Behavioral Health Tech

ODYSSEY BEHAVIORAL GROUP•Orlando, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

At Lifeskills Orlando, we provide personalized and high-quality care for adults (18 years and older) with complex mental health disorders. Our comprehensive whole-person approach, unique setting, and high staff-to-client ratio support individualized attention and real-time interventions, ensuring the best possible outcomes for each client. We use evidence-based treatment methods tailored to each client’s needs. Our team utilizes our social integration approach, which enables clients to receive real-time therapeutic interventions while experiencing real-life situations. Social integration is used to ensure social and life skills treatment concepts are not only learned but also become accessible tools for clients transitioning back to independent living. Who We Are At Lifeskills Orlando, we offer an intimate and personalized environment with a lower staff-to-client ratio, ensuring individualized attention and real-time interventions. Located in downtown Orlando, our unique setting facilitates the implementation of our social integration model in high-stimulus environments, supported by our dedicated staff. At Lifeskills, we don’t just focus on the presenting condition, but rather on the underlying disorders by utilizing a comprehensive whole-person approach that serves at the foundation for true client-centered care. We treat adults of all genders, ages 18 and older. Why You Will Love Working With Us! At Lifeskills South Florida, we are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing team of professionals deeply passionate about providing evidence-based and personalized clinical care for mental health disorders and behavioral health conditions. Since everyone has different experiences with mental health disorders, mental health therapies must be equally as unique to address those diverse needs. Working with qualified doctoral level clinicians at Lifeskills gives individuals the opportunity to develop personalized mental health treatment plans that address their needs and help them take the next step in their recovery. Our team’s foundation is client centered care and clinical excellence through our 5-star service commitment – Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Flexibility, Service, and Collaboration. We are committed to our team and our team is committed to our clients! What we offer Collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
Requires valid State Driver’s License and current CPR certification.
Excellent verbal and written skills
Demonstrates a high level of follow through

Nice To Haves

Preferably has experience in a psychiatric hospital setting as a mental health or behavioral assistant working with adults.

Responsibilities

Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual residents.
Actively participates and engages residents in the milieu and outside activities throughout the work day, often in a variety of group settings.
Prompts residents to complete ADLs, including clean room, hygiene, laundry, etc., and completes regular room hygiene checks.
Prompts residents to attend all meals in a timely manner and provides supervision and structure at meal times as appropriate.
Models effective table manners and small talk during meal times, focusing on engaging all residents.
Provides, structures, and maintains a therapeutic environment in collaboration with other staff.
Therapeutically interacts with the resident in one-to-one situations, community, and group meetings, maintaining appropriate boundaries and modeling appropriate social behavior. Reacts therapeutically in crisis situations.
Recognizes resident’s level of psychosocial and psychosexual development and modifies approaches accordingly to include recognizing mood changes and developing coping skills.
Maintains therapeutic relationship with residents using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes, setting limits in a kind and firm manner.
Documents in accordance with policies and procedures services provided, incident reports, shift reports, or department reports in a timely and accurate manner.
Writes clearly, informatively, and effectively.
Complies with the facility safety procedures as outlined in the policy and procedure manual. Assumes assigned role in fire drills, evacuation procedures, and internal/external disaster plan.
Demonstrates effective verbal intervention skills in managing escalating residents and involving other staff as needed. Adheres to CPI criteria.
Performs a vehicle safety and fuel check prior to use of any company vehicle, reporting any concerns to supervisor or manager.
Supports residents in effectively managing leisure time, including joining in activities with residents.
Greet all guests warmly and friendly.
Follows through with clinical precautions effectively, including Q15s and visuals.
Answer phone and field calls in an upbeat and positive manner, focusing on customer service.
Transport residents to appointments, supporting resident while regulating in community.
Identifies and recognizes triggers for escalation with each resident, and utilize de-escalation techniques, focusing on prevention of crisis.
Gathers residents for outings and groups to promote program engagement.
Supports medication compliance and management by prompting residents to go to nursing for medications
Can be relied upon to be at work as scheduled and is rarely absent from work, notifying the supervisor if absent.
Demonstrates an ability to adapt to changes in the facility function, management styles, and facility routines.
Reads, understands, and adheres to all company policy statements on ethics, conduct, and conflict of interests.
Adheres to facility policies, procedures, rules and regulations, implementing regularly.
Maintains positive attitude and acts as a team player with others on the treatment team.
Attends all supervisory trainings within assigned time frames as required by the facility.
Other duties as assigned.