Onsite Behavioral Health & Security Associate – BH Intake Unit

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About the role

  • Behavioral Health & Security Associate in Peoria providing care and oversight for patients with behavioral health needs. Ensuring a safe environment and effective support for patients and staff.

Responsibilities

  • Provide a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff in the Behavioral Health service line
  • Assists in the creation and maintenance of a safe, caring, nurturing, healing, and educative environment
  • Ensures patient, visitor and staff safety by following policies/procedures and adhering to the National Patient Safety Goals
  • Sets behavioral limits on patients according to hospital and ED policies
  • De-escalates patients utilizing CPI techniques
  • Takes initiative in making decisions and taking immediate action to ensure safety
  • Participates in patient and staff debriefing
  • Interfaces effectively with Behavioral Health, ED and Security staff to promote a safe environment
  • Completes electronic event reports as indicated
  • Obtains pertinent clinical data from patients/significant others seeking Behavioral Health Services
  • Answers all calls in a timely manner
  • Ensures patients are treated with respect and dignity
  • Documents assessment thoroughly using assessment forms.
  • Incorporates Recovery principles in all therapeutic interventions

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree: Social Work, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Related Field
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training within 3 months
  • Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English
  • Basic computer knowledge using word processing, spreadsheet, email, and web browser
  • Multicultural sensitivity
  • Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions
  • Advanced reading, writing and oral skills
  • Ability to utilize PC including, basic elements of Windows environment, keyboarding, work with mouse, and perform basic computer tasks with instruction.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package

Job title

Behavioral Health & Security Associate – BH Intake Unit

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

$18 - $29 per hour

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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