Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) - Autumn Life Center - Days

General Description:

• Assists in identifying patients' problems, needs, and strengths.
• Assists in providing treatment plan to patient based on observations of patients' behavior; and provide input into discharge planning.
• Participates in implementing patients' treatment plan by monitoring patients' progress; and communicates information regarding patients' behavior to other members of the team.
• Detects and identifies unsafe environmental conditions and patient behaviors.
• Facilitates patients in therapeutic activities.
• Monitors patients in clinical and medical therapies.
• Monitors, engages in and promotes a safe patient milieu.
• Continuous monitoring of the therapeutic environment for safety concerns.
• Assists patients in carrying out activities of daily living; such as hygiene needs that can include showering and toileting
• Accompanies and transports patients.
• Takes/records blood pressures, temperatures, pulse and weighs patients.
• Performs blood glucose monitoring.
• Collects specimens as directed.
• Completes annual NCI and behavioral health specific training modules
• Takes emergency actions as required.
• Reports symptoms and significant changes in patient's condition or behavior to RN.
• Assists with admission, discharge and transfer process.
• 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.
• Keeps the patient's room in clean and orderly condition; makes beds, replaces soiled linen.
• Assists in restocking rooms with supplies and equipment as directed.
• Duties may be performed for one patient or more than one patient.
• 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.
• Restores and maintains a safe and secure environment by implementing measures under NCI.
• Intervenes with NCI during patient episodes of aggressive and potentially violent behavior causing risk of harm to self or other patients on the unit.

• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High school diploma or GED required.

Experience: 0-3 years of experience in a healthcare setting required.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire. Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training required within 3 months of hire.

• Ability to work with others as a team to ensure quality patient care.
• Basic knowledge of computer systems and good interpersonal skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in stressful situations.
• Ability to respond appropriately to emergency situations. Knowledge of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI).