What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Attendant position at Syra Health?
SH-1048 Behavioral Health Attendant, Logansport, Indiana.
Position Overview
The essential functions of this role are as follows:
Position Overview
The essential functions of this role are as follows:
- Ensure security of residents and maintain orderliness which occasionally requires restraining unruly, dangerous residents.
- Escort residents to and from various activity and therapy areas within building and off grounds for medical, dental, or legal needs ensuring maximum security.
- Assist in the implementation of resident's treatment plan.
- Monitor patients during meals, classroom time, bathroom time, and in general areas.
- Observe, report, and record the condition and behavior of residents.
- Demonstrate therapeutic interventions using the principles of de-escalation, re-direction, and approved techniques for prevention and management of behavior.
- Assist residents in cleaning and caring for their living areas, clothing, and supplies.
- Secure doors, search visitors, operate radio system, issue keys, and escort visitors to various areas of the unit.
- Conduct searches of patient's rooms, searching for possible contraband, and ensure the safety of each patient.
- Provide motivational techniques, counsel, teach, and demonstrate daily living skills as prescribed in the individual treatment plan.
- Conduct ongoing assessments of clients' training needs to meet treatment plan objectives for transitional living.
- Advise clients regarding appropriate social behavior.
- Provide a safe environment for the client that will be conducive to learning and promote self-esteem and self-sufficiency.
- Coordinate client activities under the direction of a professional by adapting prescribed treatment plans to individual client needs.
- Develop clients' community living skills through activities such as daily living skills exercises (grocery shopping, accessing public transportation, locating community providers, etc.).
- Maintain clients' money and distribute it as appropriate to individual treatment programs (e.g., to teach budgeting skills).
- Assist in carrying out occupational therapy/recreational therapy programs to maximize an individual's capacity for independent living.
- Perform routine clerical functions, including scheduling, ordering supplies, filing progress notes, and answering ward/unit telephone.
- Obtain drugs from the pharmacy and administer and chart medicine under a Registered Nurse's direction.
- Assist in managing the aggressive behavior of clients.
- Perform basic first aid in case of patient injury, such as applying antiseptic, bandages or utilizing CPR techniques and Heimlich maneuver as necessary.
- Workday attendance at assigned worksite(s) is an essential function of this position.
Salary : $23