PT BH Tech - LCA - Days

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.

Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities

• Assists in the delivery of direct patient care as assigned by the nurse, reporting and documenting results including vital signs and specimens.
• Affords professional behavior and communication by engaging patients in groups and reporting patient participation and needs to the nurses and interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Aids in the admission, dismissal, and transfer of patients and checks the patient property and secures valuables according to policy and procedures.
• Affords assistance 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.
• Maintains 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.

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.
• 4797 BH Tech I: 0 -1.99 years of relevant experience.
• 4798 BH Tech II: 2-4.99 years of relevant experience.
• 4799 BH Tech III: 5-9.99 years of relevant experience.
• 4800 BH Tech IV: 10+ years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

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