Behavioral Health Technician
About Our Organization
Promises Behavioral Health is part of the Advanced Recovery Systems family, which brings together established treatment brands with a shared commitment to expanding access to high-quality, evidence-based addiction and mental health care. Our rehab center, Promises DFW in Lewisville, TX, provides treatment for addictions designed to guide individuals through different phases of recovery with clarity and intention.
Position Summary
The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) provides oversight and support services to clients and staff in a residential treatment facility for adults with co-occurring diagnoses. The BHT position is an entry-level position that requires around-the-clock supervision of the client milieu and helping to create and maintain a therapeutic milieu for treatment initiatives.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Provides services necessary to maintain a functioning milieu, including transportation/pick up of clients, safety cleans, and adherence to OSHA safety protocols
- Stocking and keeping inventory of client items, such as literature and hygiene items
- Providing access to hygiene items/necessities to clients, such as phones and computer time
- Administrative functions necessary to client success, including faxing, ordering, and maintenance of client medical records or physical charts
- Organizes client belongings and administers access
- Maintain active awareness of clients' locations and attendance of programming
- Observe, monitor, intervene upon, and document client behaviors and presentations
- Completes medication observations, collection and documentation of vitals, and assist medical/nursing team
- Maintain high quality documentation using appropriate forms in appropriate clinical language
- Facilitates non-clinical group sessions effectively within skill set and scope of practice
Requirements
- Minimum of one year experience in the addiction or mental health fields, preferred
- High school diploma (or equivalent), preferred
- Valid Driver's License, required
- Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listen and get clarification; responds well to questions
- Knowledge of organization, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to exercise sound judgement, be attentive to detail, and maintain positive work attitude
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information
- Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner
- Ability to understand and utilize program knowledge, such as the disease model, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed approaches, experiential approaches, CBT, self-help approaches, and evidence-based practices in client care
- Ability to understand and utilize medical knowledge, complete medication observations, observe and assess detox clients, and complete and document vitals
- Ability to document thoroughly in an electronic medical record
- Ability to professionally interact and communicate with clients, client family members, referral sources, and vendors
- Knowledge of MS Office and office equipment such as copiers and scanners
- Must meet pre-employment and maintain all applicable state and job-related guidelines for background screening, fingerprinting, drug test, health screening, DMV, insurance, CPR/Basic First Air, and license/credential verifications
Benefits
Enjoy a range of benefits, including a 401(k) plan, paid time off, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, and so much more!
Pay and Schedule
The pay for this position is $16.50/hour. Schedules available are 3 x 12 hour shifts (7am-7pm / 7pm-7am) with weekend availability required. An overnight shift differential is also available.