Behavioral Health Specialist
Core
Provide care and safety to children and adolescents in an inpatient psychiatric setting as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team.
Role type
Behavioral Health Specialist (Inpatient)
Builds
Therapeutic milieu and patient care plans
Domain
Healthcare / Behavioral Health / Pediatrics
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Crisis intervention, de-escalation techniques, physical patient management, activities of daily living assistance, therapeutic limit setting, group facilitation, documentation
Preferred skills
Baccalaureate degree in Human Services, direct childcare experience with emotionally impaired youth
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Maintain safe therapeutic environment and document patient observations, assist with activities of daily living and hygiene, co-lead therapy and social skill groups, intervene in disruptive or self-destructive situations, participate in restraint debriefings and crisis management, support family transitions and parent training
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior