Nursing Assistant-BERT
Core
Provide personal care, activities of daily living, and serve as a primary responder for Code Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) activations using de-escalation and crisis management techniques.
Role type
Nursing Assistant (Behavioral Emergency Response Team)
Builds
Safe care environment during behavioral crises
Domain
Healthcare (Acute care and behavioral health)
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
De-escalation techniques, Restraint and seclusion training, Patient observation, Mobility assistance, Infection prevention protocols, Electronic health record documentation
Preferred skills
Cultural sensitivity, Basic computer proficiency
Responsibilities
Respond to Code BERT activations, Utilize verbal and non-verbal de-escalation techniques, Collaborate with the interdisciplinary BERT team, Assist in mitigating environmental risk factors, Recognize when escalation to Code Gray is required, Provide personal care and activities of daily living
Seniority
Entry-level, supervised IC