Behavioral Health Tech - BHT

WVU Medicine•Clarksburg, WV

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides training, support, and enrichment activities to clients to help meet the goals and objectives of their individualized treatment plans. The Behavioral Health Tech delivers direct services, supports behavior-management and basic-living-skills plans and nursing plans of care, and works as part of the client’s treatment team. Services may be delivered off-site, independently, in client homes, and in the community; the role also involves transporting clients according to their treatment and service plans and activity schedules. The position requires professional, confidential, respectful interactions with clients, families, stakeholders, and coworkers. The employee completes accurate and timely program documentation, meets productivity standards and paperwork deadlines, follows organizational and regulatory requirements, and uses judgment to support clients’ best interests. The scheduled position is at Harrison House, Thursday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., for 36 hours per week. It is a day-shift, non-exempt position based in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
State criminal background check and federal criminal background check, if applicable, as required for regulated areas.
Valid vehicle insurance and a reliable vehicle, unless working only midnight shifts that require no transportation or with a client who does not need transportation.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to spell and write routine reports and correspondence accurately and speak effectively with clients and coworkers.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, calculate rates, ratios, and percentages, and understand and use military time.
Ability to solve practical problems and interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions where standardization is limited.
Ability to remain tactful and professional, be sensitive to clients’ and families’ needs, respect confidentiality, follow standard practices and procedures, and participate in regularly scheduled clinical supervision.
Hearing within normal range.
Ability to stand and sit for long periods and perform movements including stooping, crouching, pulling, pushing, grasping, lifting, walking, kneeling, reaching, and feeling.
Ability to lift, move, and position clients of varying weights with varying levels of assistance on a regular and recurring basis.
Ability to lift up to 20 pounds of force regularly; assignments requiring heavier lifting may be required based on the client’s Physical Demands Documentation Check Off List.
Close, distance, and color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

AMAP (Approved Medication Administration Personnel) certification.
Six months of similar work experience in a human service or education setting.

Responsibilities

Provide direct services and training, support, and enrichment activities to clients in accordance with individualized treatment plans.
Maintain professional communication and appearance and protect confidential program information when interacting with clients, families, and coworkers.
Promote cooperation, personal interest, and a positive attitude with clients, families, stakeholders, and coworkers; remain aware of relevant developments or changes.
Follow directions accurately and competently when implementing behavior-management and basic-living-skills plans, nursing plans of care, and other directives.
Use good judgment in making decisions that are in clients’ best interests while handling varied tasks and interactions with people experiencing behavioral health problems.
Complete required documentation, including progress notes, SALs, task analyses, observation notes, and other program documentation, accurately and in the required format.
Maintain documentation in a timely and accurate manner in compliance with organizational, state, and federal regulations, and meet paperwork deadlines.
Meet established productivity standards.
Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning and the division’s community services team.
Transport clients as required by treatment plans, service plans, and activity schedules.
Deliver services off-site and transport clients to Center programs and community activities.