Inpatient Behavioral Health Tech (BHT) - Days

About the role

The Inpatient Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) plays a pivotal role in supporting the care and treatment of patients within the Precourt Healing Center (PHC). This position involves providing direct care to individuals experiencing behavioral health issues, ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment, and assisting in the implementation of treatment plans under the guidance of clinical staff.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care including obtaining and recording vital signs, assistance with daily living activities, crisis intervention, emotional support, education, maintaining patient documentation, and completing administrative duties.
• Responsible for working with the treatment team to develop and deliver culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate curriculum for both group and individual patient engagement.
• Maintains a clean and organized environment conducive to recovery. Ensures cleanliness, adequate stock of supplies and functioning equipment in patient care areas. Replaces supplies depleted on a daily basis. Cleans and prepares patient care areas, equipment, and tools.
• Completes shift opening and closing procedures. Serves to create a therapeutic milieu through engagement in activities and patient engagement.
• Accurately documents patient behaviors, interactions, and progress in medical records reporting any significant changes in patient condition or behavior to nursing and clinical staff promptly.
• Participates in treatment team meetings to discuss patient care and contribute input on care plans.
• Collaborates effectively with the PHC treatment team, as well as team members across the behavioral health service line, and the entire health system.
• Participates in ongoing training and professional development activities to enhance knowledge and skills related to patient care in behavioral health settings.
• Educates patients and their families about behavioral health issues, patient rights, treatment processes, and coping strategies, as appropriate.
• Ensures compliance with local, internal, state, federal, and regulatory standards and compliance including quality assurance, safety, infection control, and environmental procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Role models the principals of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Two years of experience in direct patient care or community behavioral health experience preferred.
• Experience with crisis intervention and management of acute psychiatric conditions strongly preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification from Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) or Therapeutic Options™, or equivalent training preferred.
• LivingWorks START or QPR Training preferred.
• LivingWorks ASIST preferred.
• Adult and/or Youth Mental Health First Aid training preferred.

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Knowledge of crisis intervention and management techniques.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.

Benefits

Benefits at Vail Health Include:

• Competitive Wages & Family Benefits: Competitive wages, parental leave (4 weeks paid), housing programs, childcare reimbursement.
• Comprehensive Health Benefits: Medical, dental, vision.
• Specialty Certification Reimbursement: Annual supplement educational funds.
• Paid Time Off: Up to five weeks in your first year of employment and continues to grow each year.
• Retirement & Supplemental Insurance: 403(b) Retirement plan with immediate matching, life insurance, short and long-term disability.
• Recreation Benefits, Wellness & More: Up to $1,000 annual wellbeing reimbursement, recreation discounts, pet insurance.

Pay

Hourly Pay: $25.98 USD - $35.84 USD