What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Technician position at OVP Health?
SUMMARY: A behavioral health technician is expected to understand and implement individual treatment plans, record patient behavior, and provide a safe, supportive environment for the patients. The BHT will be responsible for stabilizing members from imminent danger. The BHT will use group therapy to treat members with cognitive impairment or other impairments, which are unable to utilize community-based treatment. Group will be led by the BHT and will build off the professional therapies that happened in the group before it. This will be done in a repetitive fashion to ensure the information is retained by the members with cognitive distortions and developmentally delayed issues. The BHT will be responsible for monitoring the behavior of these members on a 24/7 basis due to them being cognitively impaired or developmental delayed. Their job may also include mediating or restricting any disruptive behavior. Some of the most important skills required for this field include interpersonal and observational skills, along with physical stamina.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Participate in client treatment plans and record patient behavior
- Provide safe and supportive environment for patients
- Stabalize and de-escalation members in any danger
- Mediating and restriction of disruptive behavior
- Participate in Group Therapy based on members needs
- Monitor behavior in 24/7 basis
- Interpersonal and observation skills
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience in the behavioral health field
- Must have demonstrated extensive experience in the treatment and care of men and women who have mental health, substance abuse or trauma related issues and/or children who have experienced these issues or child abuse/neglect.
Our Mission
Centered in compassion and excellence, we serve to save lives while nurturing stronger and healthier communities for our persons served , employees, and families.
CORE VALUES:
Moral, Ethical and Behavioral Guidelines
Family: OVP Health is proud to be a family-owned company. We hold ourselves to the highest standards: the family values that are passed from generation to generation. However, at OVP Health we also believe that our coworkers, our persons served and our community are family. That means we will always treat you like family, no matter what health struggle you're facing.
Quality: In an ever-changing health care industry, our commitment to consistent, high-quality care has been the same since day one. Our highly trained physicians and nurses are constantly striving to provide the latest, most advanced care and treatment to persons served . Our medication-assisted treatment program is fully accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). In everything we do, our goal is to provide persons served and their loved ones with the highest level of care possible.
Community: At OVP Health, we believe in giving back. And our commitment to improving the communities we serve doesn't stop at providing high-quality medical care. After work and on weekends, OVP Health employees can be found volunteering in the community, and we are proud to support a number of nonprofit groups in the areas we serve.
Integrity: Ethical, responsible health care is a nonnegotiable at OVP Health. We treat our coworkers, our persons served and our communities with honesty, truest and respect and hold ourselves to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. Earning a patient's trust and loyalty is our greatest reward.
EEO STATEMENT
OVP Health provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, OVP Health complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers ,leaves of absence, compensation and training.
OVP Health expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper inference with the ability of OVP Health employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
