Behavioral Intervention Specialist - RI Center for Biobehavioral Health

Overview:

Job Description Summary:

Works with individuals, groups, or communities to facilitate positive and healthy behaviors. Interacts with adolescents who have congenital heart disease using a theory-based lifestyle intervention to increase physical activity.

Job Description:

Essential Functions:

• Conducts assessments to identify behaviors and develop intervention plans.
• Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and modifies plans as needed.
• Collaborates with other professionals, such as psychologists and social workers, to provide comprehensive care.
• Provides training and support to caregivers and other professionals to ensure consistency in intervention strategies.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date records of client progress and communicates with relevant parties as needed.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of all interventions and progress.

Education Requirement:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant area, including exercise physiology, nursing, physical therapy, psychology, community wellness, social work, or another health-related field, required.
• Be pursuing an advanced degree in a relevant area as mentioned above.

Licensure Requirement:
(not specified)

Certifications:
(not specified)

Skills:
An interest in working with adolescents, required.

Experience:
(not specified)

Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Patient Equipment, Pushing / Pulling: 41-60 lbs, Squat/kneel

FREQUENTLY: Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Sitting, Standing, Walking

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Reaching above shoulder, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing - Far/near

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:
(not specified)

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"