Behavioral Health Aide

1 month ago
United States$32.72 /HrFull TimeGeneral Medicine

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Catholic Health as a Behavioral Health Aide in United States. Overview Good Samaritan University Hospital is a 537- bed (including 100 nursing home beds) teaching hospital and a member of Catholic Health. With almost 900 physicians on staff, and a level I Trauma Center, we care for well over 100,000 patients annually across the south shore of Long Island.

Key Responsibilities

  • Utilizes crisis and /or de-escalation intervention practices, when necessary and appropriate, with clients whose behavior cannot be otherwise supported without such interventions.
  • Assists in the application and removal of restraints when deemed necessary by appropriate personnel and ensures the physical and emotional health and safety of the patient when using such methods.
  • Identifies patient characteristics and environmental variables that may trigger agitated behavior(s) and communicates such information to the interdisciplinary team.
  • Performs observation and monitoring of assigned patients on a one-to-one basis.

Requirements

  • High School or equivalent diploma.
  • Experience working with the mentally ill population preferred.
  • Previous hospital experience a plus.
  • BLS or CPR/AED training required and accepted from only 1 organization: American Heart Association.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Hourly rate: $32.72/hr.

Work Schedule

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

Apply to join Catholic Health as a Behavioral Health Aide.

Key Skills

Crisis InterventionDe-escalation InterventionRestraint ApplicationPatient MonitoringDocumentationVital SignsEKGsADL AssistancePsychiatric EmergenciesTherapeutic InteractionRespectful InteractionTeamwork
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Position Insights

General Medicine — Physician Career Context

This General Medicine position at Catholic Health is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Compensation Analysis

Stated compensation: $32.72 /Hr.

This position also offers production-based compensation: $33 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Crisis Intervention, De-escalation Intervention, Restraint Application, Patient Monitoring, Documentation, Vital Signs, EKGs, ADL Assistance. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this General Medicine role.

Core responsibilities: This role involves utilizing crisis and de-escalation techniques when necessary, assisting with the application and removal of restraints while ensuring patient safety, and performing one-to-one observation and monitoring of assigned patients. Responsibilities also include documenting observations, ...

Benefits package: Generous Benefits Packages, Generous Tuition Assistance, Defined Benefit Pension Plan. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Catholic Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Rockville Centre, NY
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Benefits & Perks

Generous Benefits Packages
Generous Tuition Assistance
Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

1mo ago