transfer process of patients and completes required documentation in the patient medical record.

Benefits

• Option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level