Behavioral Job Description
Behavioral
provides care for adults with serious mental health conditions; patients receive psychiatric and psychological evaluation, medication management, individual and group therapy, and care management to promote an easy transition back to mental health support in the community.
Behavioral Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective behavioral job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included behavioral job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Be committed to creating a work environment that fosters pride, teamwork and continuous learning and associate ability to meet patient needs
Utilize knowledge of specialty services and related nursing standards and be aware of the changing health care environment locally and nationwide and acceptance of the philosophy and standards of Service Excellence
Maintaining clinical competencies for patient population
Attending mandatory hospital in-services annually
Seeking additional professional development, as applicable
Preparing written goals for following year at evaluation time
Ensuring annual physical exam is completed at anniversary of hire date
Incorporating principles of infection control, body mechanics, fire & safety and bio-hazardous waste handling into daily routines
Maintaining proper hand hygiene as per hospital policy and procedure
Ability to interact/work with patients with Mental Illness
Behavioral Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Behavioral
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, BLS, CPI, DBT, CBT, EHR, CNA, STP, FPSS, RBT
Education for Behavioral
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the behavioral job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Health, Education, Counseling, Behavioral Sciences, Human Services, Training and Development, School Psychology, Associates
Skills for Behavioral
Desired skills for behavioral include:
Crisis management and intervention
Basic medical and psychiatric terminology
Basic psychiatric rehabilitation interventions
Psychotropic medication
Relevant community resources and methods for accessing them
Recovery focused
Strengths based work in mental health/addiction recovery
Healthcare delivery
Application of current version of the DSM
Psychiatric evaluation and assessment process
Desired experience for behavioral includes:
Knowledge of computerized documentation
Effective Working Relationships with Others
College credit in Human Services or related field preferred
Minimum one (1) year experience in behavioral health preferred
CPI (within 90 days of hire) required
Completes mandatory training within ninety (90) days of hire (14 hours of psychiatric training and 2 hours of HIV education.)
Behavioral Examples
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Behavioral Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of behavioral. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for behavioral
- Protect patients’ rights in the delivery of behavioral health care
- Perform Observation Rounds on assigned patients in a random pattern, on a quarter-hour basis based on the precautions that have been assigned to the patient, observing patients carefully based on which precautions the patient is on
- Observe patients to detect behavior patterns and reports observations and concerns to the Registered Nurse
- Utilize clear and positive communication skills such as listening, interpreting, gathering and providing information, and confronting, in assessing and providing therapeutic intervention for managing patients’ and families’ needs and concerns
- Understand and implement patient-centered care and trauma- informed care
- Maintain professional boundaries while implementing a therapeutic associate-patient relationship
- Help patients with their personal hygiene, such as bathing, feeding, dressing, toileting, basic oral hygiene, keeping beds, clothing and living areas clean and other activities of daily living
- Take and records measures of patient’s general physical condition, such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration, oxygen saturation, percentage of meals eaten, hours of sleep, height and weight
- Perform blood glucose testing (waived test) as ordered by physician
- Orient patients and families to the unit
Qualifications for behavioral
- Identify early signs of escalation in a patient and effectively de-escalates patients with minimum use of restraints
- In conjunction with the team, and at the direction of a physician or Registered Nurse, intervene to restrain violent or potentially violent or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required
- Monitor and care for patient in restraints according to policy guidelines
- Assist the Registered Nurse in completing Skin Safety Checks maintaining privacy, dignity and respect
- Perform Environmental rounds per policy
- Maintain a safe and therapeutic milieu for patients and associates at all times
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a behavioral. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for behavioral
- Participate as a member of the treatment team and provide input into the formulation of patients’ treatment plans
- Document findings in the electronic medical record within the scope of practice
- Participate in committees and sprint teams according to unit need
- Demonstrate skill in monitoring and interacting with patients on one-to-one status to optimize patient outcome and protect from harm
- Recognize my own and others' attitudes, values, and expectations about mental illness and addiction
- One year of work experience in an Inpatient/24-hour-per-day mental health/substance abuse setting
- Certified Nurse Assistant training and/or experience Preferred
- The preparation of course materials (lecture slides, handouts, practice questions)
- The delivery of effective didactic lectures
- Supervision and facilitation of small group educational activities
Qualifications for behavioral
- The development of new instructional materials, using innovative teaching techniques, participation in on-going curriculum review and revisions
- Writing high-quality, integrated, multiple-choice assessment questions for local examinations
- Cooperation with our Center for Teaching and Learning in supporting improved student learning
- Advising individuals or groups of students in academic matters and exercising professional judgment in referring students to appropriate personnel
- Active participation in relevant professional activities to improve teaching and subject matter competence
- Serving on faculty committees as appointed or elected
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a behavioral. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for behavioral
- Participating in other activities as assigned by the Department Chair or Executive Dean
- Taking an educational approach to ensure callers are able to understand the complexities of accessing care and the processing of their claims
- Lead psycho-educational groups such as Opening Group, Wrap-Up Group and Smoking Cessation Groups utilizing principles of patient education, and management of group dynamics within the scope of practice for a Behavioral Health Associate
- Bachelor’s Degree in a Social Science Preferred
- Supports business development, technical sales, and proposal activities
- Conducts group sessions with a preset agenda and format
- Completes documentation and reports accurately and thoroughly on a timely basis (includes patient teaching, 15 min observations, outdoor activities, groups)
- Recommend, plan and deliver in NRC projects in collaborative projects with other Nestlé entities or Markets
- Develop scientific competences in behavioral change coach and guide other team members in the field of expertise
- Implements counseling case management for assigned patients
Qualifications for behavioral
- Respond to Expanded Community Services (ECS) referrals with face-to-face appointment for Individualized Behavior Support Plan on first day of discharge from hospital or within one week on conversion into Assisted Living Facility or Adult Family Home
- May provide linkages to intensive interventions to develop skills aimed at mediating the effects of mental crisis, trauma, or depression
- May teach various educational classes (de-escalation, communication, illness management)
- May be required to spend up to 75% of time providing direct service
- Other duties as assigned or necessary to support the client, program and the company
- Provide the best customer care possible
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Our growing company is looking for a behavioral. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for behavioral
- Collaborates with other Service Lines, Campus Administrators and the Nursing Leadership Team in implementing and supporting a functional philosophy for the delivery of patient care that is consistent within the various service sites the overall CHI Health Mission
- Works in close collaboration with compliance and accreditation departments to meet regulatory guidelines
- Develops and manages a continuous contract auditing and monitoring process for Behavioral Health services and programs
- Develops auditing, monitoring tools, performance measures/indicators and reporting processes that are relevant to contracts and consistent with state and federal regulations
- Acts as liaison between organization and subcontracted agencies or individuals for services
- Maintains working knowledge of applied animal behavior, training theory, and behavior modification for research animals, including cynomolgus Macaques and dogs
- Aids in development and conducts basic and advanced courses for staff on animal behavior, operant training theory, and animal behavior modification
- Develops, implements and/or oversees direct training/desensitization/acclimation plans for animals on site, under supervision of a veterinarian
- Keeps current on professional standards of training and animal behavior modification including practical application of training techniques
- Recognizes abnormal animal behaviors and can suggest treatment, implement, track and document effective plans
Qualifications for behavioral
- Be able to pass state and federal background checks
- License and proof of automobile insurance
- Minimum of two years experience with behavioral health patients (inpatient and/or outpatient)
- Ability to perform basic word processing tasks and utilizes proprietary software for the completion of tasks or has the ability to learn these skills
- Capacity to provide services that incorporate best practice
- Ability to practice skills with team members
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of behavioral. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for behavioral
- Designs, implements, and provides follow up behavior management programs for students to remediate behavioral and social problems that are consistent with the total educational philosophy and goals of the Mobile County Public School System and its Board of Education
- Continues professional growth through attending educational meetings, visiting related facilities, reading related literature, and exchanging ideas among district staff
- Works in coordination with other special education teachers and administrators in planning and developing the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- Works as a team member in the development and implementation of inclusion procedures
- Participates as a team member in the identification of social/behavioral problems
- Participates in the development of the Individual Educational Programs for students
- Participates as a team member in the evaluation of student process
- Assists teachers and other professionals with the development of crisis prevention plans for students
- Plans and confers with the classroom teachers of students as requested concerning any behavioral, social, or personal problems affecting the students
- Develops in-service activities regarding techniques for remediating behavioral, social, or personal problems for students
Qualifications for behavioral
- Must be able to write Baker Acts in the State of Florida
- At least three (3) years of experience and knowledge of the managed behavioral healthcare industry, Medicare and Medicaid experience preferred
- Knowledge of email systems such as Microsoft Outlook sufficient to communicate with both internal and external contacts
- Certification as Nursing Assistant preferred
- A Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Relations, Rehab Therapy (RT, OT, ) or other Social Services field from an accredited college or university
- At least two years of experience treating the mentally ill, preferably severely mentally disordered patients