BHA5 / Unit Coordinator
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Millcreek of Magee
Magee, MS, US
Summary
Provide direct patient care and support recovery in a structured, team-focused environment. Maintain a safe and therapeutic setting while responding to patient needs with empathy and professionalism.
Job Description
Overview
Overview:
We are seeking a Behavioral Health Associate (BHA) to join our team.
Summary
As a Behavioral Health Associate, you play a vital role in keeping our patients safe while supporting their recovery every day. You will provide hands on care and compassionate support in a structured, team focused environment where your work truly matters. If you are looking for meaningful work, consistent hours, and a place where you can grow, this is an opportunity to build a career while making a real difference.
Why You Will Thrive Here
- Purpose driven work: Help ensure patient safety and support healing in an environment grounded in empathy, teamwork, and accountability. We Lead Care with Light in everything we do.
- Growth and stability: Join one of the nation’s largest behavioral health networks with clear paths for advancement and skill development.
- Supportive team culture: Work alongside experienced clinical and nursing leaders who invest in your success and well being.
- Structured environment: Predictable schedules and a professional setting designed to help you succeed and build long term skills.
Benefits That Support You
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company paid short term disability
- Earned wage access
- 401(k) plan, with a company match
- Paid time off and holidays
- Employee assistance program
- Ongoing training and career growth opportunities
Responsibilities
What You Will Do
- Provide direct patient care under the direction of clinical or nursing leadership
- Maintain a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment
- Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional approach with patients and team members
- Address patient concerns promptly and respectfully to support satisfaction and safety
- Recognize and respond to patient needs with safety as a top priority
Qualifications
What You Bring
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Six months of experience working with a similar patient population preferred
- CPR and de escalation and restraint certification required. Training provided upon hire
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements
While this job description reflects the typical requirements of the role, responsibilities may evolve based on business needs.
We are committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants regardless of any characteristic protected by applicable laws.
Millcreek of Magee, a leader in the field of behavioral health, has provided clinically excellent care for children and adolescents who struggle with emotional disabilities and developmental delays. For more than 30 years, Millcreek has been the largest provider for children and adolescents throughout Mississippi.
Our team of devoted staff members, which include a child and adolescent psychiatrist, family practice medical doctor, psychiatric nurse practitioner, social workers, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, teachers, and intellectual disability professionals, offer compassionate and skills-based treatment that is individualized to treat each patient’s specific needs. Through this comprehensive and detailed approach, children and adolescents can be treated for the following concerns:
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Impulse control
• Adjustment disorder
• Reactive attachment disorder (RAD)
• Intermittent explosive disorder (IED)
• Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
• Conduct disorder
• Aggression
• Anxiety
• Bipolar disorder
• Autism
• Depression
• Self-harm
• Suicidal thoughts
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related conditions
• Intellectual disability
• Psychotic disorder
• Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
Millcreek provides programming options that are specifically suited to the needs of the patient base. These programming options include residential treatment, day treatment, intermediate care facilities, and therapeutic group homes. Throughout these programs, the therapeutic treatment modalities are supplied, including but not limited to, the following:
• Individual therapy
• Family therapy
• Group therapy
• Experiential therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
• Recreation therapy
• Physical therapy
For more about Millcreek of Magee, call (601) 228-1672 or visit www.millcreekofmagee.com.
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Public Company
Headquarters
Magee, MS
Millcreek of Magee, a leader in the field of behavioral health, has provided clinically excellent care for children and adolescents who struggle with emotional disabilities and developmental delays. For more than 30 years, Millcreek has been the largest provider for children and adolescents throughout Mississippi.
Our team of devoted staff members, which include a child and adolescent psychiatrist, family practice medical doctor, psychiatric nurse practitioner, social workers, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, teachers, and intellectual disability professionals, offer compassionate and skills-based treatment that is individualized to treat each patient’s specific needs. Through this comprehensive and detailed approach, children and adolescents can be treated for the following concerns:
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Impulse control
• Adjustment disorder
• Reactive attachment disorder (RAD)
• Intermittent explosive disorder (IED)
• Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
• Conduct disorder
• Aggression
• Anxiety
• Bipolar disorder
• Autism
• Depression
• Self-harm
• Suicidal thoughts
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related conditions
• Intellectual disability
• Psychotic disorder
• Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
Millcreek provides programming options that are specifically suited to the needs of the patient base. These programming options include residential treatment, day treatment, intermediate care facilities, and therapeutic group homes. Throughout these programs, the therapeutic treatment modalities are supplied, including but not limited to, the following:
• Individual therapy
• Family therapy
• Group therapy
• Experiential therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
• Recreation therapy
• Physical therapy
For more about Millcreek of Magee, call (601) 228-1672 or visit www.millcreekofmagee.com.
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Public Company
Headquarters
Magee, MS