What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavior Health Technician position at Merakey?
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We are seeking a Behavior Health Techto join our team in our Hershey, PA area .
Position Details
- Facilitates basic behavioral curriculum to group of children.
- Implements a behavior modification treatment plan targeting the recommendations from the psychological evaluation and developed by a senior level team member. Direction will determine for the setting for implementation of the treatment plan based upon medical necessity.
- Utilizes prescribed interventions as needed when the child exhibits problematic behaviors in each particular setting. Targets child specific antecedent, behavioral / teaching, consequent, reinforcement strategies techniques and additional psychosocial rehabilitative activities as prescribed in the treatment plan.
- Implements and model intervention techniques for members of the treatment team to stabilize the child or adolescent, lending support for family efforts to stabilize the child or adolescent, by transferring appropriate techniques and skills, and to promote developmentally and / or age-appropriate behavior. (i.e. the parent, grandparent, care givers, teachers, Personal Care Aide) for the transfer of skills which allows for successful discharge of services.
- Collects behavioral and program data during session, from each environment
- Maintains contact with case specific treatment team.
- Maintains progress notes for every billable contact
- Submits payroll weekly or as directed by supervisor; including all county specific paperwork required with weekly submission.
- Receives scheduled supervision from an assigned clinical supervisor
- Attends training as required; attains required training hours per fiscal year.
Earn : $15.50 per hr.
Benefits
Merakey offers medical, dental - vision insurance plans, competitive compensation plans and more!
About Merakey
Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.
Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications :
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