Behavioral Health Assoc - Recovery

Position: Behavioral Health Assoc I - Recovery
## Behavioral Health Assoc I
- Recovery Apply locations:
The Ranch at Dove Treeposted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR126086

Behavioral Health Assoc I
- Recovery | The Ranch at Dove Tree | Lubbock, Texas
** About the Job:
** PURPOSE STATEMENT:
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.
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* Roles and Responsibilities:

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* ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

*** 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.  Encourages attendance at group therapy and promotes client participation in unit activities.
* Engages with clients 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 and independent living skills.
* Takes and records vital signs properly and communicates significant changes in client’s condition to the charge nurse.
* Charts 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.
* Receives report from previous shift to utilize information in planning for shift and then provides an accurate and thorough report to 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.
** EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
*** 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.
** LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/

CERTIFICATIONS:

*** CPR certification and de-escalation training required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
* First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
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* WORK LOCATION:

** This position is onsite at the facility and is not a remote position.
** SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:
** This position is an Individual Contributor.

Why The Ranch at Dove Tree?

The Ranch at Dove Tree offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. The Ranch at Dove Tree is an EOE.
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