Behavioral Health Associate
About the job
- A high school diploma or GED is required.
- Prior experience in a behavioral health setting is preferred.
- At least two years of experience in a direct care role is strongly preferred.
- Identify high-risk patients and use crisis intervention practices and safety-plan intervention techniques to maintain a safe environment.
- Perform environmental and patient safety rounds, implement a higher level of observation in emergencies, and report observations, interactions, and patient activity to assigned nursing staff in a timely manner.
- Understand patient characteristics and triggers through trauma-informed care, and consider patient and environmental variables to help prevent patients from losing control.
- Participate in shift hand-off meetings, unit rounds, community meetings, team meetings, and committee meetings as required.
- Participate in debriefing after codes, incidents, and use of restraints.
- Assist in assessing the need for restraints and in applying and removing them.
- Lead or co-lead discussion groups on topics such as anger and safety.
- Review incident reports as needed to identify potentially preventable factors and present them to the treatment team.
- Escort patients during transfers, for testing, or for admission on or off facility premises as required.
- Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement activities and departmental or facility-wide training as required.
- Provide ongoing training to unit staff in implementing de-escalation training and physical interventions.
- Assist nursing staff in performing selected nursing procedures and functional tasks for specific patients.
- Provide direct physical care and/or one-to-one observation to selected patients under supervision.
- Assist with lifting, positioning, moving, and ambulating patients using instructed body mechanics.
- Transport patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or bed.
- Escort ambulatory patients and escort patients outside the hospital as necessary.
- Obtain and record blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration rate in accordance with hospital policy.
- Provide direct assistance to patients with activities of daily living as needed.
- An associate's degree or some college coursework in psychology, social work, or a social services field.
About the company
NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals runs inpatient facilities that treat patients with complex co-occurring psychiatric, neurological, and medical conditions. It uses an integrated care model with a multi-disciplinary team of physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and therapists to create individualized treatment plans. The campuses emphasize safety and can include sensory rooms to help regulate behavior for conditions like intellectual impairment, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and Huntington’s disease. Patients are usually referred from emergency rooms or acute care settings, stay about 13–14 days to stabilize, and then return to their referring facility, with growth across Indiana, Arizona, and Texas backed by private equity.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
South Bend, Indiana
Founded
2005
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- A 2026 Kalamazoo hiring push signals a brand-new hospital and continued expansion.
- 2026 job postings cite 32 openings, showing ongoing demand and operational scaling.
- NPH’s specialized niche matches underserved referrals from ERs, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities.
What critics are saying
- WFYI’s 2025 investigation described repeated serious violations and hundreds of substantiated complaints.
- Indiana lawmakers proposed psychiatric-hospital oversight in January 2026 after scrutiny of NPH.
- A 2016 False Claims Act allegation said NPH maximized Medicare by holding patients 14 days.
What makes NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals unique
- NPH treats complex psychiatric-neurological-medical patients others reject, including dementia and Parkinson’s.
- Its interdisciplinary inpatient model spans psychiatrists, internal medicine, psychologists, therapists, and social workers.
- 2026 hiring pages show active operations across Indiana, Michigan, Texas, and Arizona.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Company Match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Employee Discounts
- Tuition Reimbursement