BHT - Behavioral Health Technician - Children's Hospital - Days & Nights Available

Responsibilities

• Accompanies and transports patients.
• Assists in identifying patients’ problems, needs, and strengths.
• Assists in providing treatment plan to patient based on observations of patient behavior and provides input into discharge planning.
• Assists in restocking rooms with supplies and equipment as directed.
• Assists patients in carrying out activities of daily living; such as hygiene needs that can include showering and toileting.
• Assists with admission, discharge, and transfer process.
• Collects specimens as directed.
• Completes checks as ordered by clinical team and document immediately.
• Continuous monitoring of the therapeutic environment for safety concerns.
• Detects and identifies unsafe environmental conditions and patient behaviors.
• Documents patients belongings.
• Duties may be performed for one patient or more than one patient.
• Intervenes with NCI during episodes of patient aggressive and potentially violent behavior causing risk of harm to self or other patients on the unit.
• Keeps the patient’s room in clean and orderly condition, makes beds, and replaces soiled linen.
• Monitors patients in clinical and medical therapies.
• Monitors, engages in and promotes a safe patient milieu.
• Participates in implementing patients’ treatment plan by monitoring patients’ progress and communicates information regarding patient behavior to other members of the team.
• Performs blood glucose monitoring.
• Recognizes and reports adverse reactions to neuroleptic medications including Extra Pyramidal Symptoms, Tardive Dyskinesia, and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome.
• Reports symptoms and significant changes in patient’s condition or behavior to RN.
• Responds to emergency situations related to dangerous or potentially dangerous patient behaviors.
• Restores and maintains a safe and secure environment by implementing measures under NCI.
• Takes emergency actions as required.
• Takes/records blood pressures, temperatures, pulse and weighs patients.
• Transports patients to and from various treatment areas within the hospital, when necessary, assists transporters in moving patients in and out of stretchers and wheelchairs.
• When assigned to one patient as a safety attendant (1:1 assignment), provides care, observes the patient and remains within 3 feet of the patient at all times with constant visual monitoring.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Level I Minimum Qualifications: High School diploma or equivalent required. Experience Requirements: 0-3 years of experience in a healthcare setting required. License/Certification/Registration Requirements: Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 30 days of hire; Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certificate within 30 days of hire.

Level II Minimum Qualifications: 3 or more years experience in the healthcare with at least one of the years in a mental health setting. License/Certification/Registration Requirements: Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 30 days of hire; Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certificate within 30 days of hire.

Level III Minimum Qualifications: Associate's degree required. Experience Requirements: 5 or more years of experience in a healthcare setting. License/Certification/Registration Requirements: Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 30 days of hire; Crisis Intervention and Patient de-escalation certificate within 30 days of hire; Certification for Behavioral Health Technician upon hire (options: American Association of Psychiatric Technicians, Registered Behavior Technician with BACB, Certified Behavioral Health Specialist (CBHS) with NPS, Certified Mental Health Technician with NCCB).

Skills

• Ability to work with others as a team to ensure quality patient care.
• Basic knowledge of computer systems.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in stressful situations.
• Ability to respond appropriately to emergency situations.
• Knowledge of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI).

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans, and many more. We know that a total benefits and compensation package, designed to meet your specific needs both inside and outside of the work environment, create peace of mind for you and your family.