Location: Indio,CA, USA
Description
We offer a full suite of benefits ranging from:
+ Competitive Salary
+ Paid Time Off
+ Paid Holidays
+ Employee Assistance Program
+ Employee Discount Program
+ 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
Salary Range: $21 to $23/hour DOE
Shift: Part-Time 3 Days/Week - 7 AM to 3 PM
Coachella Valley Behavioral Health, a new premier inpatient treatment center for adults age 18 and older, is opening soon and will set the standard for nursing care in behavioral health. Our 80-bed hospital offers comprehensive training, dynamic leadership, and personalized support so you can achieve your greatest potential.
Behavioral Health Associate Responsibilities include:
+ Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety and provide excellent customer services.
+ Ensure the well-being of patients and provide a positive, supportive and structured environment.
+ Responsible for conducting safety checks and ensuring that supervision is conducted at 15-minute intervals, as noted in special precautions, or in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines as needed.
+ Document timely, accurate and appropriate clinical information in patient's medical record.
+ Assist in providing a safe, secure and comfortable environment for patients, significant others and staff.
+ Interact routinely with patients, observe behaviors and communicate significant observations to nursing staff.
+ May oversee or assist patients with activities of daily living, including toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration and changing bed linens.?
+ May obtain patient's vital signs, height and weight as assigned and document in patient record.
+ Facilitate patient educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills, anger management and independent living skills.
+ Engage patients in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
+ Complete and maintain required documentation. Assist with follow-up and paperwork as required on incidents and events that may take place in the facility.?
+ May provide transportation for patient or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff member.
+ Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always.? When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints.?
+ Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
Education & Experience Requirements:
+ High school diploma or equivalent required.
+ Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.
Licenses/Designations/Certifications:
+ CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).