Behavioral Health Associate - Full Time Nights

Acadia Healthcare
Council Bluffs, IA
Category Customer Service
Job Description
Role Overview

We are looking for night shift Behavioral Health Associates for our new Methodist Jennie Edmundson Behavioral Health Hospital. The role involves providing personal care services to patients under the direction of clinical or nursing leadership. The associate will be responsible for ensuring patient safety, providing a positive and supportive environment, and documenting clinical information.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include conducting safety checks, supervising patients, documenting clinical information, assisting with activities of daily living, and facilitating patient educational-rehabilitative groups.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude towards customers, with a focus on patient safety and well-being. The associate will work in a team environment to provide a safe, secure, and comfortable environment for patients, significant others, and staff.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required
  • Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred
  • CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility)
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements
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