Behavioral Health Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.
• Demonstrated relevant work experience in a behavioral health or similar setting.
• Ability to demonstrate all Behavioral Health Specialist 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 Behavioral Health Specialist job essentials.

Responsibilities

• Lead or co-lead educational and/or didactic groups.
• Promote 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, activities of daily living, and self-directed resources.
• Take initiative to improve the work environment and help others resolve problems or treatment questions; may mentor or orient new caregivers and students.
• Participate in continuous improvement practices, including idea escalation, unit project coordination, and change management.
• Model professional, 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 more direct observation of acutely unsafe patients in collaboration with the treatment team and charge nurse, including when assigned as a 1:1.
• Perform assigned unit-safety tasks, including visual safety rounds, room checks, and inventory of patient belongings.

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package covering programs intended to support caregiver well-being.