Job description

A Behavioral Health Assistant’s job description will often include monitoring patients. Monitoring may consist of observation if a patient is at risk or reporting to supervising staff if they notice a change in a patient. It frequently involves conversations regarding the client’s progress towards goals that have been set.

1. Responsible for teaching a variety of rehabilitation skills with the overall goal of increasing an individual’s functioning and reducing their risk of removal from community/family settings. Specific skills taught will depend on the youth’s needs but may include teaching social skills, the ability to regulate one’s own emotions, how to make healthy decisions, teaching skills specific to the recovery of a variety of behavioral health disorders.
2. Demonstrate familiarity with the clients’ treatment plan. The treatment needs listed on this plan drives all services delivered by the Behavioral Health Associate.
3. Responsible to know and maintain a positive and collaborative relationship with clients, coalitions, community members and agencies, and co-workers, in order to best serve clients and the community.
4. Timely documentation of all contacts with the client, family and all services provided into CareLogic data system within 72 hours of time of contact.
5. Respond in a therapeutic manner even when clients are upset, non-complaint with rules or their treatment plan, providing support, de-escalation and recovery focused interventions. Follow MAB or other behavior management guidelines.
6. Behavioral Health Associates are responsible to know all applicable policies and procedures, Federal, State, local and Medicaid Regulations in regards to providing services, and documentation including: HIPAA/42CFR/HITECH.
7. Responsible for maintaining and promoting ethical clinical practices consistent with professional standards and the client’s right to be treated with dignity and respect.
8. Commitment to quality and evidence-based best practices.
9. Participate in internal and external meetings related to clients.
10. Participate in routine staff meetings.
11. Participate in routine individual, clinical, and administrative supervision.
12. Responsible for positive, clear and direct communication.
13. Encourage families to actively participate in the treatment planning and service delivery process.
14. Participate in agency trainings and the clinical supervision meetings as well as quality and case review process.
15. Transport via private or company vehicle, client’s to/from home/ school/ agency and community settings when working on skills.
16. Other duties as assigned.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Medical specialties:

• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Columbia, SC: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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