Behavioral Health Associate - Gentle Path - Wickenburg

## Description

*At Meadows Behavioral Health we understand that new directions to career advancing and improvement can be scary, but we are excited to offer you a possible new rewarding chapter with us! Come join us in transforming lives!*

**Who are we?**

*Meadows Behavioral Health is a leader in the behavioral health industry. We offer a range of specialized programs, including residential, outpatient, and virtual treatment. We provide care for drug and alcohol addiction, trauma, sexual addiction, behavioral health conditions, and co-occurring disorders. We offer state-of-the-art care including neurofeedback and other services. Our evidence-based approach is rooted in decades of clinical experience, with more than 45 years in the field. Our approach is different and success stories from our patients are the proof**.*

**Who are you?**

*Are you compassionate, innovative and have a passion to make an impact? Are you looking to get your foot in the door with a company that will believe in your abilities and train you to advance? 75% of our current top-level executive staff are organic internal promotions from within.*

*We might be a perfect fit for you!*

**Position Summary:**

The Behavioral Health Associate serves as an integral part of the multidisciplinary treatment team and is responsible for monitoring and reporting of patient behaviors; providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling; assisting in patient data collection, recording, and maintenance; and responding in crisis situations and emergencies as needed.

**Essential Job Functions:**

• Ensures the well-being of patients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment. Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of patients
• Interacts routinely with patients, observes behaviors, and communicates significant observations to group therapist and supervisor.
• Intervene appropriately with patients experiencing a behavioral crisis situation, i.e., suicidal, threatening behavior, elopement and/or other situations, using approved interventions.
• Provide education in accordance with patient weekly schedule under supervision of Clinical Director.
• Participate with the treatment team in implementation of the individualized plan of care. Report factors that may impede successful accomplishment of the treatment plan to group therapist and supervisor.
• Assists in the admission and discharge of patient.
• Engages with patient in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals (e.g. peer support check-ins, virtual meetings, ancillary services, skill practice and exposure-oriented exercises, environment of care patient engagement activities, alumni visits, open art, gym, recreation, and Brain Center.
• Documents in patient records timely, accurately, and appropriately
• Serves as a resource for new patients introducing them to other patients and staff, explaining programs and encouraging participation. Orients patients to the activities program, explaining the benefits of activities.
• Initiate and maintain ongoing communication with referent, other health care providers as well as family members for care coordination.
• Supports outcome and satisfaction survey data collection.
• Assists with monthly chart audit process.

## Qualifications
**Education and Experience:**

• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral science or related field preferred.
• High School Diploma/GED required
• One years' experience working in a behavioral health care facility preferred.