Behavioral Health Specialist, Severe Behavior Intensive Treatment Program (BMCP)

Behavioral Health Specialist, Severe Behavior Intensive Treatment Program

Expected Starting Salary Range: $21.00 - $24.05       

Location/Unit: BMCP

Shift/Hours/FTE: Day Shift - 40 hrs weekly - 1.0 FTE

Benefits Eligibility: Full-Time Benefits Eligible

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Milieu Management and care delivery - In addition to the MHS I responsibilities, assumes responsibility to lead and assure adherence to patient and program treatment plans. Take lead to escalate and organizes collaboration in real time for evaluation when a patient's treatment plan is not able to progress normally. Demonstrates proficiency when managing patient crisis in a patient care area. Able to articulate and demonstrate implementation of multiple concepts in each stage of the stress model of crisis. Will take the lead role to manage crisis situations. Participates in processes create therapeutic programming based on evidence-based practice interventions. Recognizes serious side effects of medications and alerts nurse in a timely manner; identifies behaviors that require nursing assessment for PRN medication. Actively seeks and engages with Code Response teams, evaluation of team response events and promotes expected safety culture behaviors in team settings.

• Patient/Family Interaction - In addition to BHS I responsibilities-Lead the implementation of behavior assessment protocols as designed by psychology staff. Anticipate where adjustments may be needed to communicate back to the team for analysis. Provide insight into antecedent events and consequences that may affect behavioral treatment. Implement individualized behavior and education intervention plans as prescribed and provide input regarding modification of treatment plans. Assist in case presentation and problem-solving of behavioral-medical treatment options. Seeks opportunities to engage families in treatment planning and care delivery. Provides education and interventions with families as established in the patient care plan. Promptly addresses customer service concerns and questions with attempts to meet customer needs before referring to others in the treatment team. Demonstrates leadership to staff in working with diverse families by providing support to families and co-workers. Consistently integrates age specific and culturally diverse concepts into patient care planning with families taking into consideration both the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning.

• Group Therapy II - In addition to BHS I responsibilities, develops group topics; educates new staff on group leadership skills; utilizes knowledge of development levels and psychiatric diagnosis to tailor groups to patient needs; able to adapt group to address behavioral issues; recognizes when group process is non-productive and demonstrates ability to adjust the group to meet patients needs. Assures there is adherence to established treatment schedule and fidelity and quality to therapeutic groups. May lead the implementation of behavior assessment protocols as designed by psychology staff. Anticipate where adjustments may be needed to communicate back to the team for analysis. Assist in case presentation and problem-solving of behavioral-medical treatment options. Participate in team staffing of children. Assists multidisciplinary team in training of other staff and/or families in implementation of discipline specific interventions.

• Therapeutic Relationships/Communication - In addition to BHS I responsibilities, promote relationship based care; coach & develop other staff, and consistently role model application of self-awareness concepts. Coaches other staff on approaching the patient at their level of functioning and readiness to address issues; Coaches peers on having therapeutic 1 on 1's & building therapeutic relationships with the patients; Coaches peers on therapeutic communication and empathy during admission, discharge and interactions with the families including identification of goals for individual care plan. Demonstrates for peers collaboration with RN to provide support and monitoring for changes in patient status; demonstrates active role in safe handoff and shift report. Participate in patient rounds, case conferences and unit huddles. Promote utilization of the Situational Awareness model to analyze, predict and mitigate behaviors and critical situations. Practice collaborative communication with rest of care team. Able to give and receive constructive feedback with colleagues.

• Documentation and Data Management - In addition to BHS I responsibilities, assist with thorough documentation of treatment plans, including behavi