Behavioral Health Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral health-related field, or high school diploma or equivalent plus one year of direct patient care in an inpatient behavioral health setting.
• Relevant experience may include inpatient psychiatric care; assisting with grooming and activities of daily living; conducting educational, recreational, or skills groups; maintaining a therapeutic milieu; maintaining observation precautions; applying nonviolent de-escalation interventions; recognizing common mental illness symptoms; and providing ordered interventions appropriate to diagnosis.
• Competence in building therapeutic rapport, developing collaborative relationships with multidisciplinary teams, de-escalation techniques, and limit setting.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Meet the age requirement specified by the state agency.
• For applicable Banner behavioral health clinical settings in Arizona, possess and maintain an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card; applicable Banner Staffing roles require a State of Arizona Department of Public Safety Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• For applicable work settings, sign an Arizona Criminal History Affidavit upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of inpatient Behavioral Health experience is identified as ideal.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic nursing care, technical monitoring, vital signs, and physical care to psychiatric patients.
• Orient patients to the treatment setting and assist with activities of daily living as needed.
• Review and participate in implementing patient treatment plans.
• Make rounds; monitor patients’ activities, physical status, and mental status; and report observations to nursing staff.
• Check patient belongings for contraband and conduct observational and other patient-safety checks.
• Document observations, interventions, and group activities in the patient medical record while maintaining confidentiality.
• Help maintain a safe, orderly, and therapeutic environment and protect patient safety and rights through observation and reporting.
• Recognize aggression, danger to self or others, crises, and medical emergencies; intervene through redirection and, as needed, participation in restraint or seclusion.
• Interact therapeutically with patients and families and provide treatment that promotes dignity, independence, individuality, strengths, privacy, and choice.
• Respect cultural diversity and patient boundaries; plan and facilitate social and didactic group activities and potentially participate in other rehabilitation and treatment programs.
• Maintain knowledge of behavioral disorder symptoms and treatments, commonly prescribed medications, and common medication side effects and adverse reactions.
• Assist with patient admissions, discharges, and transfers and complete required medical-record documentation.
• Assist with making BHS assignments for the floor and DPOs, support BHSs and RNs, and communicate with the Charge RN.
• Conduct hand hygiene audits and delegate admission tasks or ensure discharge processes are completed, including belongings and admission folders.
• Ensure Direct Observer/Q15 documentation is completed throughout each shift.
• Float to the other two Behavioral Health units on campus when required based on census.
• Maintain required Arizona fingerprint clearance credentials and sign an Arizona Criminal History Affidavit when applicable to the specified work setting.

Benefits

• Health and financial security benefit plan options
• Self-scheduling tool
• Additional $1/hour weekend shift differential, when applicable