Behavorial Health Tech
13 days ago
Dayton
Job DescriptionBenefits: Summary/Objective: The Behavioral Health Residential Assistant teammate is a member of a multidisciplinary team involved in providing quality care for youth in a residential environment. This position provides continuous resident care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling; and is responsible for providing structure to and observation of residents that enter treatment. Essential functions: • Ensure the wellbeing of residents and provide a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment., • Serve as a resource for new residents working alongside with the clinical and nursing team - introducing them to other residents and teammates, explaining programs and encouraging participation., • Be an active participant as part of the treatment team, providing continuous resident care, supervision, and interaction., • Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude towards residents and teammates always. When resident needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve concerns., • Act as a role model by applying de-escalation techniques, using active listening skills, using appropriate tone and volume of voice, providing a high frequency and variety of positive reinforcements, maintaining appropriate boundaries, and promoting a positive culture., • Recognize crisis situations and provide appropriate interventions based on training and experience., • Assist in monitoring and maintaining the safety and security of the residents and the facility in collaboration with teammates., • Recognize that resident safety is a top priority by conducting safety rounds, ensuring these rounds are conducted at intervals in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines (e.g., hall rounds every 15-minutes), • Preparation of snacks and meals., • Document activities and observed behaviors on shift in the general shift report accurately., • Provide transportation for residents or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff members, as required., • Perform periodic inspections of resident rooms and the facility, and work with the facility leadership team to develop plans to address problems/concerns, as needed., • Assist with AWOL identification and intervention., • Assist with life skills development and discharge planning., • Facilitate resident phone calls as assigned., • Maintain ongoing, current, and required training for best practice service delivery., • Complies with organizational policies, procedures, performance improvement initiatives and maintains organizational and industry policies regarding confidentiality., • Adhere to all applicable HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) guidelines to ensure confidentiality of resident information., • Commitment to valuing diversity, contributing to an inclusive working, and learning environment., • Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among teammates by exemplifying Values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Ethics., • Ability to exercise good judgment and remain calm in crisis situations in a professional manner., • Incident response and crisis de-escalation skills., • Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with teammates and maintains the relationships over time., • Exhibits therapeutic rapport with residents maintaining professional boundaries, being respectful of personal space, giving residents direct attention while maintaining rational detachment., • Ability to empathize with residents and their families during phone calls and visits., • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with a diverse resident population., • Ability to promote collaboration and inclusion between departments to provide excellent resident care experience., • Proficient, written, communication and people-centric skills., • Strong organizational and time management skills and the ability to prioritize responsibilities., • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications., • Working knowledge of EMR/EHR systems., • Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapid growth environment., • The Behavioral Health Residential Assistant position may be a full-time, non-exempt (hourly) position., • Typical work schedule, including days and hours worked, will vary, and will be dependent upon company/facility and/or resident need(s)., • Must possess a current valid drivers license in good standing in state of employment and be insurable by the designated carrier., • The Behavioral Health Residential Assistant position may require occasional travel up to 20%, including transportation of residents to appointments and/or scheduled activities within the local area., • No overnight travel will be required for this position., • Minimum of one (1) year of experience in a similar position in a behavioral healthcare Setting preferred., • General knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (including Outlook, Teams, and Word)., • High school diploma or equivalent., • Valid drivers license in the state of Ohio.
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