Lead Behavioral Health Associate (Nights) - Recovery

Lead Behavioral Health Associate (Nights) - Recovery | Anabranch Recovery Center | Terre Haute, Indiana

About the Job:

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

The Lead Behavioral Health Associate III serves as an integral part of the multidisciplinary treatment team and is responsible for monitoring and reporting of client behaviors; providing continuous client care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling; assisting in client data collection, recording, and maintenance; and responding in crisis situations and medical emergencies as needed.

Roles and Responsibilities:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• High school graduate or equivalent. Associate or Bachelor degree in human service field from an accredited college or university preferred.  
• At least two years’ experience as a BHA required.
• Two or more years’ experience working with the specific population of the facility required.
• Knowledge of common psychiatric disorders and/or dual diagnosis and various treatment modalities of the population served required.
• Exceptional knowledge of and skills in verbal de-escalation and crisis intervention.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ensures the wellbeing of clients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment. Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of clients.
• Conducts safety checks, ensuring that supervision is conducted at intervals in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines.
• Checks clients for contraband and manages the client’s valuables and belongings.
• Interacts routinely with clients, observes behaviors and communicates significant observations to supervisor.  Encourages attendance at group therapy and promotes client participation in unit activities.
• Engages with client in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
• Facilitates client educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills and independent living skills.
• Takes and record vital signs properly and communicates significant changes in client’s condition to the charge nurse.
• Charts in client records timely, accurately, and appropriately.  
• Applies de-escalation techniques to help manage client’s emotions, behavior and participation in treatment.
• Assists with unit cleaning, organization of new admits charts, discharge process, filing, etc. Initiates client/employee incident reports.
• Provides transfer or transportation for client or coordinates transportation with appropriate staff member, as required.
• Receives report from previous shift to utilize information in planning for shift and then gives accurate and thorough report to oncoming shift.
• Serves as a resource for new clients introducing them to other clients and staff, explaining programs and encouraging participation. Orients clients to the activities program, explaining the benefits of activities.
• Maintains an awareness of client's needs and individual goals while motivating clients towards activities which are beneficial to them.  Observes clients’ interest levels and behaviors.
• Assists with activity planning by offering new activity ideas and diverse therapeutic recreation program.
• Organizes and sets up the equipment that is used in recreational activities.  Provides clients with activity resources and supplies, as needed.
• Enforces safety rules to prevent injury and modifies activities to suit the needs of specific groups.
• Helps to develop and maintain departmental resources, sharing the responsibility to monitor equipment and supplies.
• Helps with admissions and discharges if needed.
• Participates in rehabilitation and treatment programs as well as teach strategies to promote client wellness and independence, as needed.
• Ensures that the program schedule is being followed and reports to supervisor variances to program schedule.
• Assists with assignments for BHAs, group coverage, charting, breaks, environmental and safety rounds and codes.
• Assists in providing guidance and direction to other BHAs, including mentoring of new staff.
• Performs day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining files and processing paperwork.
• Coordinates and leads the work and activities of others, including scheduling programs and activities.
• Maintains inventory of unit supplies.

Why Anabranch Recovery Center?Anabranch Recovery Center offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Anabranch Recovery Center is an EOE.

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