Psychiatric Associate - Behavioral Emergency Response Team
Fairview Health Services
- Minneapolis, MN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Conducts safety checks of patients through visual observation and documentation.
- Conducts room, belonging and unit searches.
- Responds and participates in de-escalation of patient including physical intervention as trained.
- Actively participates in milieu management with treatment team collaboration.
- Demonstrates knowledge of signs/symptoms of diagnoses and interventions.
- Conducts educational programming with individual and/or patient groups according to appropriate treatment plan.
- Responds to emergency situations as trained per policy.
- Acts as a member of the multi-disciplinary therapeutic team.
- Exhibits verbal communication in a timely, detailed, and professional manner.
- Possesses knowledge of current issues, changes and updates in Behavioral Services policies and procedures.
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Basic Life Support Certification
- 3-5 years of experience in caring for patients with mental health/substance use disorders
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology or Human Services Field
- Experience working in the mental health field
- Must successfully complete required Workplace Conflict Management training prior to functioning in the BERT role