BH Tech - LCA - Days (Part-Time)

About the Role

JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported healthcare system in North Texas. Licensed for 582 beds, the network features over 25 locations across Tarrant County, with John Peter Smith Hospital a Level I Trauma Center, Tarrant County's only psychiatric emergency center, and the largest hospital-based family medical residency program in the nation. The health network employs more than 7,200 people.

Job Summary

The BH Technician II assists and performs basic patient care in a psychiatric treatment environment. This position performs a variety of paraprofessional nursing duties in providing care to psychiatric patients and directly reports to the RN.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the delivery of direct patient care as assigned by the nurse, reporting and documenting results including vital signs and specimens
• Assists in maintaining a therapeutic milieu with professional behavior and communication by engaging patients in groups and reporting patient participation and needs to the nurses and interdisciplinary treatment team
• Assists with admission, dismissal, and transfer of patients and checks the patient property and secures valuables according to policy and procedures
• Assists patients in activities of daily living, engages with patients utilizing individual's coping/treatment plan to attend to their needs and provides assistance in non-aggressive crisis management
• Assists in maintaining patient safety by utilizing non-aggressive patient management and environmental rounds
• Escorts patients within the facility, to other departments, to outside activities; transports patients in a van as needed
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times on or off premises
• Completes hand-off communication with nurses and other staff when coming on and off the unit to ensure patient safety and monitoring
• Maintains close observation as ordered by the physician and documentation completed according to departmental policy and procedures
• Evaluates, records, and provides for the day-to-day needs of mentally, emotionally, and/or developmentally disabled patients
• Maintains cleanliness of the unit in collaboration with the housekeeping department

Required Qualifications

• Certification in Non-Aggressive Crisis Management; must be obtained while in orientation and maintained throughout employment
• Current JPS recognized Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and must be maintained throughout employment
• BH Tech II: 2-4.99 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
• CNA, EMT, or Psychiatric Technician Certification