Behavioral Health Technician
Behavioral Health Technician
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Job Description
Job Title: Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)
Schedule: 7pm-7am every 3rd weekend rotation
Hours per week: 36
About us
Beckett Springs is a behavioral health hospital located in the Cincinnati-area township of West Chester OH. We provide inpatient and outpatient programming for those facing mental health and addiction challenges. Our programs offer caring compassionate treatment for children adolescents adults and seniors as well as specialized programming for active-duty military veterans first responders and other high-risk frontline professionals.
Essential Functions:
- Observe and maintain a safe environment through regular patient checks safety monitoring contraband searches and oneonone supervision as needed.
- Perform delegated tasks such as taking vital signs collecting specimens documenting care assisting with group education and monitoring patients.
- Promote a positive therapeutic milieu and accompany patients to meals breaks offunit visits and appointments.
- Report all medical or psychiatric changes to the RN and assist with admissions including belongings inventory and vital signs.
- Document patient property at admission and discharge and conduct unit safety checks each shift to ensure a clean therapeutic environment.
- Encourage or assist patients with activities of daily living and facilitate or cofacilitate psychoeducational and therapeutic groups using established guidelines.
- Apply crisis intervention and deescalation techniques as needed and maintain knowledge of program protocols.
- Orient new staff members to the unit document in the medical record according to policy provide feedback to the interdisciplinary team comply with OSHA and CDC specimen guidelines and perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- BLS required within 30 days of employment
- CPI required within 30 days of employment
- 1 year of experience working in a psychiatric inpatient setting preferred
Benefits:
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts
EEOC Statement
Beckett Springsis an Equal Opportunity Springsis committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
