at University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Behavioral Health Interventionalist - Emergency Services
Behavioral Health Interventionalist - Emergency Services
Hiring Department: Hospital Emergency Services
Hiring Unit: University Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health)
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1017756
Posting Close Date:
Position Number: CE5589,CE5590,CE5591
About the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health)
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 495-bed tertiary care hospital, 22 outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square Health Center facilities, which are Federally Qualified Health Centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity.
This is a full-time and benefits eligible position. UIH offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience. In addition all full time benefits eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package which include; Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance, a defined benefit pension plan as well as paid leave which includes; Vacation, Holiday and Sick. In addition we offer tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Click for a complete list of
UI Health is seeking a full time Behavioral Interventionist to join our Hospital Emergency Services team. This position will work under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN). The Behavioral Interventionist delivers patient care utilizing the Relationship-Based Care model as a framework. The Behavioral Interventionist also provides care and takes initiative to improve patient outcomes by supporting Shared Leadership, Evidence Based Practice and Magnet's Five Models of Care in clinical practice. Through therapeutic relationships with patients, families, self and colleagues, the Behavioral Interventionist functions as an interdisciplinary team member who provides patient care and fulfills unit and organizational goals.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Provides care for patients who have a mental illness, emotional conditions, and/or developmental disabilities.
Systematically observes, reports, and documents subjectively and objectively the covert and overt baseline data regarding patients' psychological and behavioral states such as effect (flat, bright tearful), thought content (logical, illogical), and behavior (withdrawn, agitated).
Develops and maintains therapeutic alliances with patients and their families; facilitates, leads, and/or participates in scheduled individual or group therapeutic patient activities and/or patient groups, coordinates activities with professional staff members/treatment.
Plans therapeutic outings, off-unit tests, and procedures; assists patients with the activities of daily living, accompanies patients to off-unit tests/procedures/outings when necessary.
Evaluates the value of activities as they apply to the improved mental/emotional state of the patient.
Indirect cooperation with a Registered Nurse, develops, implements, and evaluates a course of action for each patient (such as behavior modification).
Performs routine measurements of the state of the patient's physical health (such as measuring weight).
Implements portions of the nursing care program as assigned by the Registered Nurse, such as monitoring patients' physical and emotional well-being via continual observation of patients' behavior modification, assessing calorie counts (anorexics), and reporting to nursing/medical staff/treatment.
Evaluates patient response and attempts to modify behavior through interventions outlined by the treatment team.
Assists with verbal de-escalation, distraction, redirection, seclusion, and restraining patients exhibiting explosive and aggressive behaviors.
Participates in patient care conferences, staff meetings, in-service training, the orientation of new staff, and continuing... For full info follow application link.
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The University of Illinois Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
institution/employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services.
