Facility Based Crisis Specialist, Lenoir FBC

RHA Health Services•Lenoir, NC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

RHA Health Services is hiring a Facility Based Crisis Specialist to provide direct patient care to individuals with psychiatric disorders at its facility-based crisis center. The specialist ensures patients’ safety and well-being and helps maintain a therapeutic environment. Working as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team, the specialist provides assessments, care, and treatments while adhering to RHA’s standards of care. The position requires a high school diploma or GED and either two years of health care experience at the level of a health care assistant, an associate of arts in mental health, or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Experience must be in mental health; life experience may substitute for work experience at the supervisor’s discretion. The posting also specifies two years of experience in a health care setting and some knowledge of addiction and recovery programs. A valid driver’s license and automotive insurance are required. The role has physical requirements that include lifting, pulling, squatting, kneeling, crawling, crouching, climbing, stooping, standing, and walking. The specialist must be able to demonstrate CPR proficiency from floor level and meet close, distance, and peripheral vision requirements, as well as be able to talk and hear.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Two years of experience in health care work at the level of a health care assistant, an associate of arts in mental health, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Experience must be in the mental health field; life experience may substitute for work experience at the supervisor’s discretion.
Two years of experience in a health care setting.
Some knowledge of addiction and recovery programs.
Valid driver’s license and automotive insurance.
Ability to lift at least 15 pounds and pull at least 10 pounds; regularly lift 10 pounds.
Ability to squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop.
Ability to regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and to regularly stand and walk.
Ability to demonstrate CPR proficiency from floor level, including working on hands and knees, bending, standing, and lifting.
Close, distance, and peripheral vision; ability to talk and hear.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care to individuals with psychiatric disorders in the facility-based crisis center.
Ensure the safety and well-being of each patient.
Support maintenance of the therapeutic environment.
Follow the plan of care designed to meet patients’ emotional needs, including safety-level checks.
Participate in the quality improvement process.
Follow and demonstrate proper infection-control procedures.
Respond promptly and correctly to codes and demonstrate protocols for managing aggressive patients and special precautions.
Provide assessments, care, and treatments while adhering to RHA’s standards of care.
Work with the interdisciplinary team to provide a high level of patient care.

Benefits

Competitive compensation program with regular performance feedback and coaching.
Medical, dental, vision, disability, and voluntary benefits; Employee Assistance Program; telemedicine and pharmacy insurance; and Health Advocate service.
Free diabetic medication and supplies.
401(k) retirement savings program.
Paid time off for full-time employees.
Company-sponsored life and AD&D insurance.
Wellness programs, including company-paid scholarships for healthy weight management and nicotine cessation, wellness challenges and rewards, annual health screening, and wellness coaching.
Discounted medical premiums for nicotine-free employees.
Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities.
Payactiv early access to earned wages.
Employee perks and discount program.
Physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing programs.
Chronic disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes for qualifying employees.