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AltaPointe Health Systems · 1 day ago

Behavioral Aide Acute, PM (Daphne)

Daphne, AL

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

AltaPointe Health Systems is a private psychiatric hospital located in Daphne, Ala., focused on stabilizing psychiatric symptoms for adults in crisis. The Behavioral Aide will monitor consumers, engage them in activities, assist with personal care, and support clinical staff in providing care and ensuring safety.

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Responsibilities

Provides ongoing monitoring of consumers

Engages consumers to ensure their safety, needs are met, and participation in planned activities is occurring (list is not all inclusive)

Provides daily assessments of consumers’ behaviors via daily documentation requirements according to policy and standards

Assists consumers with personal hygiene issues (bathing, toileting, and other personal care), medical appointments, chores, recreational activities, and safety issues

Provides support to teachers during class time which may include assisting consumers with class assignments, keeping consumers on task, and intervening when necessary

Ensures unit schedules are followed and encourages consumers to actively participate in planned activities

Performs hand-off communication at shift change

Provides training on basic living skills (BLS) according to the consumers’ treatment goals as identified by the treatment team

Provides BLS groups and other applicable groups as needed per program schedule

Completes environment of care unit checklists and reports findings to supervisor

Ensures consumers receive meals and confirms information on the meal count sheet

Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situation

Applies seclusion and restraint per AltaPointe policy and procedure

Responds to crisis situations throughout facility using proper interventions

Documents crises, protective holds, seclusions, and restraints

Ensures units, room and common areas remain neat, tidy and in good operating condition. Encourages consumers to support the effort

Effectively collaborates and accurately communicates with treatment team members regarding consumers’ progress, regression, interactions, moods, attitudes, issues, crisis, etc

Participates in beginning/end of shift unit reporting

Shows discretion when discussing consumers’ information with others

Responsible for reporting consumer/staff problems to supervisor in a timely manner

Demonstrates willingness to work on any unit at BayPointe based on facility needs as directed

Effectively models appropriate behavior including, but not limited to, good communication skills, grooming habits, manners, emotional maturity, etc

Transports consumer to prescribed locations or goes on unit errands as directed

Meets AltaPointe productivity standards

Effectively demonstrates the application of child and adolescent specific competencies

Seeks supervision and consultation as needed

Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement

Actively works to enhance skills

Documents in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy

Documents in a clear and concise manner the types of consumers’ problems, daily progress notes, progress on BLSs, treatment goals addressed, and services provided

Documents legibly

Treats consumers with care, dignity, and compassion

Respects consumers’ privacy and confidentiality

Is pleasant and cooperative with others

Assists consumers and visitors as needed

Personal values do not inhibit ability to relate and care for others

Is sensitive to the consumers’ needs, expectations, and individual differences

Is gentle and calm with consumers and families

Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities

Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required

Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner

Follows AltaPointe policies and procedures

Attends appropriate in-service trainings and workshops

Qualification

Crisis de-escalationBehavior monitoringBasic living skills trainingDocumentation skillsCompassionate careCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

High school diploma or GED required

Company

AltaPointe Health Systems

AltaPointe Health is Alabama’s most comprehensive behavioral and primary healthcare system, delivering over one million services annually to more than 45,000 patients.

Founded in 1957