Health Specialist Care Assistant

Summary:

I’m a Behavioral Health Specialist with over 10 years of broad experience supporting mental health organizations manage and implement behavioral change interventions. I have provided cognitive therapeutic support to our clients, planned, documented and supervised behavioral health programs, and directly work with vulnerable youths suffering from various DSM mental health disorders. I am a true professional with good work ethic, communication skills, proficient in computer programs and ability to meet the mental health needs of our clients.

Professional Experience:

Friends Hospital, Philadelphia, PA February 2021 – Present

Assist with unit programming by facilitating and conducting groups and ensuring patients are engaged in active treatment at all times.

Assist with daily leisure activities, and all activities associated with daily living within the functional ability of patients and with consideration for the patient’s level of growth and development.

Chart’s patient observations, following prescribed procedures and standards.

Participates in the development and implementation of patient treatment programs.

May perform initial patient evaluations to determine treatment priorities; may take vital signs, weights, and urine, stool, and sputum specimens.

Maintains established institutional policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, and safety, environmental and infection control standards.

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, Glenmoore, PA May 2017 – Aug 2020

Behavioral Health Specialist

Plan, document and implement behavioral health programs to meet the social, emotional and physical needs of our clients

Utilize different de-escalation techniques, restrictive procedures, peer meditation and other coping skills for our clients as prescribed by the clinical team.

Provide support and counseling services to our clients

Supervise direct support professionals in our program to deliver services to our clients

Document incident reports, shift reports

Organize and participate in group outings for our individual client

Manage shopping for home necessities such as clothing and household items as needed by our clients

Schedule doctor’s appointments for our clients

Works directly with youths suffering from various DSM diagnosis to help them overcome the challenges

Provide therapeutic support for our clients and their families

Staffing Plus, Haverford, PA April 2016 – May 2017

Personal Care Assistant

Provided individual behavioral interventions to child/adolescent as prescribed in the detailed treatment plans

Assisted teachers and school staff in promoting and transferring behavioral skills and coping strategies for a child in a school setting.

The Villa, Ambler, PA August 2014 – April 2016

Residential Counselor

Assisted in planning and implementation of residential program services for assigned clients of ages 13-21 years.

Provided supervision of clients in program activities and leisure time when on and off the facility grounds.

Maintained a safe therapeutic treatment environment that meets the physical, emotional and personal needs of the program clients.

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA October 2010 – August 2014

Pathology Assistant and Child Life Assistant

Assisted pathologists prepare materials used for clinical research

Analyzed test results and entered the results into a database used for clinical treatment

Maintained a clean work environment through constant sterilization of equipment

Worked in the Child Life department as a peer mentor providing various daily living skills to the patients

Helped residents meet the necessary requirements of appropriate behaviors through modeling age appropriate socialization and communication skills.

Created and implemented daily recreational activities such as art and music therapies and sensory integration.

Professional Trainings Completed

Yearly trainings in CPR, First Aid, HIPPA regulations and Corporate Compliance

302 Crisis Procedures

Participated in social services and mental health treatment workshops and trainings

Education:

Health Care Studies, Philadelphia Community College, Philadelphia, PA.

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