Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) | Avera Addiction Care Center

Position Highlights

Join Avera as a Behavioral Health Technician and join a mission-driven organization with a great company culture and team environment. $1,000 sign-on bonus!

Work Shift

Evening Shift: Every other weekend and holiday, occasional calls; 48 hours every two weeks.

Career Growth Opportunities

Be a part of a rewarding team while providing outstanding care to a variety of patients. Work directly with patients to provide services in a compassionate manner. Work collaboratively with other members of the team.

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 patient and family programs as well as being continually cognizant of the safety and welfare of all participants.
• Assists 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 individual patient needs and provides input in creating and modifying the nursing care plan and assists with implementing necessary therapeutic activities.
• Maintains accurate and concise records, documenting promptly all pertinent information in the patient’s EMR.
• Affords impending agitation and escalation of behavioral changes and participates in the behavioral management of these patients.
• Researches, plans, and implements 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.
• Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law.