On call BHT Behavioral Health Technician

Position Responsibilities:

• Reports to the House Manager, Assistant Administrator, or Program Administrator
• Provide residents with a supportive, protective living environment and protection of resident’s rights.
• Provides counseling (groups/one on one/family) to residents with behavioral health disorder, and treatment that promotes resident dignity, independence, individuality, strengths, privacy and choice.
• Assist residents to secure and maintain viable employment opportunities, accessing community services and resources.
• Prepare meals and provide residents transportation to outside therapeutic services when indicated.
• Prepare daily progress notes on resident’s progress and regression in direct and report services offered through the agency.  Protect and maintain the confidentiality of resident’s records and information.
• Assist residents in formal and informal independent and life skills In-service Education.  Ensure that residents attend formal education or educational enhancement training.  Coordinate and facilitate resident’s social and recreational activities.
• Assure that residents take necessary medications in accordance with agency’s assistance in the self-administration medication procedures. Able to identify types of medications commonly prescribed for mental disorders, personality disorders and substance abuse, and common side effects and adverse reactions of the medications.
• Assist residents in receiving the care and services specified in their treatment/care plan and in accordance with the rules set forth by the department of behavioral health services.
• Attend regularly scheduled personnel members In-service Education and meetings.
• Demonstrate ethical behaviors such as respecting residents and personnel members’ boundaries.