Behavioral Health Associate

Anticipated Start Date

February 05, 2024

Location

NY

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client provides top-ranked care, dozens of inpatient and outpatient specialties, and mental health services with a team of highly trained and caring medical professionals who are compassionate, culturally competent and patient centered. Their vision is to be a fully integrated health system that enables New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives. Many of their roles are temp-to-hire, giving our client and our candidates the opportunity to ensure they are the right fit for a full-time position, as this comes with career advancement opportunities and excellent benefits. In fact, over 30% of our candidates have converted to full time positions at our client.

Job Summary

We are looking for individuals to join our client’s team as Behavioral Health Associate. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN) and/or physician, and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, performs crisis and/or de-escalation interventions, therapeutic observations, engagements, client supervision and other behavioral health related duties, including assisting in the implementation of seclusion for clients presented to behavioral health services for psychological assessment and treatment. Acts in compliance with corporate, hospital and all relevant regulatory policies.

Job Description

• Utilizes crisis and/or de-escalation intervention practices, when necessary and appropriate, with clients whose behavior cannot be otherwise supported without such interventions.
• Assists in the application and removal of restraints and the implementation of seclusion, when deemed necessary by appropriate personnel, ensures the physical and emotional health and safety of the client when using such methods.
• Identifies client characteristics and environmental variables that may trigger agitated behavior(s) and communicates such information to the treatment team.
• Performs observation and monitoring of assigned clients on a one-to-one basis.
• Performs client checks/rounds and video surveillance, as required, and reports observations, interactions, and client activity to assigned nursing staff.
• Communicates clinical matters to assigned RN (Registered Nurse) or other professional staff as required.
• Escorts client to required location(s), on and off facility premises.
• Monitors and controls client, family, visitors, and staff traffic flow through behavioral health services.
• Assures the safety of clients and staff through electronic scanning and safety checks prior to entry to behavior health services.

Skills Required

• 2 years of experience in behavioral health required

Education/Training/Certifications

• Associate Degree- required AHA BLS – Required

Additional Requirements

• Malpractice Insurance - All clinical workers are required to have active individual Medical Malpractice. A copy must be provided prior to start of assignment. All clinical workers licensed by the state of NY are required to provide.

Pay Rate

• $34.00 per hour