Behavioral Health Assistant

Job Opportunity at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

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Worker Type: Regular

Join a team where your work matters every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you will support the patient care plan by conducting assessments of activity needs for each individual and facilitating activity-related projects and events to meet individual treatment goals and objectives.

Department: Child Life

Schedule: Part time, day shift, Tuesdays and Fridays, 9am to 5:30pm

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Job Summary:

Performs activity based programs and visits in support of patient care plan.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• May conduct assessment of activity needs to meet individual treatment goals and objectives.
• Facilitates and participates in activity-related projects and events.
• Keeps treatment area clean, safe, and organized.
• Maintains documentation of activity programs and participation.
• Assists with setup and takedown of furniture and materials for activities.
• May oversee volunteers.
• Performs clerical tasks as needed.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Proof of motor vehicle liability insurance that meets minimum state requirements upon hire and upon request.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Frequent walking, reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

Resuscitation Certification Requirement: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 day of employment. Other resuscitation certifications may be required dependent on department.

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Driving Record - Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
• And
• Drivers License State of Issuance

Work Shift: Variable Shift (United States of America)

Job Type: Employee

Department: View phone number on click.appcast.io Child Life Scheduled Weekly Hours: 20

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