Behavioral Health Technician / BH Crisis Assessment - CASUAL

Brief Overview

Provides care for the comfort, safety and personal needs of patients, acts as an advocate for the needs and rights of patients, provides empathic, active listening skills, engagement and support, case management and ensures a recovery oriented environment throughout the unit.

Essential Functions

• Connects with new participants, on site or while the participant is incarcerated or hospitalized, to obtain referral information and necessary solutions
• Teaches recovery and life skills using recovery tools
• Cultivates connectedness in the person’s life (self, others, the environment, and to meaning and purpose)
• Assesses emergency situations, notifies supervisor of actual or potential challenges, exercises judgment in stressful conditions and responds calmly and quickly
• Completes clinical documentation as required
• Develops and maintains community resources for education, information and referrals appropriate to participant’s needs
• Understands and adheres to organization’s compliance standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policies
• Communicate with other team members on care plan as an active team member
• Provide assistance to nurses with accompanying patients to the rest room when needed
• Proactively utilizes de-escalation techniques to prevent harm
• Affix with linen changes and room/unit restocking
• Affix with activities of daily living (ADLs)

Education Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or GED is required

Experience Qualifications

• A Healthcare student or comparable work experience in a health care environment is preferred

Preferred Skills And Abilities

• Excellent communication and behavioral management skills that promote safety
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to problem solve
• Effective communication skills

Licenses and Certifications

• BLS - Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association

Other Information

• Required Safety-Care Specialist within 60 Days
• Minimum of 18 years of age is required