Behavioral Health Tech - Partial Year (Full Time, Days)

Nicklaus Children's•Miami, FL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

This is a partial year role, working from September until June and off from June until September approximately. The Behavioral Health Tech is responsible for providing patients with daily living activities. They maintain the environment to ensure the safety of staff, patients, families, and visitors. The role involves applying a collaborative problem-solving approach with daily and routine interaction with patients, assisting them with activities of daily living, personal care, and comfort measures. The tech will also assist with certain behavioral interventions and tests/procedures under the direction and supervision of an RN, and assist the RN with patient intake/admission paperwork. Documentation of significant occurrences, observed behaviors, I & O (if ordered), and observation findings in patient charts, as well as reporting to the RN, are key responsibilities. The role includes conducting group sessions with a preset agenda and format, actively reassessing safety and precautions with patients in relevant groups, and employing therapeutic sensitivity and skills in managing inappropriate patient behavior, difficult people, and complex situations. The tech will also perform clerical duties related to unit activities, assist with obtaining weights and vital signs, logging patient belongings, and specimen collection. Evaluating patients' responses to the treatment plan, interacting with patients therapeutically to improve social skills, and maintaining a safe and therapeutic milieu are also part of the job. The role involves planning and implementing therapeutic patient activities, assisting RNs and therapists with treatment plans, and providing appropriate individualized de-escalation techniques. Reporting patient/family complaints and/or allegations of abuse/neglect by staff to the nurse and leaders is required. The position provides continuous supervision and observation of patient activities and behavioral health patients, adhering to non-violent crisis intervention strategies (CPI). Additionally, the tech supports the onboarding and training of new team members.

Requirements

Successfully complete CPI (Crisis Intervention Training) prior to Orientation in the Psychiatry department (within 7 days of hire) - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
American Heart Association BLS - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
Level II Background Check and Affidavit of Good Moral Character
Complete the basic hours of orientation plus 12 hours of in-service training during first year of service
High school education or equivalent preferred
Prior experience working with children and/or adolescents preferred
Hospital experience as a Care Assistant with appropriate training in Psychiatry department will be considered.
Flexibility in changing situations.
Communicates in a clear and professional fashion.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
Ability to interpret, adapt, and react calmly under stressful conditions.
Ability to problem solve.

Responsibilities

Provides patients with daily living activities.
Maintains the environment to ensure the safety of staff, patients, families, and visitors.
Applies collaborative problem solving approach with daily and routine interaction with patients.
Assists patients with activities of daily living, personal care, & comfort measures.
Assist with certain behavioral interventions and test/procedures under the direction and supervision of RN.
Assists RN with patient intake/admission paperwork.
Documents significant occurrences, observed behaviors, I & O (if ordered), and observation findings in patient charts and reports to RN.
Communicates patient’s behavior to team.
Reports any significant changes in patient condition or behavior to RN.
Conducts group sessions with a preset agenda and format.
Actively reassess safety and precautions with patients in relevant groups.
Employs therapeutic sensitivity and skills in managing inappropriate patient behavior, difficult people, and complex situations.
Completes documentation and reports accurately and thoroughly on a timely basis (includes patient teaching, 15 min observations, outdoor activities, groups, etc.).
Performs clerical duties related to support of unit activities as assigned and assists with obtaining weights, vital signs, logging patient belongings, and specimen collection.
Evaluates patients' responses to implementation of treatment plan.
Interacts with patients in a therapeutic manner to improve social skills aligned with their treatment goals while maintaining a safe & therapeutic milieu by monitoring compliance with program rules.
Maintains a safe, clean, and organized environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
Plans and implements therapeutic patient activities, as well as, assists RNs and therapists in completion of treatment plans.
Provides appropriate individualized de-escalation techniques.
Reports patient/family complaints and/or allegations of abuse/neglect by staff to nurse and Leaders.
Provides continuous supervision and observation of patient activities.
Greets and welcomes patients, families, and visitors.
Communicates information regarding services and delivers excellent and timely service and support.
Provides continuous supervision, observation of behavioral health patients, and adheres to non-violent crisis intervention strategies (CPI).
Supports the onboarding and training of new team members in alignment with departmental procedures and the NCHS I-Create Way Values and Guiding Behaviors.