Behavioral Health Specialist, Neuro, College Hill

Cincinnati Children's•College Hill, TX

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS) delivers patient care in a team setting, following established processes, procedures, policies, and protocols. The role supports patients with individualized behavioral and educational plans, helps maintain a safe and structured care environment, and works collaboratively with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team. Assignments may involve multiple patients following a therapeutic schedule, a specific 1:1 assignment, or responsibility for a particular location or environment. The specialist supports patient stabilization, responds to behavioral crises using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention concepts, and may use physical restraint when needed to protect patients, staff, and others. The role also implements and documents care plans, leads psychoeducation and recreational groups, develops therapeutic rapport through trauma-informed and relationship-based care, and contributes to treatment data collection and documentation.

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 processes, procedures, policies, and protocols, and engage in ongoing clinical learning and development.
Coordinate the care area using safety, structure, planning, participation, and support; perform environmental and patient safety checks and help maintain an organized environment and treatment schedule.
Prevent and respond to escalations and crises using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention concepts, including physical restraint when appropriate; take the lead during behavioral crises and apply interventions consistent with the crisis model and patient treatment plans.
Support patient stabilization and escalate changes in patient condition or other concerns to management, appropriate staff, licensed providers, or other approved parties according to documented escalation plans.
Implement and document patient responses to individualized care plans, including behavioral information collection and behavioral or educational protocols.
Provide approved delegated patient care as needed, which may include activities of daily living, intake and output, feeding, bathing, toileting, isolation precautions, or emergency care for patients with lines and tubes.
Engage families and support systems in treatment as established in the medical record, and provide updates to approved parents and legal guardians about patient condition and progress.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, participate in team planning meetings, and assist with patient care and parent or staff training related to behavioral and education programs, data collection, and environmental modifications.
Lead psychoeducation and recreational group activities, adapting content to patient needs and developmental functioning while promoting engagement and safe behavior.
Implement behavioral and educational protocols and individualized or group intervention plans designed or prescribed by psychology staff; provide insight into antecedents, behaviors, and outcomes and participate in problem-solving treatment options.
Provide trauma-informed, relationship-based care; build clinically appropriate rapport and a safe, stable, and nurturing environment through positive engagement and unconditional positive regard.
Participate in multidisciplinary programming, program-material development and management, special projects, and shift reports or handoffs.
Complete seclusion and restraint documentation within required timeframes; document progress toward treatment SMART goals and patient responses to treatment.
Participate in huddles as appropriate, maintain situational awareness, complete environmental or quality-assurance checklists, and assist with patient observation checks, data management, and graphing of treatment plans.
Attend required training and stay current on documentation processes.