Behavioral Health Specialist, Liberty ED (Part-Time, Days)

Cincinnati Children's•Liberty, LA

2d•$21 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS) delivers team-based care to patients in the Liberty Emergency Department. The role supports patient safety, stabilization, treatment plans, behavioral and educational programming, and a safe, supportive care environment. Assignments may involve multiple patients according to the therapeutic schedule, a specific 1:1 patient assignment, or responsibility for a designated location or environment. The BHS works collaboratively with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team, using trauma-informed, relationship-based communication. The specialist helps implement individualized care plans and behavioral interventions, leads psychoeducation and recreational groups, responds to behavioral crises, and documents patient observations and progress in accordance with established procedures.

Requirements

High school diploma and at least 2 years of experience, or a bachelor's degree in a related field.
May require a clinical license, certification, or training.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care according to established processes and procedures, and participate in ongoing learning and clinical development.
Coordinate the assigned care area, perform environmental and patient safety checks, and help ensure treatment schedules progress appropriately.
Prevent and respond to escalations and crises using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention concepts and interventions aligned with patient treatment plans; take the lead during behavioral crises as appropriate.
Maintain a safe, organized work area; follow policies, procedures, protocols, patient observation levels, and documented escalation plans.
Prepare materials for patient populations and support patient stabilization based on care location and patient needs.
Implement and document responses to individualized care plans, including behavioral information collection and behavioral or educational protocols.
Provide approved delegated care as needed, potentially including activities of daily living, intake and output, feeding, bathing, toileting, isolation precautions, and emergency care for patients with lines and tubes.
Engage patients’ families and support systems in treatment as established in the medical record, and provide condition and progress updates to approved parents and legal guardians.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, report changes in patient conditions or concerns through the appropriate escalation process, and participate in team planning meetings as appropriate.
Assist with patient care and parent or staff training related to individual behavioral and educational programs, data collection, and environmental modifications.
Lead psychoeducation and recreational groups, adapting content to patients’ needs and developmental functioning while promoting engagement and safe behaviors.
Implement psychology-designed behavioral and educational protocols and prescribed individual or group intervention plans; contribute observations about antecedents, behaviors, and outcomes and participate in problem-solving treatment options.
Provide trauma-informed, relationship-based care; develop clinically appropriate rapport and foster a safe, stable, and nurturing environment.
Participate in team planning, multidisciplinary programming, program-material creation and management, special projects, and shift handoffs.
Complete accurate seclusion and restraint documentation within the required timeframe and document progress toward treatment SMART goals and patient responses.
Participate in huddles as appropriate, maintain situational awareness, complete environmental and safety or quality-assurance checklists, and assist with observation checks, data management, and graphing treatment plans.
Attend required training and stay current with documentation processes.