Behavior Technician - Tucson, AZ (Desert River)

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Benefits

• Top-level compensation packages
• Exceptional health, dental, and disability benefits
• Career and compensation advancement programs
• Student loan forgiveness programs
• 401k company match
• Bilingual pay differential
• Holiday, PTO and employer paid life insurance
• Clinical licensure supervision and reimbursement
• Evidence-based treatment approaches, training, and supervision

About the role

The Behavior Technician is a residential program team member providing direct care and supervision of members in a Behavioral Health residential or inpatient setting and in the community, while implementing Intermountain’s applied behavioral program.

Responsibilities

• Attends to member’s physical and/or self-care needs, to include rendering emergency aid, safeguards member rights, including reporting of abuse when required.
• Implements treatment goals, including acquisition skills, replacement skills, and deceleration skills, safety/crisis plans, crisis management techniques and utilizes interventions based on Positive Behavioral Support.
• Collects, completes, corrects, and re-completes consistent and reliable individualized data, including ongoing behavior tracking data and required daily reports. Completes data collection from point sheets and behavior data sheets.
• Adheres to all licensing requirements for the site/program/agency.
• Transports members to locations in the community, such as doctor appointments or recreational activities, using a motor vehicle. Maintains ADOT required vehicle documentation. Maintains cleanliness and maintenance protocols for agency vehicles.
• Follows agency purchasing and accounting procedures.
• Maintains cleanliness of, and follows maintenance protocols for, the residential site.
• Follows medication protocols, including documentation, observation of self-administration; blood borne pathogens precautions; and medication counts. Conducts medication training for clients.
• Plans, shops for and prepares nutritious meals for clients; teaches and assists clients in the processes if required at the residential location.
• Regularly observes members at the site, or in the community, to ensure their safety, and appropriate participation in program activities; conducts regular alarm checks.
• Completes daily reports, progress notes, incident reports and communication log; completes assigned filing and file audits.
• Attends Children and Family Team (CFT) and/or Adult Recovery Team (ART) meetings as assigned. Attends regularly scheduled House Meetings, All Staff Meetings (1/mo.) and other meetings as required.
• Completes all training required by licensing and/or agency, or as requested by supervisor.
• Reports to assigned site/members as scheduled; follows agency attendance policies; submits accurate record of hours worked on a weekly basis.
• Performs physical de-escalation techniques as necessary, including the ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull a moderate amount of weight.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or necessary as they relate to the general nature of the position.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required. Associates degree preferred.
• Six months of related experience preferred. 6 weeks of verifiable supervised behavioral health work experience preferred, company will provide if necessary.
• 18 years of age or older.
• DPS Level I fingerprint clearance (must possess upon hire and maintain throughout employment).
• CPR, First Aid, AED certification, if required (must possess upon hire and maintain throughout employment).
• Current, valid Arizona Driver’s License and 39-month Motor Vehicle Report and proof of vehicle registration liability insurance to meet insurance requirements.
• Initial current negative TB test result, if required (Employer provides).

Questions about this position? Contact us at HR@ichd.net.