Behavioral Care Partner at Cook Children's Health Care System in Fort Worth, Texas

Job Description:

Summary

Assumes the caretaker role for psychiatric patients (and non-psychiatric patients when necessary) either on psychiatric or non-psychiatric units such as medical/surgical floors, PICU, or the Emergency Department. Behavioral Care Partners will care for children including activities of daily living, maintaining a safe environment, and the management of harmful behaviors. Behavioral Care Partners deliver competent and skilled care to patients and families as supervised and delegated by the RN/LVN. Behavioral Care Partners deliver care with a team-oriented approach and an emphasis on good customer relations.

Education & Experience

• High school Diploma.


• One of the following:
  
  
  
  • a. Completion of a certified Nurse Assistant course. Or
  
  
  • b. Completion of Medical Assistant course or other comparable health care provider program with course work in patient assessment/vital signs, growth and development. Or
  
  
  • c. Completed first clinical semester in accredited nursing program. Experience in inpatient psychiatry or partial hospital psychiatric treatment preferred. Pediatric experience preferred.
  
  
  
  

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification

• BLS or must be completed within 60 days of start date.


• CPI Non-Violent Crisis Intervention - Units 1-7 & 9-10 plus the CPI Children's Control Position from Unit 8 or must be completed within 60 days of start date.

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