BHT - Behavioral Health Technician Outpatient - Feeding Tech - Feeding Disorder - Children's Behavioral Health Center

Positions supporting Oklahoma Children's OU Health Behavioral Health Center require successful completion of a fingerprint-based background check in addition to standard pre-employment requirements.

About the role

Under direct supervision of the Charge RN, RN Manager and/or BH manager, the Behavioral Health Technician utilizes behavioral interventions, medical and technical skills to provide support to the patient care team in the Disordered Feeding Program.

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.

Qualifications

Level I Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 0-3 years of experience in a healthcare setting required.
• 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.
• 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.
• 5 or more years of experience in a healthcare setting.
• 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 (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).

Schedule

Monday - Thursday, 12:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans.