Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) | Avera Addiction Care Center

Position Highlights

May be eligible for $1,000 sign-on bonus!!

Career Growth opportunities

with the largest employer in South Dakota.

What you will do

• Works with individual patients in a 1-on-1 setting or in a group setting that is consistent with the nursing care needs of the patient and the inter-disciplinary treatment plan.
• Participates in the daily inter-disciplinary treatment team meeting as needed, providing input in terms of patient behaviors and interactions with others.
• Implements suicide precautions as needed.
• Affords assessment of changes in patient’s condition/behavior and notifies RN.
• Affords assistance with patient and family programs as well as being continually cognizant of the safety and welfare of all participants.
• Affords assistance with the activities of daily living care of the patients to include, but not limited to: vital signs, collection of specimens, and other general nursing care procedures.
• Affords assessment of individual patient needs and provides input in creating and modifying the nursing care plan and affords assistance with implementing necessary therapeutic activities.
• Maintains accurate and concise records, documenting promptly all pertinent information in the patient’s EMR.
• Affords assessment of impending agitation and escalation of behavioral changes and affords participation in the behavioral management of these patients.
• Researches, plans, and affords implementation of the updating and development of new therapeutic patient groups with oversight from the Programming Committee.

Essential Qualifications

• The individual must be able to work the hours specified.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience

• Bachelor's Psychology, Social Work, criminal justice, education, behavior analysis, health or social sciences, counseling, alcohol studies, liberal arts, or any other human services and/or medical field
• Associate's Behavioral Health

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience

• 1-3 years related experience

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to: CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.