Behavioral Health Assistant - Brighton, United States - Ascension

Description

**Details**

+ **Department:** Counseling Detox Rehab

+ **Schedule: FULL Time** (40 hours per week) Night shift 11:00pm-7:00am. Rotating weekends and holidays

+ **Compensation:** $ $16.50 per hr

+ **Facility:** Brighton Center for Recovery

+ **Location:** Brighton, MI

**Benefits**

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

_*Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: Travel, PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Actual compensation offer will vary based upon role, education, experience, location, and qualifications. Connect with your Talent Advisor for additional specifics._

**Responsibilities**

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.

**Requirements**

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

+ Drivers License obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

+ Must be certified or obtain CPI certification within 120 days of employment and maintain current certification thereafter required.

+ Basic Life Support Provider certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) to be acquired within 120 days of hire/transfer date required.

Education:

+ High School diploma or equivalent is required.

Work Experience:

+ Minimum of two years of personal recovery experience preferred.

**Additional Preferences**

+ Some history personal or professional in Substance Use Disorder work would be preferred.

+ And/or some experience working in behavioral health preferred but not mandatory.

**Why Join Our Team**

Ascension Michigan operates 16 hospitals and more than 300 related healthcare facilities that together employ nearly 23,000 compassionate associates. When you join our care teams, you join a team dedicated to providing spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of the communities we serve throughout Michigan.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

**Equal Employment Opportunity Employer**

Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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