Behavioral Intervention Specialist

Advantage Behavioral Health Systems•Athens-Clarke County, GA

2d•$24•Onsite

About The Position

Under direct supervision, provides a broad range of paraprofessional social services to patients/clients and their families. Conducts patient/client/consumer intakes, participates in treatment team planning, and performs crisis intervention. This position provides paraprofessional social services to clients and families in a Behavioral Health Crisis Center.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED AND One year of experience in a social services related position OR Two years at an accredited college or university with at least 15 credit hours in a social services related field.
Valid GA Drivers License

Responsibilities

Assists clients with activities of daily living as needed
Picks up meals/snacks for clients, prepares at mealtime and cleans up after
Transports samples to lab
Meets with clients/clients families to address issues and work on skills as listed in treatment plan goals individually or in group
Provides social and psychological support to clients through listening and discussing problems and progress as necessary
Supports clinical treatment plan and nursing care plan through engagement of clients, monitoring and documenting (room checks, every 15 minutes per procedure), taking vitals, as order and proving one-to-one observation and support, as needed
Utilizes skills of Safety Care to deescalate situations and avoid restraint
Participates with team to restrain clients, when necessary and according to procedure
Calibrates equipment regularly, per schedule
Between clients, prepares rooms/beds for new clients
Engages clients between social services to provide support and prevent de-escalation
Assists clients in locating and utilizing community resources, including legal, medical, financial assistance and other referral services
Keeps documentation of face to face sessions and collaborative sessions with each client and/or service provider
Transports, or makes arrangements for transportation of, clients to appointments in a timely manner
Contacts clients/client guardians in order to gain updates on clients progress or lack of progress
Contacts other health care professionals within or outside the organization to obtain consumer background information in accordance with established guidelines
Collaborates with service providers in addressing concerns and treatment planning changes or additions
Complies with regulations on confidentiality of client information as specified by established policy
Develops and effectively maintains a network of appropriate community contacts
Provides appropriate information and/or input in meetings pertaining to case management and case collaboration
Provides short-term case management and referral services to clients with emergency situations
Helps intake and discharge clients to/from the unit, per procedure
Other duties as assigned by Program Manager.