Lead Behavioral Health Specialist (FT, 0.9 Night)

What You'll Do:

The Lead Behavioral Health Specialist serves as a working lead who performs core Behavioral Health Specialist responsibilities while providing day-to-day oversight, guidance, and support to on-site Behavioral Health Specialists during assigned shifts. This role partners closely with the Manager, Floor Operations and interdisciplinary team to promote a safe, therapeutic, and efficient unit environment, ensure consistent staff performance, support patient engagement, and reinforce adherence to established clinical, safety, and operational expectations. 

• Provides leadership of Behavioral Health Specialist(s) for specific shift. 
• Coaches, leads, and supports Behavioral Health Specialist staff during assigned shifts by providing real-time guidance, reinforcing performance expectations, and modeling effective patient engagement, safety, and milieu management practices.
• Ensures all Behavioral Health Specialists duties are met per assignment sheet. Completes Behavioral Health Specialists daily assignments at start of assigned shift and audits charts weekly. 
• Reports any issues to active leadership onsite Managers or Lead CM, or Charge Nurse.  
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to engage, monitor, and communicate with the patients to ensure their behavioral and health needs are being met.   
• Performs all essential functions of a Behavioral Health Specialist as appropriate.   
• Provides on-going training and education on safe clinch and seclusion/restraint techniques to employees in real time as needed. Hosts monthly training for employees on safe clinch and seclusion/restraint techniques. 
• Performs and documents monthly seclusion/restraint drills and debriefs with staff afterwards.   
• Provides orientation and support on unit expectations and milieu management including advising and aiding patients.  
• Performs all other duties as assigned  

What You'll Bring:

• ​High school diploma or equivalent and:

  • At least 12 semester credit hours in Sociology, Social Welfare, Psychology, Gerontology, or another social science field, and 
  • Two (2) years of experience in public or private human services, including one (1) year of direct mental health care experience OR
  • Three (3) years of direct mental health care experience in public or private human services OR 
  • Consumer or family member with: At least one (1) year of experience as an advocate or leader in a consumer or family advocacy group
• 3-5 years of behavioral health or related experience
• Previous BHS or related experience in an inpatient setting AND experience working in an inpatient our outpatient setting with individuals who experience a mental health crisis
• Previous lead, shift lead, or supervisory experience providing day-to-day guidance, direction, or oversight to staff required
• Basic computer literacy, including the ability to document an Electronic Health Record (EHR)
• BLS (Basic Life Support) must be obtained within seven days of hire
• Must be able to perform Safe Clinch patient restraint techniques
• The Company has a mandatory vaccination policy. All successful applicants must be fully vaccinated, including showing proper documentation, or otherwise be exempt pursuant to the Company’s exemption process prior to their start date as a condition of employment
• Must pass the following background checks 
  • Child Abuse Clearance 
  • FBI Criminal Background Check 
  • Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check 
  • Medical screenings (Physical, TB, and Drug test)

It would be great if you had:

• Experience in multiservice hospital environment with matrix reporting structures

What We Offer:

Full-time only:

• Employees (and their families) are offered comprehensive health insurance, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• CHS pays for Basic Life, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life insurance option for employees and their families
• Health Savings Accounts (with $1,000 to $2,000 employer contribution depending on plan)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)
• 401k company match after 6 months (50% of deferrals up to 6% of compensation)
• Generous PTO starting at 160 hours accrued annually and 12 recognized company holidays
• Company‑paid parental leave available to eligible employees

All employees (Pool, Part-time and Full-time):

• Employee Assistance Program to help with confidential emotional support, work life solutions, financial solutions, legal assistance, or online support
• After 90 days, you are auto enrolled in the 401k Plan

Connections Health Solutions is a Second Chance Employer