Behavioral Health Specialist 1
Core
Provides direct care, safety, and therapeutic support to children and adolescents within an inpatient behavioral health unit.
Role type
Behavioral Health Specialist I (Entry-level clinical support)
Builds
Therapeutic milieu and patient care plans for pediatric/adolescent patients
Domain
Healthcare / Behavioral Health / Pediatrics
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Crisis intervention, patient observation, milieu management, activities of daily living assistance, restraint debriefing, interdisciplinary collaboration, documentation, therapeutic alliance building
Preferred skills
Baccalaureate degree in Human Services, direct childcare experience with emotionally impaired youth, Safety Care Certification
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Maintain safe therapeutic environment, implement milieu programming, supervise patients during daily routines, intervene in disruptive situations, co-lead therapy groups, document observations and incidents, collaborate with RN and treatment team, assist with family training
Seniority
Entry-level, supervised IC