Behavioral Health Specialist - Kirkland, WA (Full-Time, Nights)

Overview: div align="center"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strong***NIGHT SHIFT***/strong/span/divdiv align="center"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strong3 Night Shifts per week, 7p - 7a/strong/span/divdiv align="center" /divdiv align="center"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongShift Differential/strong/span/divdiv align="center"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strong$2/hr Mon - Thu/strong/span/divdiv align="center"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strong$3/hr Fri - Sun/strong/span/divdiv align="center" /divp style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;" /pp style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongWe’re not just behavioral health people—we’re crisis people./strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;" /pdivspan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"Connections Health Solutions is a leading provider of immediate-access behavioral health crisis care. Our team combines medical and recovery-oriented treatment to stabilize individuals in crisis and connect them to community-based resources for ongoing recovery.  /span/divdiv aria-hidden="true" /divdivspan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"Founded by emergency room psychiatrists Dr. Chris Carson and Dr. Robert Williamson, our model is physician-led and data-driven, drawing upon more than 15 years of crisis care expertise. Recognized by SAMHSA and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing as a national best practice, we’ve delivered invaluable treatment to hundreds of thousands of individuals facing crises. Our commitment remains consistent, to improve access, inspire hope, and provide the right support.  /span/divdiv aria-hidden="true" /divdivspan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"Our values shape our decisions, define our culture, and foster continuous learning and growth.  /span/divdiv aria-hidden="true" /divdivspan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"We accept people as they are, creating safe spaces where they feel valued and respected. We inspire hope by walking with people side-by-side, showing them grace and compassion. We act with intention, holding ourselves and each other accountable, and doing the right thing. We work as one team, trusting and supporting each other. We embrace change and innovation, striving to find better ways to fulfill our mission. /span/divdiv aria-hidden="true" /divdivspan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"We are on a mission to change the face of behavioral health. Help us save lives and make a difference. /span/divp style="margin: 0in;" /p Responsibilities: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="text-decoration: underline;"strongspan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"What You'll Do:/span/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;" /pp style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext !important;" data-contrast="auto"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"The strongBehavioral Health Specialist (BHS)/strong manages and /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"maintains/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" the safety of /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"the /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"individual/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"s/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" and staff. /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Takes vitals and /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"assists/span span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"individuals/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" in meeting /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"their needs while on the unit by /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"providing/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" exceptional customer service./span span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Documents/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" services /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;"provided and/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" significant interactions in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)./span/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" /span/span/pp style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;" /pullispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Conducts security screening and inventories property of individuals upon admission to the facility. /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Provides orientation to the Observation Unit and Short-term Inpatient Unit./spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" Educates /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"individual/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"s on their rights under /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Washington State/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" regulations, grievance process, provides expectations, and explains rules and regulations. /span/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" /span/span/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Maintains /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"safety of the unit./span/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" /span/span/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Intervenes with escalated individuals using therapeutic techniques for de-escalat/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"i/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"on and performs restraints/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" or /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"seclusions /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"(if applicable) /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"when needed to ensure the individual’s safety and the safety of others./spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" Completes 1-to-1 on a/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"n/span span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"individual/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" in seclusion or mechanical restraints /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"for 15 minutes/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;". /span/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" /span/span/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Lifts, /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"moves/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" and transports individuals, using proper body mechanics /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"and /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"accident prevention./span /span/span/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Assists/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" individuals with activities of daily living to include eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, and transferring/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;". /span/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" /span/span/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Conducts and documents individual's vitals and reports all questi/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"onable results to the /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"RN/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"/Physician/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" attending the individual./spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" Conducts and documents all BAL, urine drug screens, and urine pregnancy tests. /span/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" /span/span/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Attends court ordered hearings when subpoenaed/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" and be a /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"witness on a petition and provide testimony at court ordered hearings. /span/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" /span/span/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Documents all services and significant individual interactions /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"in the Electronic Health Record./span/span/span/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Monitors and documents /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"individual/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"s /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"every 15 minutes/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"./span/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" /span/span/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Responsible for /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"maintaining/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" and ensuring/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" the cleanliness of the facility and designated assigned unit./span span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Perform/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"s/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" light cleaning of interior center, collects soiled linen, and launders individuals clothing /spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"when needed./span/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" /span/span/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Performs all other duties as assigned./span/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" /span/span/li/ul Qualifications: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"strongWhat You'll Bring:/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pullispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"H/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"igh school diploma or equivalent/span/span/span/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"1 year of/spanspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" behavioral health experience/span/span/span/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"span class="TextRun SCXW122857911 BCX8" data-contrast="auto"span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122857911 BCX8"Ability to perform Safe /spanspan class="NormalTextRun SCXW122857911 BCX8"Clinch patient/spanspan class="NormalTextRun SCXW122857911 BCX8" restraint techniques/span/span/span/span/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"strongThe 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/strong/span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongComplete all credentialing requirements within the required time period, including but not limited to obtaining a National Provider Identifier (NPI), Medallion enrollment, Medicare enrollment, and any other necessary credentials as required for the role/strong/span/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"strongspan style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"span class="EOP SCXW122857911 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"Must be able to obtain a Washington State Food Handler's Card (BHS and RSS positions)/span/span/strong/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"strongIt Would Be Great if You Had:/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pullispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Certified training (Safe Clinch, therapeutic options, etc.)/span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Completion of CNA or Patient Care Tech program/span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Completion of BHT certification/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0in; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;"span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"What We Offer:/span/pp style="margin: 0in; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;" /pp style="margin: 0in; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;"Full-time only:/pul style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;"Employees (and their families) are offered comprehensive health insurance, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity/span/lili style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;"CHS pays for Basic Life, ADD, Short and Long-Term Disability/span/lili style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;"Voluntary Life insurance option for employees and their families/span/lili style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;"Health Savings Accounts (with $1,000 to $2,000 employer contribution depending on plan)/span/lili style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;"Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)/span/lili style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;"401k company match after 6 months (50% of deferrals up to 6% of compensation)/span/lili style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;"Generous PTO starting at 160 hours accrued annually and 12 recognized company holidays/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0in; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;" /pp style="margin: 0in; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;"All employees (Pool, Part-time and Full-time):/pul style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: #2d2d2d;"span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; color: black;"Employee Assistance Program to help with confidential emotional support, work life solutions, financial solutions, legal assistance, or online support/span/lili style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: #2d2d2d;"span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; color: black;"After 90 days, you are auto enrolled in the 401k Plan /span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0in;"strongspan style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"The hiring range for this role in Washington is $26.00 - $29.00 per hour./span/strong/pp style="margin: 0in;" /pp style="margin: 0in;" /pp style="margin: 0in;" /pp style="margin: 0in;" /p EEO Statement: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt;"Connections Health Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees and applicants./span/p