Assoc Behavioral Health Specialist (Psychiatric Assessment, 7pm - 7am)

6 days ago
Nashville, TennesseeFull TimeHealthcare Administration
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a Behavioral Health Specialist – Night Shift in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Performs clinical care consistent with the patient's treatment plan, including but not limited to vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection and point of care testing as directed by unit standards.
  • Collects data to contribute to the assessment of individual strengths and limitations.
  • Assists patients with showering, oral hygiene, laundry and other activities of daily living as directed by the assigned RN.
  • Provides input to the patient’s assigned nurse and other healthcare professionals assigned to the patient regarding patient’s progress towards treatment goals.

Requirements

  • day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
  • Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
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  • achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of

Benefits & Compensation

  • Organizational Impact: Performs clearly defines tasks and methods described in detail to achieve standardized solutions that impact own performance with regular guidance.
  • Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Follows a well established process to solve routine problems where solutions are clearly prescribed.
  • Breadth of Knowledge: Has basic job knowledge of systems and procedures that are common to own job.
  • day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a Behavioral Health Specialist – Night Shift.

Key Skills

Patient CarePsychiatric AssessmentVital SignsPhlebotomySpecimen CollectionPoint Of Care TestingCommunicationTherapeutic EnvironmentSafety ConcernsGroup FacilitationHuman Growth And DevelopmentPatient DocumentationCoping StrategiesProblem SolvingTeam InteractionContinuous Improvement
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Assoc Behavioral Health Specialist (Psychiatric Assessment, 7pm - 7am) at VUMC a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Healthcare Administration healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Healthcare Administration — healthcare professional Career Context

This Healthcare Administration position at VUMC is open to healthcare professional candidates.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a healthcare professional earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Patient Care, Psychiatric Assessment, Vital Signs, Phlebotomy, Specimen Collection, Point Of Care Testing, Communication, Therapeutic Environment. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Healthcare Administration role.

Core responsibilities: The Associate Behavioral Health Specialist performs patient care duties under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, including implementing treatment plans and providing emotional and physical support to patients. They also assist in maintaining a therapeutic environment and contribute to patient as...

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About VUMC

Hospitals and Health Care
Nashville, Tennessee
0-2
4.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

6d ago

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