Behavioral Health Assoc 1 - Recovery-1

Summit BHC
US - Georgia - Monroe
November 14, 2024

Behavioral Health Assoc 1 - Recovery-1 | Twin Lakes Recovery Center | Monroe, Georgia
About the Job:
The Behavioral Health Associate I serves as an integral part of the multidisciplinary treatment team and is responsible for monitoring and reporting of client behaviors; providing continuous client care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling; assisting in client data collection, recording, and maintenance; and responding in crisis situations and medical emergencies as needed.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensures the wellbeing of clients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment. Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of clients.

• Conducts safety checks, ensuring that supervision is conducted at intervals in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines.

• Checks clients for contraband and manages the client's valuables and belongings.

• Interacts routinely with clients, observes behaviors and communicates significant observations to supervisor. Promotes interest in recreational activities.

• Engages with client in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.

• Facilitates client educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills, anger management and independent living skills.

• May take and record vital signs properly and communicates significant changes in client's condition to the charge nurse.

• Documents in client records timely, accurately, and appropriately.

• Applies de-escalation techniques to help manage client's emotions, behavior and participation in treatment.

• Assists with unit cleaning, organization of new admits charts, discharge process, filing, etc. Initiates client/employee incident reports.

• Provides transfer or transportation for client or coordinates transportation with appropriate staff member, as required.

• Provides verbal report/briefing to the oncoming shift.

• Serves as a resource for new clients introducing them to other clients and staff, explaining programs and encouraging participation. Orients clients to the activities program, explaining the benefits of activities.

• Maintains an awareness of client's needs and individual goals while motivating clients towards activities which are beneficial to them. Observes clients' interest levels and behaviors.

• Assists with activity planning by offering new activity ideas and diverse therapeutic recreation program.

• Organizes and sets up the equipment that is used in recreational activities. Provides clients with activity resources and supplies, as needed.

• Enforces safety rules to prevent injury and modifies activities to suit the needs of specific groups.

• Helps to develop and maintain departmental resources, sharing the responsibility to monitor equipment and supplies.

• High school graduate or equivalent.

• Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.

• Knowledge of common psychiatric disorders and/or dual diagnosis and various treatment modalities of the population served preferred.

• CPR and de-escalation certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
Why Twin Lakes Recovery Center?Twin Lakes Recovery Center offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Twin Lakes Recovery Center is an EOE.

Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

Behavioral Health Assoc 1 - Recovery-1

Behavioral Health Assoc 1 - Recovery-1

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