Behavioral Health Technician (Full-time, Weekends)

About the Role

The Behavioral Health Tech I (BHT I) assists and supports patients throughout their treatment journey, from admission to discharge. Responsibilities include ensuring patient safety, providing interventions, leading psychoeducational groups, and supporting patients in daily activities.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to all DBH policies and procedures while maintaining a positive and respectful attitude.
• Provide exemplary customer service and exhibit understanding and respect for cultural and lifestyle diversity.
• Maintain professional boundaries, ethics, and confidentiality of patient and facility information.
• Facilitate patient daily needs, including waking/bedtime routines, hygiene, meals, bathroom safety, and free time.
• Assist Nursing staff with patient supervision, vitals, room searches, and patient searches.
• Recognize, respond to, and assist in crisis situations with appropriate interventions.
• Consistently report to work on time and assist in implementing individual patient treatment plans.
• Support patients during admission and discharge, including checking belongings and acclimating patients to the program.
• Monitor patient activity and document significant issues, ensuring timely and accurate completion of shift notes and group notes.
• Maintain an organized and safe environment, perform basic housekeeping, and conduct facility/grounds checks.
• Responsible for scheduled shifts and finding coverage if unable to work, unless in an emergency.
• Attend all staff meetings, in-service trainings, and complete online training and policy verifications.
• Observe infection control policies and participate in proper hand hygiene.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Eating Disorder Division

• Provide supervision and support to patients during mealtimes, including eating meals and snacks with patients.
• Obtain Food Handling/Safety certification within 30 days of hire (training provided).
• Perform food temperature checks, expiration date checks, and ensure proper food storage.
• Refrain from comments and actions that contradict the CFD Clinical Model and Dietary CARE model.

Substance Use Division

• Accurately and securely collect urine specimens, verifying donor identification and ensuring chain of custody.

Residential Treatment Only

• In states where permissible, pass medicine (training and/or certification provided).
• Provide transportation services, including patient transportation, errands, shopping, admits, and outings (must be pre-qualified to drive a company vehicle).

Requirements

• High School Diploma (or equivalent) preferred.
• Valid and unrestricted State Driver’s License.
• Must obtain and maintain CPI certification within 90 days of hire (training provided).
• Must obtain and maintain CPR, AED, and First Aid certification (training provided).

Substance Use Division

• Minimum 1 year sobriety if in recovery.

Eating Disorder Division

• Minimum 1 year recovery from eating disorder if in recovery.

Schedule

Friday–Monday, 6:30 AM–2:30 PM

Pay

Pay Range: $17 – $25 hourly