Behavioral Health Technician II | Behavioral Health | Child Unit

About the role

This position may be eligible for a $3,000 sign on bonus*. It is a core Child Program position and is also cross-trained to work in Adolescent Addiction and Adolescent Program.

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 assessments 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 assessments 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 assessments 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.

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

Has a passion for working with adolescents on their addiction recovery path.
Is dynamic and flexible.
Enjoys the ability to work in multiple patient care settings (Addiction Care with cross training to the Child/Adolescent Program)
Enjoys patient focused care with a team that is dedicated to quality patients outcomes
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.

Benefits

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
• Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees.