Behavioral Health Associate

Job DetailsJob Location: Kennewick, WA 99336Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: High school diploma or GEDSalary Range: $20.24 - $30.36 HourlyWho is Comprehensive Healthcare?
Comprehensive Healthcare provides innovative behavioral health and integrated healthcare services to clients of all ages. We take pride in our creative and collaborative work environment and in delivering clinically excellent, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented services.

What are we looking for in a Behavioral Health Associate?
The Behavioral Health Associate provides direct client care and participates in the operation of a therapeutic program.

Behavioral Health Associate duties may include:

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GROUPS:
• Conducts behavioral health groups following Comprehensive Healthcare’s guidelines and policies.
• Leads groups using effective group facilitation skills that promote participation and interaction among group members.
• Utilizes group process to develop insight, practice skills, and motivate client for change.
• Follows lesson plan or curriculum and connects presented material to individual treatment plan goals.

CHILDREN, YOUTH and YOUNG ADULT SERVICES:
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of development in children, youth and young adults.
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge and understanding of behavioral health problems in children, youth and young adults.
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of and ability to work with issues of confidentiality, consent and capacity.
• Demonstrates the ability to collaborate and coordinate with family, parents, caregivers and community and natural supports.
• Communicates effectively with children and youth of differing ages and developmental levels.

CRISIS EVALUATION/INTERVENTION:
• Utilizes appropriate crisis intervention techniques for client stabilization.
• Accurately screens for risk to self, others, property and the presence of grave disability and makes appropriate referrals.
• Documents and reports and/or notifies as required by law.
• Applies QPRT (Question, Persuade, Refer or Treat) principles in assessing risk and in safety and treatment planning.
• Develops and documents appropriate safety plans.

DETOXIFICATION ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING:
• Demonstrates the ability to conduct screenings, admissions and discharges as part of an integrated detox treatment plan.
• Accurately collects vitals including blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature, respiration rate and breathalyzer and urine specimen. Accurately administers and interprets intoxication and withdrawal monitoring scales.
• Appropriately monitors the stabilization of clients including mental health and emotional dysregulations and coordinates care as directed by supervisor and mental health professional.

GERIATRIC SERVICES:
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of normal aging process and age related changes.
• Demonstrates an understanding of neurocognitive disorders and their impacts on functioning.
• Demonstrates awareness of how medical issues can affect mental status.

MEDICATION SELF-ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT:
• Demonstrates ability to minimize distractions while observing medication self-administration.
• Demonstrates ability to locate and adhere to medication management policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates ability to maintain cleanliness and hygiene.
• Demonstrates ability to provide education, support and instructions during medication self-administration.
• Practices the Five Rights of Medication Administration; Right Patient, Right Medication, Right Dose, Right Route and Right Time.
• Demonstrates ability to order/re-order medications.
• Demonstrates ability to document medication self-administration in Medication Administration Record (MAR).
• Conducts and documents ongoing assessment of medication adherence, medication effectiveness, and side effects of medications reporting information to appropriate supervisor(s) and/or physicians as applicable.
• Demonstrates ability to locate and complete Medication Error Reports according to policy.
• Demonstrates ability to store and/or dispose of medications according to policy.
• Conducts and documents ongoing assessment of clients understanding of need for medication and provides education as applicable.

PROGRAM SCREENING:
• Conducts in program screening processes according to program guidelines.
• Collects all pertinent clinical information.
• Facilitates effective and professional communication during screening and intake processes.
• Documents screenings and admission decisions as appropriate.

RESIDENT AND CLIENT CARE:
• Provides supervision and support to clients consistent with the program plan and client care plan.
• Reports complaints to concerns related to client abuse, neglect, exploitation to the Residential Program licensing entity.
• Prepares and serves nutritious and palatable meals and snacks in accordance with the Washington State Administrative Code (WAC).
• Ensures a clean and safe living environment by performing cleanin