Behavioral Health Specialist

UHS•West Allis, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Granite Hills Hospital is seeking a Behavioral Health Specialist to join their treatment team. This is a full-time or part-time position with opportunities for day (7am - 7pm) or night (7pm - 7am) shifts. The role requires working every other weekend, with competitive shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts. The Behavioral Health Specialist is responsible for ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment, providing routine patient care in a psychiatric setting, documenting client behaviors, assisting with patient groups and activities, working with diverse populations, providing trauma-informed and age-specific care, maintaining therapeutic boundaries, and utilizing crisis intervention techniques.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED required
CNA preferred
Associates degree or Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred
College student who has obtained or are pursuing their degree in behavioral health, psychology, nursing or human services are preferred
Nursing Students Strongly preferred
One (1) or more year(s) of experience preferred
Experience working within an inpatient psychiatric hospital with children, adolescents and/or adults
Experience with utilizing crisis intervention verbal and physical techniques
Experience conducting group therapy sessions, performing vital signs and documenting nursing progress notes

Responsibilities

Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment
Provide routine patient care as required in a psychiatric environment
Document and communicate unusual or erratic changes in client behaviors
Assist with patient groups and activities
Work with culturally and generationally diverse populations to meet their individual needs
Provide trauma informed and age-specific care
Maintain therapeutic boundaries and utilize crisis intervention techniques