Behavioral Health Specialist (H)
Company: SSM Health
Location: Oklahoma City
Posted on: October 16, 2024
Job Description:
It's more than a career, it's a calling.OK-SSM Health St.
Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityWorker Type:RegularJob
Summary:Assists in performing a variety of activities for
behavioral health patients under supervision and in collaboration
with other mental health care professionals.Job Responsibilities
and Requirements:PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Organizes and initiates the daily schedule with assigning staff
tasks on unit(s). Assists clinical staff and milieu staff in
treatment program and milieu activities as delegated. Ensures
patient safety and compliance with established policies.
- Acts as an advisor for strategic therapeutic interventions or
acts as an advisor of the therapeutic intervention to reduce
therapeutic holds on the unit. Attends treatment team meetings and
works with nurses and therapists. Reports improved/problem
behaviors of patients on unit.
- Provides intervention for all high acuity issues, patient
crises, or therapeutic holds that arise on the shift. Provides post
debriefing of patient crises and therapeutic holds.
- Receives patient care assignments. Initiates delegated tasks
based on demonstrated competence in performing program activities
for patient population served. Apprises the nurse of any changes in
patient condition, of patient complaints and of patient/significant
other educational needs.
- Orients new patients and significant others to the program and
prepare patients for discharge and accompany them upon dismissal as
indicated. Participates in the orientation of new employees on unit
activities and procedures.
- Facilitates group social skills functions of the milieu.
Facilitates task functions of the milieu such as resident community
meetings and/or patient psycho educational functions.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION
- Bachelor's degree in behavioral health or a related field, or
equivalent years of experience and educationEXPERIENCE
- Two years' experiencePHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant use of hearing to receive oral communication and hear
alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Constant use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less)
and far (20 feet or more).
- Constant lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing
0-25 lbs.
- Frequent use of speech to share information through oral
communication.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing
25-50 lbs.
- Frequent standing, twisting and walking.
- Frequent use of vision to judge distances and spatial
relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting,
squatting, reaching, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm
movements.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects
weighing over 50 lbs.
- Occasional keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling, running and lifting/moving patients.REQUIRED
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS - -State of Work
Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin -
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American
Heart Association (AHA)Work Shift:Day Shift (United States of
America)Job Type:EmployeeDepartment:1228010040 Human
RestorationsScheduled Weekly Hours:36SSM Health is an equal
opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or
any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to
learn more. Benefits SSM Health values our exceptional employees by
offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs. -
- Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of
paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children
(pro-rated based on FTE). -
- Flexible Payment Options: -our voluntary benefit offered
through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access
to their earned, unpaid base pay -(fees may apply) -before
payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: -we provide upfront tuition coverage
through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. -
Keywords: SSM Health, Stillwater , Behavioral Health Specialist (H), Healthcare , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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