Assists patients by administering basic health care or prescribed treatments; Participates in therapeutic or recreational group activities with patients; Helps with admitting and discharging patients; Monitors physical and emotional well-being of patients and reports unusual behavior or physical ailments to appropriate staff, prepare and maintain records of progress and services performed; Encourages patients to participate in social, recreational, or other therapeutic activities that enhance interpersonal skills or develop social relationships, teach strategies to promote wellness and independence; Collaborates with other staff in working with patients to treat, rehabilitate, and return patients to the community; Provides medical or therapeutic care, direct and indirect diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to patients receiving services; Prepares treatment or recreation areas, such as setting up therapy equipment, transports patients or help them move to or from a therapy area; cleans activity or treatment areas and equipment; May provide transportation for patients, as needed, may include driving of clinic motor vehicle or coordinating transportation with appropriate staff member; and, Perform other duties as assigned. The BHA participates in rehabilitation and treatment programs, assists patients receiving services in achieving and maintaining care goals, delivering care based on the priority of needs and available resources to the specific service population of the clinic.