Behavioral Health Technician/Mental Health Technician

About the role

The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) or Mental Health Technician (MHT) supports behavioral health care delivery by providing supervised clinical and administrative services to enhance the well-being, readiness, and functioning of personnel.

Responsibilities

• Supports behavioral health care delivery by providing supervised clinical and administrative services to enhance the well-being, readiness, and functioning of personnel.
• Assists with intake procedures, treatment support, therapeutic activities, data tracking, and coordination across behavioral health programs.
• Works under the authority of a licensed provider, assisting with care and treatment of psychiatric, drug and alcohol clients, and counseling clients with personal, behavioral or psychological problems.
• Performs a full range of standard and non-standard work assignments and resolves a variety of non-recurring problems encountered on their own initiative.
• Observes clients to detect behavior patterns and reports observations to licensed behavioral health staff.
• Leads prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures under the guidance of a licensed mental health professional.

Requirements

• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience as a psychiatric technician.
• Associate degree or commensurate level of training, e.g. military mental health technician, for a psychiatric technician or mental health program assistant.
• Education requirement may be met by military or comparable training.
• Military trained, the individual’s specialty must be as a mental health technician / specialist.
• Trained to intervene and, when required, to restrain violent or potentially violent or suicidal clients by verbal or physical means.

Qualifications

• Clearance: Secret or Top-Secret Clearance, or the ability to obtain clearance.
• Location: Various OCONUS & CONUS SITES.

Skills

• Behavioral Health
• Behavioral Healthcare
• Clinical Services
• Treatment Support
• Therapeutic Activities
• Data Tracking
• Coordination Across Programs
• Intake Procedures
• Treatment of Psychiatric Clients
• Counseling Clients
• Observation Skills
• Professional Communication
• Independent Work
• Guidance on Assignments
• Unusual Matters
• Policy Statements
• Published Regulations
• Conflict Management
• De-Escalation Techniques
• Violence Prevention
• Suicide Prevention
• Psychological Testing
• Patient Treatment
• Therapeutic Procedures
• Attendance Rosters
• Statistical Data
• Program Operating Instructions
• Client Medical Records
• Process Improvements Initiatives
• Longitudinal Statistical Tracking
• Hospitalizations
• Discharges
• Data Manipulation
• Software Applications
• Information Presentation
• Telephone Communication
• In-Person Communication
• Case Review Committees
• Open and Closed Case Reports
• Family Life Information
• Parenting Skills

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology to learn from
• Paid vacation and holidays

Pay

The likely hourly rate for this position is between $17.33 - $23.45. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Additional Work Locations

• USA NC Fort Bragg
• USA CA San Diego
• USA FL Hurlburt Field
• USA KY Fort Campbell
• USA WA Joint Base Lewis-McChord