Behavioral Health Specialist Days PT- TRC

Behavioral Health Specialist Days PT- TRC

Pay is commensurate with experience within a range of $18.75 - $22.32 per hour. Part time benefited (24 hours per week), non-exempt, KPERS eligible. Bert Nash offers KPERS retirement, life insurance, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free counseling and resources.

Caring. Hope. Giving back. Our mission at the Bert Nash Center as the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) of Douglas County is to advance the health of the community through comprehensive behavioral health services responsive to evolving needs and changing environments. We accomplish this by believing in our team. Each person that works for the Bert Nash Center contributes directly to the success of our clients, organization, and community. Our values of compassion, integrity, equity and hope reflect in everything we do.

The Behavioral Health Specialist provides monitoring and supportive services in an urgent care and medical setting that serves individuals across the lifespan through a multidisciplinary and collaborative service approach.

RESPONSIBILITIES including but not limited to :

• Maintaining a safe, stable, supportive, and productive environment during the time spent with patients for the purpose of stabilizing episodes of crisis.
• Monitoring and documenting patient safety, including 1 : 1 observation, and 15-minute safety checks on each patient.
• Participates in SAFE clinch training and demonstrates proficient knowledge in how to utilize SAFE clinch methods during episodes of crisis.
• Demonstrates the ability to take accurate vital signs and alert medical staff if vital signs are out of parameter.
• Provides individualized support in reference to the patient's treatment goals and objectives within the crisis episode; providing attendant care in a variety of settings; providing crisis observation within a crisis stabilization setting.
• Collaborates with members of Bert Nash and TRC including psychiatrists, behavior health crisis clinicians, nursing staff, and substance use providers to enhance skill and effectiveness in treating patients.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS including but not limited to :