What are the responsibilities and job description for the On-Call BHT Behavioral Health Technician position at Choice Wellness?
Minimum Qualifications
Must be 21 years old to work at this agency.
May have any one of the following qualifications:
1. A bachelor’s degree and at least one year of full-time behavioral health work experience; or
an Associate degree and at least two years of full-time behavioral health experience.
A registered nurse.
2. A high school diploma or school equivalency diploma (GED) and has 18 credit hours of post-high school education in a field related to behavioral health and completed no more than four years before the date the individual begins providing behavioral health services and two years of full-time behavioral health experience or four years of behavioral health work experience, or four years of full-time behavioral health work experience.
3. A licensed practical nurse (LPN) or Certified Nursing assistant. (CNA) with at least two years of
full-time behavioral health experience.
Experience
Supervising residents with behavioral health and substance use disorders in a Behavioral Health agency.
Experience in dealing with residents with behavioral health and co-occurring disorders.
Understands and can identify medications commonly prescribed for mental disorders.
Experience de-escalating issues and handling grievances.
Experience writing and documenting treatment plans, completing Intake assessments, attending and documenting in Adult Recovery Team Meetings (ART), Concurrent Reviews (CCR), Shift Reports, Individual Counseling, Group Counseling, and Incident reports, among others.
Skills & Knowledge
Understanding of services needed for residents with behavioral health issues. Must demonstrate skills, knowledge, and protection of resident’s rights; recognize apparent symptoms of mental health disorder; understand the services this agency is authorized to provide – self-administration of medication and counseling services; maintain the confidentiality of resident records; respect cultural differences; be able to read and implement residents’ treatment plan; assist residents in accessing community services; follow policy and procedure of the agency. Demonstrate leadership and be a role model for peer reports. Must possess and be able to execute leadership skills including but not limited to time management, decisive and critical thinking, planning, project management, and resource acquisition.
Position Responsibilities:
- Reports to the Assistant Administrator, House Manager or Program Administrator.
- Be able to be on-call for day or night (both, if needed)
- Provide residents with a supportive, protective living environment and protection of resident’s rights.
- Provides counseling (groups/one-on-one) to residents with behavioral health disorders and treatment that promotes resident dignity, independence, individuality, strengths, privacy, and choice.
- Assist residents in securing and maintaining viable employment opportunities and accessing community services and resources.
- Prepare meals and provide residents transportation to outside therapeutic services when indicated.
- Prepare daily progress notes on residents’ progress and regression indirectly 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 residents' social and recreational activities.
- Ensure that residents take necessary medications with the agency’s assistance in self-administration medication procedures. Identify the types of medications commonly prescribed for mental health disorders, personality disorders, and substance use disorders and know and understand the common side effects and adverse reactions of the medications.
- Assist residents in receiving the care and services specified in their treatment/care plan 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.