What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Technician position at Discovery Behavioral Health?
A Behavioral Health Technician is responsible for assisting and supporting patients through the entire treatment experience from admission to discharge. BHT responsibilities primarily include ensuring patient safety providing milieu interventions and supporting patients as they navigate the treatment process. As the Tech team is available to the patient on a twentyfourhour basis careful patient monitoring and communication with the treatment team is essential.
Responsibilities
- Facilitates patient daily needs per the program schedule.
- Assists Nursing staff with duties as directed for example : patient supervision vitals room searches patient searches etc.
- Recognizes responds to and assists in crisis situations and provides interventions as necessary.
- Consistently reports to work on time and prepared to perform the duties of the position.
- Delivers indirect and selected direct patient care as directed by facility leadership.
- Conducts intake processes searches of belongings and patients and completes BACs and drug screen observations as directed by facility leadership.
- Monitors patient activity and documents any significant patient issues.
- Records rounds and ensures patient safety as specified.
- Conducts regular facility and grounds checks advising facility leadership of any irregularities or safety concerns.
- Notifies and reports any health and safety issues significant patient concerns and any out of the ordinary occurrences to facility leadership immediately.
- Completes all documentation requirements prior to the end of the shift.
- Performs basic housekeeping duties.
- Facilitates and leads daily groups as directed by facility leadership if applicable.
- Attends all staff meetings and inservice trainings.
- Completes all online training policy verification and ensures that their employee HR file is kept up to date.
- Monitors and oversees the selfadministration of patient medication if applicable.
- Provides transportation services including patient transportation / supervision errands shopping admits outings etc. (must be prequalified to drive a company vehicle).
This is a fulltime position that will work Sunday Tuesday 7AM7PM and Wednesday 7AM 1PM.
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Qualifications :
Not sure if you meet all the qualifications Apply anyway! To provide truly innovative care we need to have a diverse team around us. Thats why Discovery Behavioral Health is committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you find yourself meeting some but not all the above wed be happy to consider your application.
Additional Information :
We are proud to be an EEO employer M / F / D / V. We maintain a drugfree workplace and perform preemployment substance abuse testing.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex or national origin.
For more information about our company benefits please visit us at discoverybehavioralhealth.com / careers /
Discovery Behavioral Health seeks to build a diverse staff that is reflective of the patients we serve and the communities where we work. DBH encourages multiple perspectives experiences and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce.
Remote Work : Employment Type :
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