Behavior Health Technician/Assistant

• • Job Tracking ID: 25-1-BHAV-H
  • Job Location: Pender, NE
    Pender
  • Job Level: Entry Level
  • Level of Education: Any
• • Job Type: Full-Time/Regular
  • Date Updated: 01/16/2025
  • Years of Experience: Not Applicable
  • Starting Date: ASAP

Job Description

Provides direct patient care. Coordinates and ensures completion of medical record documentation. This position also participates in the development and delivery of services which include Behavioral Health OHP/IOP and traditional outpatient, and on site and telehealth behavioral health providers. Assesses and evaluates patients to ensure progress towards desired outcomes. Manages outcome data and reports trends. Responds to patient/family needs. Coordinates with physicians on patient's progress and discharge needs. Performs utilization review to ensure admissions for appropriateness of care and medical necessity. Receives & routes internal and external service referrals and coordinates BH services. Provides community resource coordination.

• Performs patient care duties with attention to detail, accuracy, patient safety, and patient discomfort.
• Protects the confidentiality of each individual patient and his/her family members both in the hospital and community.
• Performs clerical duties such as chart audits, dropping and verifying charges, verifying documentation, registering patients.
• Verifies patient information is entered correctly.
• Verifies patient insurance.
• Maintains documentation measures and quality improvement efforts.
• Communicate effectively with patients and families.
• Other duties as assigned.

Hours: 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday.

Experience and Skills

Education, Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Satisfactory driving record
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner

Certificates, Licensure, Registrations:

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Certified Nursing Assistant, preferred
• 40-hour Medication Aide, preferred
• Current and valid state Driver’s license

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiple and divide
• Ability to read, interpret, and take action as it relates to basic documentation and information
• Ability to use computer systems, computer navigation, and Internet
• Ability to write reports and correspondence
• Ability to adapt to change
• Ability to problem solve
• Interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with customers and all members of the team

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MATERIALS

• Knowledge of computer hardware equipment and software applications relevant to work functions.

Job Benefits

Benefits:

Standard full-time benefits: Benefits go into effect the 1st of the month following 30 days of hire. Include but not limited to:

• Health Insurance: PPO and H.S.A. option; PCH pays a portion of premiums
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance: Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Plan at no cost to the employee; opportunity to purchase additional coverage also available
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrue hours based on a percentage rate (set by years of service) multiplied by the number of hours worked in a pay period
• 403(b) Retirement: The hospital will match up to a percentage of gross wages when the employee contributes contributions of percentage
• Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident Policies
• Medical and Dependent Care Savings Accounts
• Group Incentive Plan (GIP): The hospital sets facility wide goals for our annual fiscal year. Depending on how many of those goals we meet at the end of the fiscal year that determines the amount of bonus employees receive.