Behavioral Health Associate I
UCHealth
- Lakewood, CO
- $18.30-23.40 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Under supervision of nursing team lead by registered nurse, learns how to work with patients experiencing acute behavioral health crisis.
- Responsibilities:
- Monitors milieu, including observation and documentation of patient's behavior.
- Learns communication methods to work with patients experiencing symptoms of psychiatric illness.
- Gains knowledge of how to provide a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients with behavioral health diagnosis.
- Learns and follows pre-established guidelines to perform job responsibilities.
- Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.
- High School diploma or GED, or in lieu of HS/GED, satisfactory completion of UCHealth-administered basic competency test is required.
- Less than 1 year of related experience.
- BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire.
- Full medical, dental and vision coverage
- Retirement plans to include 403(b) matching
- Paid time off. Start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options
- Tuition and continuing education reimbursement
- Wellness benefits
- Full suite of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance
- Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may also qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year
- UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.