What are the responsibilities and job description for the On-Call BHT Behavioral Health Technician position at Choice Wellness?
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) 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 access to 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 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 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 the 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.
Salary : $18 - $20
