Behavioral Health Assistant - Inpatient SA Recovery - FT Afternoons

Behavioral Health Assistant

Location: Brighton Center For Recovery, Brighton, MI
Department: Counseling Detox Rehab
Schedule: Full Time, Afternoon Shifts 2:30pm-11:00pm with Rotating weekends and holidays.
Compensation: 15.50 - 16.50 per hour

GENERAL SUMMARY

• Under the direct supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, assess individual and milieu interactions to define appropriate interventions, plan therapeutic interactions and recreational activities.
• Monitor individual and milieu status and interactions of patients.
• Confront and process inappropriate behavior.
• Complete documentation in a timely manner consistent with all policies and procedures.
• In the Halfway House environment, monitor residents in the self-administration of prescribed medications and ensure medications are kept properly secured.
• Conduct safety rounds to ensure a safe environment and program attendance for all rehab and/or PHP patients.
• Assist in maintaining an environment conducive to recovery.
• Encourage patients to consider, participate in and assimilate 12 Step programs and philosophies.
• Facilitate patient processing of immediate, in-the-moment thoughts and feelings.
• Convene and facilitate small group interactions and recreational activities.
• Maintain supplies and equipment necessary to conduct group activities.
• Communicate with respect and understanding of cultural, gender and lifestyle differences.
• Communicate daily with clinical staff regarding relevant issues.
• Participate in team meetings as required.
• Maintain professional boundaries in relation to staff/patient interactions.
• Evaluate and document effectiveness of intervention strategies.
• Train and orientate new employees as required.
• Attend required in-service training sessions and staff meetings.
• Assist in transportation of patients as required.
• Assist Housekeeping and Maintenance in maintaining the therapeutic environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment.
• Comply with regulatory agencies.
• Act courteously toward patients, visitors, co-workers and others and respond in a timely manner to their needs.
• Demonstrate safe work practices and attitudes, follow safety rules, work to prevent unsafe conditions and behaviors, and participate in organizational and departmental safety programs.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• In-depth, personal knowledge of the disease concept and 12 Step recovery programs.
• Commitment to abstinence in recovery.
• Ability to appropriately interact with and motivate individuals early in the recovery process.
• Physical ability, with or without accommodation, to finger, grasp, kneel, lift up to 20 pounds, pull, push, reach and conduct repetitive movement.
• Sensory and communicative skills, with or without accommodation, to feel, hear, see and speak.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to deal effectively with associates, patients and families.
• Ability to concentrate and to pay close attention to detail while performing tasks.
• Ability to prioritize multiple demands.
• Knowledgeable of computer systems.