BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION SPECIALIST (BIS)

Department: Inpatient Behavioral Health
FLSA Status: Full-Time, Non-Exempt
Schedule: Various Shifts (32 hours and 40 hours)
Reports to: Service Unit Supervisor
Wage Range: $20.78-$32.27(DOE/DOQ)

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or a GED from an accredited institution
• Minimum of one year’s relevant work experience and/or training working with adolescents and teenagers which demonstrates the ability to complete the job duties and responsibilities outlined.
• Successful completion of the Residential Child and Youth Care Professional (RCYCP) training preferred (may be obtained through on-the-job training at the Healing Lodge at no cost to the employee).
• Knowledge in Native American culture/spiritual traditions and practices preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Possesses flexibility with frequent interruptions.
• Is knowledgeable in a wide range of high-risk adolescent with substance abuse and addiction.
• Has the capability of adapting to a wide range of physical, emotional, social, and/or spiritual well-being.
• Ability to deescalate youths in crisis, use motivational interviewing techniques to engage with residents.
• Possesses empathy with distraught residents.
• Maintains flexibility with employees shift tasks and priorities.
• Possesses strong skill set of concentration and attention to detail.
• Maintain positive and supportive professional work attitude towards the agency and personnel, submit concerns or constructive suggestions to direct supervisor.

• Effectively redirect behaviors involving risk of physical harm to self or others or the destruction of property.
• Successfully completes daily written reports within the Electronic Health Records (EHR) system for each client, documenting client successes and concerning behaviors.
• Provides on-going assessments of progress.
• Creates general strategies for behavior assessment.
• Facilitates conflict resolution and crisis intervention.
• Works to avoid coercive interventions from invitations to escalate or enter into conflict around insignificant behaviors.
• Models direct and clear communications with peers, clients and supervisors encompassing cultural awareness and respectfulness of differences.
• Establish a helping relationship with the person receiving services by demonstrating empathy, respect and genuineness in order to build trust.
• Acts in a professional and ethical manner presenting a professional image in appearance, communications and demeanor.
• Adheres to Agency scheduling policy, follows program activity schedules; committed to personal professional development; and recognizes the importance of self-care.
• Assists in gathering information about basic and community living of the person receiving services to be used in assessment process, implement designation interventions and behavioral management programs.
• Communicate with supervisor and established chain of command regarding daily operations and/or incidents; document all required information in a clear, legible, timely, concise and accurate manner.
• Works closely with the multi-disciplinary team to assess client’s behaviors and create a specially designed treatment plan and then implements it.
• Demonstrates positive engagements with residents reinforcing proactive behaviors.
• Seeks to participate in effective leadership approaches and training to enhance job skills, seeking opportunities to mentor new staff. Provides positive leadership and remains clam under pressure.