Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, Acadia Healthcare was established in January 2005 to develop and operate a network of behavioral health facilities across the country.

Acadia Healthcare’s mission is to create a world-class organization that sets the standard of excellence in the treatment of specialty behavioral health and addiction disorders.

Acadia’s management style and philosophy is one of collaboration and flexibility as we create an energetic and team-oriented service delivery system. Our organization values input from employees, physicians, and all strategic alliances. As evidenced in our mission statement, Acadia Healthcare’s mission is to create behavioral health centers where people receive care that enables them to regain hope in a supportive, caring environment. We want Acadia to be synonymous with excellent care, phenomenal customer service and an unparalleled commitment to our patients, staff, physicians, and community.

As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 253 treatment facilities across 39 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for addiction, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and addiction, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.

Industry: Mental Health Care
Company Size: 10,001+ employees

Acadia Healthcare

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**Purpose Statement**

Provide care for patients in accordance of the instructions of physicians or other health practitioners. Demonstrates a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

**Essential Functions**

- Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety and providing excellent customer services.

- Ensure the well-being of patients and provide a positive, supportive and structured environment.

- Responsible for conducting safety checks and ensuring that supervision is conducted at 15 minute intervals, as noted in special precautions, or in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines as needed.

- Document timely, accurate and appropriate clinical information in patient's medical record.

- Assist in providing a safe, secure and comfortable environment for patients, significant others and staff.

- Patient safety is monitored through required rounds completed timely. Patient room is clean and uncluttered. Observation may be assigned every 15 minutes, within reach of patient and/or 1:1 patient care.

- May obtain patient’s vital signs, height and weight as assigned and document in patient record. accurate.

- Identify self to patient and visitors promptly and respond to patient requests quickly.

- Engage with patient in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.

- Respond to distressed patient in a non-threatening manner and attempt to understand the source of distress.

- Apply de-escalation techniques to help manage patient’s emotions, behavior and participation in treatment and assist with seclusion and restraint when necessary.

- As part of the multidisciplinary team provide safety and increase coping skills of patient and assist in developing strategies for helping patients to be as independent as possible.

- Monitor behavioral improvements and reinforce these behaviors. Report changes and responses to treatment by communicating with team. Significant changes are reported to nurse immediately.

- Reinforce skills patients learn from nurses, physicians and therapist that promote improved physical and mental wellness.

- Oversee or assist patients with activities of daily living, including toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration and changing bed linens, as needed.

- Help with admissions and discharges if needed.

- Lead or co-lead individual or group sessions as part of specific recreational or therapeutic procedures.

- Participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs as well as teach strategies to promote patient wellness and independence, as needed.

- Provide transportation for patient or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff member, as needed.

- Quality of work exhibited through accuracy, neatness, and timeliness of work completed.

- Adherence to work schedule and overall attendance.

- Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

**Other Functions**

- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

**Education/Experience/Skill Requirements**

- High school diploma or equivalent required.

- Six months experience as a BHA1 preferred.

- Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.

**Licenses/Designations/Certifications**

- CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

**While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances(e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.**

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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