Behavioral Health Technician - Adolescent
Behavioral Health Technician - Adolescent
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$ 24 - 28
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Job Description
Behavioral Health Technician - Adolescent
- Salary Range:$24.04 - $28.85/hour based on relevant years of experience
- Location:Larimer county Colorado
- Status:Full-time 40 hours per week
- Hours: daytime and overnight
Employees working at locations operating 24/7 earn a differential. Shift differentials are also available for evenings nights weekends and holidays.
Role Overview:
Responsible for providing support and direct care for clients in our inpatient adolescent programs. Provide client intervention and milieu management services working closely with our medical/clinical staff to maintain a safe and therapeutic environment in our 24/7 facilities. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team to help support clients in their treatment plan goals clinical and medical treatment services and therapeutic progress. The role will work with and advocate for diverse and often marginalized populations daily to provide interventions support and resources and to ensure that the appropriate services are offered in an inclusive and equitable manner.
Essential Duties:
- Provide behavioral health intervention and milieu management on the unit to maintain patient and staff safety.
- Help clients complete intake paperwork and get oriented to rules/activities of the unit.
- Complete regular client documentation in the Electronic Health Record System.
- Resolve conflicts between clients and de-escalate clients as needed.
- Help complete client discharge planning and schedule follow-up appointments for clients.
- Create and maintain a trauma-informed and therapeutic environment for every client.
- Facilitate therapeutic activity groups on the units.
- Respond and intervene in emergency codes called.
Required:
- Bachelors degree in health/human services required
- Experience working with youth preferably ages 12-17 years old
- At least one year of experience working in behavioral health setting or programs required
Highly Desired:
- Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS) in Colorado preferred
- Trauma Informed Care experience
- Bilingual/bi-cultural preferred
Please be advised:
This position is subject to a mandatory background check through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) TRAILS database. This review is conducted to determine whether an individual has any substantiated cases of child abuse or neglect. The requirement is mandated due to the responsibilities associated with working directly with adolescents and/or providing adolescent treatment services at the facility where this position is based.
Longview Campus is the new Acute Care Behavioral Health facility which serves Larimer County residents in need of urgent help with mental health and/or substance use disorders. SummitStone has the privilege of partnering closely with Larimer County on this more information clickHERE.
The Mission:
At SummitStone Health Partners we strive to foster trust empower recovery and inspire hope to strengthen and enrich our Northern Colorado community.
We need your help to make this vision a reality.
We are building a team who believes in providing crucial services at crucial times helping the people in our community at their most vulnerable particularly those who are often overlooked and underserved.
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Total Rewards
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
