BH Tech/Recovery Advocate - Overnight
Company: Summit BHC
Location: Saint Joseph
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
BH Tech/Recovery Advocate - Overnight | St. Joseph Institute for
Addiction | Port Matilda, Pennsylvania About the Job: The
Behavioral Health Associate I serves as an integral part of the
multidisciplinary treatment team and is responsible for monitoring
and reporting of client behaviors; providing continuous client
care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling; assisting in
client data collection, recording, and maintenance; and responding
in crisis situations and medical emergencies as needed. Roles and
Responsibilities: · Ensures the wellbeing of clients and provides a
safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment. Maintains a
constant awareness and supervision of clients. · Conducts safety
checks, ensuring that supervision is conducted at intervals in
accordance with individualized supervision guidelines. · Checks
clients for contraband and manages the client’s valuables and
belongings. · Interacts routinely with clients, observes behaviors
and communicates significant observations to supervisor. Promotes
interest in recreational activities. · Engages with client in
activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of
treatment goals. · Facilitates client educational-rehabilitative
groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills,
coping skills, anger management and independent living skills. ·
May take and record vital signs properly and communicates
significant changes in client’s condition to the charge nurse. ·
Documents in client records timely, accurately, and appropriately.
· Applies de-escalation techniques to help manage client’s
emotions, behavior and participation in treatment. · Assists with
unit cleaning, organization of new admits charts, discharge
process, filing, etc. Initiates client/employee incident reports. ·
Provides transfer or transportation for client or coordinates
transportation with appropriate staff member, as required. ·
Provides verbal report/briefing to the oncoming shift. · Serves as
a resource for new clients introducing them to other clients and
staff, explaining programs and encouraging participation. Orients
clients to the activities program, explaining the benefits of
activities. · Maintains an awareness of client's needs and
individual goals while motivating clients towards activities which
are beneficial to them. Observes clients’ interest levels and
behaviors. · Assists with activity planning by offering new
activity ideas and diverse therapeutic recreation program. ·
Organizes and sets up the equipment that is used in recreational
activities. Provides clients with activity resources and supplies,
as needed. · Enforces safety rules to prevent injury and modifies
activities to suit the needs of specific groups. · Helps to develop
and maintain departmental resources, sharing the responsibility to
monitor equipment and supplies. · High school graduate or
equivalent. · Six months or more experience working with the
specific population of the facility preferred. · Knowledge of
common psychiatric disorders and/or dual diagnosis and various
treatment modalities of the population served preferred. · CPR and
de-escalation certification required (training available upon hire
and offered by facility). · First aid may be required based on
state or facility requirements. INBHA Why St. Joseph Institute for
Addiction?St. Joseph Institute for Addiction offers a comprehensive
benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience
and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting
a resume. St. Joseph Institute for Addiction is an EOE. Veterans
and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is
dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our
treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the
unique strengths of the military community in supporting our
mission to serve those who have served.
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