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

Cincinnati Children's•Liberty, LA

2d•$21 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS) delivers team-based patient care in the Liberty Emergency Department. The role supports patients through individualized care plans, behavioral and educational protocols, psychoeducation and recreational groups, crisis intervention, and trauma-informed, relationship-based interactions. Assignments may involve multiple patients following a therapeutic schedule, a specific one-to-one patient assignment, or responsibility for a designated location or environment. The BHS helps maintain a safe, structured, and supportive care environment; monitors patient safety and treatment schedules; responds to behavioral escalations; and collaborates with patients’ families and the multidisciplinary team. The position also documents patient responses and treatment progress, completes observation and environmental safety checks, and participates in team planning, training, and handoffs.

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 by following established processes and procedures and engaging in ongoing learning, coaching, and feedback.
Coordinate the assigned area using safety, structure, planning, participation, and support; complete environmental and patient safety checks and follow observation-level protocols.
Prevent and respond to behavioral escalations and crises using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention concepts and interventions aligned with the patient’s treatment plan; take the lead during behavioral crises when appropriate.
Maintain a safe, organized work area, prepare materials for patient populations, and support patient stabilization from acute crisis.
Observe and communicate changes in patient conditions and other concerns to the appropriate team members, management, licensed providers, or approved parties, following documented escalation plans where applicable.
Implement and document patient responses to individualized care plans, behavioral and educational protocols, and other delegated care appropriate to the care location and patient needs.
Engage patients’ families and support systems in treatment as established in the medical record, and provide appropriate updates to approved parents and legal guardians.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, participate in planning meetings as appropriate, and assist with patient care and training related to behavioral and educational programs, data collection, and environmental modifications.
Lead psychoeducation and recreational groups, adapt activities to participants’ needs and developmental levels, implement prescribed interventions, and contribute behavioral observations and treatment insights.
Provide trauma-informed, relationship-based care; build clinically appropriate rapport and a safe, stable, and nurturing environment for patients and caregivers.
Participate in team planning, multidisciplinary programming, program-material creation and management, special projects, and shift reports or handoffs.
Complete accurate seclusion and restraint documentation within required timeframes; participate in huddles and complete environmental checklists and other safety or quality-assurance tasks.
Assist with collection and management of patient observation and treatment data, including graphing ongoing treatment plans; document progress toward SMART goals and patient responses to treatment.
Attend required training and stay current with documentation processes.