Pediatric Behavioral Health Specialist Crisis Center PRN

Intermountain Health•Taylorsville, GA

6d•$20 - $26

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Specialist (BHS), under the direction and supervision of the treatment team, provides direct therapeutic contact to patients through specific groups designed to address core psychological vulnerabilities that commonly lead to crisis. The role also provides individual, ad-hoc supportive contact focused on validating negative feelings, offering coping strategies, building self-esteem, developing skills, and assessing immediate risk to self and others. The BHS performs assigned tasks to maintain unit safety in accordance with psychiatric technician essential functions, including visual safety rounds, room checks, and inventory of patient belongings. The role leads or co-leads educational and didactic groups and helps maintain a positive, safe milieu. In collaboration with the treatment team, the BHS supports the environment of care, safety interventions, patient care needs, activities of daily living, and self-directed resources. The BHS documents groups, patient care interventions, and observations, and may provide direct observation of acutely unsafe patients, including in a 1:1 assignment.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.
Demonstrated relevant work experience in a behavioral health or similar setting and ability to demonstrate all BHS job essentials.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or family studies.
Six months of relevant work experience in a behavioral health or similar setting and ability to demonstrate all BHS job essentials.

Responsibilities

Lead or co-lead educational and/or didactic groups.
Maintain a positive and safe milieu by modeling prosocial attitudes, encouraging positive patient engagement, and strategically managing negative influences.
Collaborate with the treatment team on the environment of care, safety interventions, patient care needs, assistance with activities of daily living, and self-directed resources.
Take initiative to improve the work environment and guide others in resolving problems or treatment questions.
Assist with mentoring and/or orientation of new caregivers and students, as needed.
Align work with the Intermountain Operating Model and continuous improvement practices, including idea escalation, unit project coordination, and change management.
Model appropriate and positive behaviors and coach peers and patients in real time.
Complete timely and accurate documentation of groups, patient care interventions, and observations.
May provide direct observation of acutely unsafe patients in collaboration with the treatment team and charge nurse, including as a 1:1.
Perform assigned unit-safety tasks, including visual safety rounds, room checks, and inventory of patient belongings.