Behavioral Health Technician II | Adolescent Unit

About the role

This position may be eligible for a $3,000 Sign on Bonus.

Responsibilities

• 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 implements the updating and development of new therapeutic patient groups with oversight from the Programming Committee.

Requirements

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.

Qualifications

• 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 or Associate's Behavioral Health.
• Preferred Education, License/Certification, Or Work Experience: 1-3 years related experience.

Skills

Enjoys working with children ages 5 to 12 years old and adolescent ages 13 to 17 years old as well as their families.

Has a passion helping patients with conditions such as Addiction, Anxiety Disorders, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and Depression or Suicidal behavior.

Appreciates an active, challenging care environment that requires critical thinking.

Values autonomous professional nursing practice.

Possesses motivation to help create and deliver high-quality patient care in an energizing team environment.

Benefits

Paid time off available day 1 for eligible hires.

Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.

Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship.