BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN - ADULT INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

• Delivers direct and indirect patient care in accordance with hospital policies, procedures, protocols, and standards of care.
• Performs and/or assists with patient care needs including activities of daily living as directed.
• Interacts with patients, makes pertinent observations of patients' behaviors, reports and records same.
• Remains with and observes assigned patients in a one-to-one situation including off-unit time if necessary
• Assists in developing an educational process for the provision and coordination of patient care activities that promote and maintain health, foster self-care, and improve outcomes.
• Plans and initiates patients' activities including facilitating and documenting group sessions
• Assists in preparation for inspection and surveys
• Provides and participates in educational activities including family education
• Provides for patient safety in compliance with hospital and nursing department policies
• Performs patient observations per unit policy. Performs unit safety checks, including room checks, per unit policy
• Understands and utilizes principles of non-violent crisis intervention including handling, restraining and secluding agitated patients using the least restrictive means
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Completion of Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology or related field.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year experience in an acute psychiatric inpatient setting, mental health crisis response service or related behavioral health program.

License, Certification & Clearances

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program.
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).

Travel may be expected locally between System locations

Equal Employment Opportunity

Independence Health and its affiliated companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. It is their policy to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by law. Independence Health and its affiliated companies will comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Disclaimer

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Moreover, duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Work Environment

Effective March 2020 or during pandemic: goggles, face shield and mask are required according to CDC guidelines

Physical Demands

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.