Behavioral Intervention Specialist

****THIS POSTING IS FOR NIGHT SHIFT (11P-7A) ROLES ONLY****

Position Summary:

Under direct supervision, provides a broad range of paraprofessional social services to patients/clients and their families. Conducts patient/client/consumer intakes, participates in treatment team planning, and performs crisis intervention. This position provides paraprofessional social services to clients and families in a Behavioral Health Crisis Center.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists clients with activities of daily living as needed
• Picks up meals/snacks for clients, prepares at mealtime and cleans up after
• Transports samples to lab
• Meets with clients/clients families to address issues and work on skills as listed in treatment plan goals individually or in group
• Provides social and psychological support to clients through listening and discussing problems and progress as necessary
• Supports clinical treatment plan and nursing care plan through engagement of clients, monitoring and documenting (room checks, every 15 minutes per procedure), taking vitals, as order and proving one-to-one observation and support, as needed
• Utilizes skills of Safety Care to deescalate situations and avoid restraint
• Participates with team to restrain clients, when necessary and according to procedure
• Calibrates equipment regularly, per schedule
• Between clients, prepares rooms/beds for new clients
• Engages clients between social services to provide support and prevent de-escalation
• Assists clients in locating and utilizing community resources, including legal, medical, financial assistance and other referral services
• Keeps documentation of face to face sessions and collaborative sessions with each client and/or service provider
• Transports, or makes arrangements for transportation of, clients to appointments in a timely manner
• Contacts clients/client guardians in order to gain updates on clients progress or lack of progress
• Contacts other health care professionals within or outside the organization to obtain consumer background information in accordance with established guidelines
• Collaborates with service providers in addressing concerns and treatment planning changes or additions
• Complies with regulations on confidentiality of client information as specified by established policy
• Develops and effectively maintains a network of appropriate community contacts
• Provides appropriate information and/or input in meetings pertaining to case management and case collaboration
• Provides short-term case management and referral services to clients with emergency situations
• Helps intake and discharge clients to/from the unit, per procedure
• Other duties as assigned by Program Manager.

Minimum Qualifications:

BIS 1: High school diploma or GED AND One year of experience in a social services related position OR Two years at an accredited college or university with at least 15 credit hours in a social services related field.

BIS 2: Bachelors degree in a social services field from an accredited college or university.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

Valid GA Drivers License