AdventHealth
Behavioral Health Associate Full-Time Days
AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
AdventHealth Shawnee Mission has been providing faith-based, whole-person care to the Kansas City community since 1962. Our team members, physicians, and volunteers extend the healing ministry of Christ each day through dedication to clinical excellence and uncommon compassion. As the largest health care provider in Johnson County, we touch lives throughout our community at our locations in Lenexa, Shawnee Mission, and South Overland Park, and through our main campus AdventHealth Shawnee Mission in Merriam, which includes a cancer center, six physician office buildings, and an associate child-care center. We're also proud to have more than 30 specialized physicians serving at 15 primary and urgent care locations. Joining our team means joining an important mission to serve others but can also serve your family well. Our team members enjoy superior health benefits, Magnet Recognition, tuition reimbursement, a generous Paid Days Off plan, and support in achieving your personal health goals through our Associate Wellness Department. Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind, and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam, and patient room, we're committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier. Schedule: Full Time Days, 36 hours/week Shift: 3 x 12 hour shifts 7am-7:30pm Rotate every 3rd weekend Location: AdventHealth Shawnee Mission 9100 West 74th Street, Merriam, KS 66204 The role you'll contribute: The Behavioral Health Associate is responsible for milieu management functions (i.e.: conducting psychoeducational groups, providing safely for patients or assisting with milieu activities). He/she provides direct patient care to patients assigned to him/her according to the multidisciplinary treatment plan. The Behavioral Health Associate is responsible to and collaborates with the Treatment Team to which he or she is assigned. Formal coaching sessions will be conducted by the assigned RN or the assigned Clinical Coordinator. This person works under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse and works collaboratively throughout the shift regarding daily assignments, provision of programs, daily patient care, a unit coverage, crisis intervention, milieu management, patient admissions and community calls The value you'll bring to the team: Recognize my own and others' attitudes, values, and expectations about mental illness and addiction. Engage in reflective practice about one's own beliefs and values, including stereotypes and biases (e.g. racism, ageism, gender bias, and homophobia), and the impact on the care of patients with mental illness and addiction Create and support a therapeutic milieu for the safe implementation of treatment Protect patients' rights in the delivery of behavioral health care Perform Observation Rounds on assigned patients in a random pattern, on a quarter-hour basis based on the precautions that have been assigned to the patient, observing patients carefully based on which precautions the patient is on. Document the rounds in real time May lead psycho-educational groups such as Opening Group, Wrap-Up Group, and Smoking Cessation Groups utilizing principles of patient education, and management of group dynamics within the scope of practice for a Behavioral Health Associate Observe patients to detect behavior patterns and reports observations and concerns to the Registered Nurse Utilize clear and positive communication skills such as listening, interpreting, gathering and providing information, and confronting, in assessing and providing therapeutic intervention for managing patients' and families' needs and concerns Understand and implement patient-centered care and trauma-informed care Maintain professional boundaries while implementing a therapeutic associate-patient relationship Help patients with their personal hygiene, such as bathing, feeding, dressing, toileting, basic oral hygiene, keeping beds, clothing, and living areas clean and other activities of daily living Take and records measures of patient's general physical condition, such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration, oxygen saturation, percentage of meals eaten, hours of sleep, height and weight May perform blood glucose testing (waived test) as ordered by physician Orient patients and families to the unit Identify early signs of escalation in a patient and effectively de-escalates patients with minimum use of restraints In conjunction with the team, and at the direction of a physician or Registered Nurse, intervene to restrain violent or potentially violent or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required Monitor and care for patient in restraints according to policy guidelines
Assist the Registered Nurse in completing Skin Safety Checks maintaining privacy, dignity, and respect Perform Environmental rounds per policy Maintain a safe and therapeutic milieu for patients and associates at all times. Report and initiate corrective measures of any known unsafe environmental conditions Monitor contraband materials and enforce unit rules and regulations without entering into power struggles with patients Participate as a member of the treatment team and provide input into the formulation of patients' treatment plans Document findings in the electronic medical record within the scope of practice May participate in committees and teams according to unit need Demonstrate skill in monitoring and interacting with patients on one-to-one status to optimize patient outcome and protect from harm Opt-In participation in Emergency Notification System as applicable to facility Performs other duties as assigned Qualifications The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed: KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE STRONGLY PREFERRED: Ability to communicate appropriately professionally and effectively with patients and their family, hospital staff, nurses, physicians, and other health care professionals Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the health care industry Up-to-date knowledge of regulatory requirements and local, state, and national laws Proficiency in computer systems to enter and track patient records Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office Must be able to read, write, and speak conversational English EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: High School Grad Bachelor's Degree in a Social Science, Highly Preferred One year of Position-Related Experience LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Basic Life Support - CPR Cert Formal De-escalation Training
must be obtained within 90 days of employment This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations, and ordinances.
AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
AdventHealth Shawnee Mission has been providing faith-based, whole-person care to the Kansas City community since 1962. Our team members, physicians, and volunteers extend the healing ministry of Christ each day through dedication to clinical excellence and uncommon compassion. As the largest health care provider in Johnson County, we touch lives throughout our community at our locations in Lenexa, Shawnee Mission, and South Overland Park, and through our main campus AdventHealth Shawnee Mission in Merriam, which includes a cancer center, six physician office buildings, and an associate child-care center. We're also proud to have more than 30 specialized physicians serving at 15 primary and urgent care locations. Joining our team means joining an important mission to serve others but can also serve your family well. Our team members enjoy superior health benefits, Magnet Recognition, tuition reimbursement, a generous Paid Days Off plan, and support in achieving your personal health goals through our Associate Wellness Department. Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind, and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam, and patient room, we're committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier. Schedule: Full Time Days, 36 hours/week Shift: 3 x 12 hour shifts 7am-7:30pm Rotate every 3rd weekend Location: AdventHealth Shawnee Mission 9100 West 74th Street, Merriam, KS 66204 The role you'll contribute: The Behavioral Health Associate is responsible for milieu management functions (i.e.: conducting psychoeducational groups, providing safely for patients or assisting with milieu activities). He/she provides direct patient care to patients assigned to him/her according to the multidisciplinary treatment plan. The Behavioral Health Associate is responsible to and collaborates with the Treatment Team to which he or she is assigned. Formal coaching sessions will be conducted by the assigned RN or the assigned Clinical Coordinator. This person works under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse and works collaboratively throughout the shift regarding daily assignments, provision of programs, daily patient care, a unit coverage, crisis intervention, milieu management, patient admissions and community calls The value you'll bring to the team: Recognize my own and others' attitudes, values, and expectations about mental illness and addiction. Engage in reflective practice about one's own beliefs and values, including stereotypes and biases (e.g. racism, ageism, gender bias, and homophobia), and the impact on the care of patients with mental illness and addiction Create and support a therapeutic milieu for the safe implementation of treatment Protect patients' rights in the delivery of behavioral health care Perform Observation Rounds on assigned patients in a random pattern, on a quarter-hour basis based on the precautions that have been assigned to the patient, observing patients carefully based on which precautions the patient is on. Document the rounds in real time May lead psycho-educational groups such as Opening Group, Wrap-Up Group, and Smoking Cessation Groups utilizing principles of patient education, and management of group dynamics within the scope of practice for a Behavioral Health Associate Observe patients to detect behavior patterns and reports observations and concerns to the Registered Nurse Utilize clear and positive communication skills such as listening, interpreting, gathering and providing information, and confronting, in assessing and providing therapeutic intervention for managing patients' and families' needs and concerns Understand and implement patient-centered care and trauma-informed care Maintain professional boundaries while implementing a therapeutic associate-patient relationship Help patients with their personal hygiene, such as bathing, feeding, dressing, toileting, basic oral hygiene, keeping beds, clothing, and living areas clean and other activities of daily living Take and records measures of patient's general physical condition, such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration, oxygen saturation, percentage of meals eaten, hours of sleep, height and weight May perform blood glucose testing (waived test) as ordered by physician Orient patients and families to the unit Identify early signs of escalation in a patient and effectively de-escalates patients with minimum use of restraints In conjunction with the team, and at the direction of a physician or Registered Nurse, intervene to restrain violent or potentially violent or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required Monitor and care for patient in restraints according to policy guidelines
Assist the Registered Nurse in completing Skin Safety Checks maintaining privacy, dignity, and respect Perform Environmental rounds per policy Maintain a safe and therapeutic milieu for patients and associates at all times. Report and initiate corrective measures of any known unsafe environmental conditions Monitor contraband materials and enforce unit rules and regulations without entering into power struggles with patients Participate as a member of the treatment team and provide input into the formulation of patients' treatment plans Document findings in the electronic medical record within the scope of practice May participate in committees and teams according to unit need Demonstrate skill in monitoring and interacting with patients on one-to-one status to optimize patient outcome and protect from harm Opt-In participation in Emergency Notification System as applicable to facility Performs other duties as assigned Qualifications The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed: KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE STRONGLY PREFERRED: Ability to communicate appropriately professionally and effectively with patients and their family, hospital staff, nurses, physicians, and other health care professionals Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the health care industry Up-to-date knowledge of regulatory requirements and local, state, and national laws Proficiency in computer systems to enter and track patient records Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office Must be able to read, write, and speak conversational English EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: High School Grad Bachelor's Degree in a Social Science, Highly Preferred One year of Position-Related Experience LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Basic Life Support - CPR Cert Formal De-escalation Training
must be obtained within 90 days of employment This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations, and ordinances.