Behavioral Health Associate

About the Role

This role is within the Intellectual Developmental Disability / Autism Spectrum Disorder (IDD/ASD) Residential Treatment Program at Southwood Psychiatric Hospital, located in Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania. The program provides treatment for up to 44 males between the ages of 6 and 21 years of age. The staff-to-child ratio is 1:4.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide personal care services to patients under the direction of clinical or nursing leadership.
• Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude.
• Acknowledge and work to resolve patient complaints when needs are not met.
• Recognize patient safety as a top priority.
• Ensure the well-being of patients and provide a positive, supportive, and structured environment.
• Conduct safety checks and ensure supervision at 15-minute intervals or in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines.
• Document timely, accurate, and appropriate clinical information in the patient's medical record.
• Assist in providing a safe, secure, and comfortable environment for patients, significant others, and staff.
• Interact routinely with patients, observe behaviors, and communicate significant observations to nursing staff.
• Oversee or assist patients with activities of daily living, including toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration, and changing bed linens.
• Obtain patient's vital signs, height, and weight as assigned and document in the patient record.
• Facilitate patient educational-rehabilitative groups covering topics such as social skills, coping skills, anger management, and independent living skills.
• Engage patients in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
• Complete and maintain required documentation.
• Assist with follow-up and paperwork for incidents and events.
• Provide transportation for patients or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff.
• Perform other assigned functions and tasks.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• CPR certification required.
• De-escalation and restraint certification required.
• First aid may be required.

Qualifications

• Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility is preferred.
• Must be 21 years of age to work with residents.