Behavioral Health Tech (Nights)- 6 East

Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop a therapeutic relationship with behavioral health patients.
• Absorb, observe, monitor, report, and document patient interactions in the milieu or during activities or group sessions.
• Manage a therapeutic milieu; provide structure, social support, patient education, safety, and social skills training.
• Act as a physical patient sitter or camera/audio viewer for safety and suicide precautions.
• Complete required observations, interventions, and documentation timely and accurately.
• Utilize sound judgment and crisis intervention skills, including verbal de-escalation, to prevent or reverse potentially harmful situations.
• Support patient safety, in accordance with scope of role, hospital policy, and training, with seclusion/restraint, elopement, and management of the assaultive patient.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of psychotropic medications, in accordance with scope, including actions and side effects.
• Assist with patient education as appropriate for scope.
• Assist with training programs for clinical staff related to care of the behavioral health patient population.

General Patient Care / Procedures

• Care for patients with activities of daily living (ADLs), including but not limited to meals/feeding, bathing, oral care, range of motion, and/or ambulation.
• Respond to patient or visitor call lights promptly.
• Perform blood glucose monitoring.
• Collect specimens according to policy and transport to the lab as needed.
• Escort patients during testing or transfer.
• Obtain blood products from the Blood Bank per policy.
• Perform EKGs.
• Monitor and record patient vital signs and intake/output.
• Accurately notify the nurse of pertinent changes in a patient’s condition.
• Maintain and stock adequate supplies and equipment.
• Follow established routines and utilize supplies and equipment in a cost-effective manner.
• Initiate emergency measures as appropriate according to scope (e.g., Code Red, Patient Elopement, Code Green).
• Perform functions within the electronic medical record in accordance with scope; utilize downtime procedures as necessary.
• Relay urgent orders immediately to the appropriate staff.
• Cook up and coordinate scheduling of diagnostic, therapeutic, and/or discharge services for patients.
• Answer unit phones and communicate effectively.
• Attend required unit-level and hospital-wide orientations, meetings, and in-services.
• Demonstrate flexibility with work scheduling as necessary to ensure patient care.

Qualifications

• Minimum Required Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum Required Experience: 1 year of previous experience as a care partner, Certified Nursing Assistant, or similar role.
• Preferred Experience: Prior experience with behavioral health patient population.
• Certification Requirement: BLS certification required. If not current upon hire, must be obtained within 90 days of hire.