Behavioral Health Tech
Summit BHC•Bettendorf, IA
•Onsite
About The Position
Eagle View is looking for Behavioral Health techs to join their growing team. Full time & part time available. $16-18 per hour + shift differentials. Set Schedule. Benefits package with Full time. Much more.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Six months or more experience working with the specific population of the facility preferred.
Responsibilities
- Ensures the wellbeing of patients and provides a safe, positive, supportive, and structured environment, under direction of charge nurse or supervisor. Maintains a constant awareness and supervision of patients.
- Assists patients with activities of daily living, such as toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, meals, snacks, hydration and changing bed linens.
- Conducts safety checks, ensuring that supervision is conducted at intervals in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines.
- Checks patients for contraband and manages the patient’s valuables and belongings.
- Interacts routinely with patients, observes behaviors and communicates significant observations to nursing staff.
- Engages with patient in activities and interactions designed to encourage achievement of treatment goals.
- Facilitates patient educational-rehabilitative groups which cover a variety of topics including social skills, coping skills, anger management and independent living skills.
- Takes and records vital signs properly and communicates significant changes in patient’s condition to the charge nurse.
- Charts in patient records timely, accurately, and appropriately.
- Applies de-escalation techniques to help manage patient’s emotions, behavior and participation in treatment and assists with seclusion and restraints when necessary.
- Assists with unit cleaning, organization of new admits charts, discharge process, filing, etc. Initiates patient/employee incident reports.
- Provides transfer or transportation for patient or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff member, as required.
- Provides verbal report/briefing to the oncoming shift.
Benefits
- Benefits package with Full time
- competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
