Behavioral Health Tech (Days 6a-6p)

RIVERSIDE RECOVERY OF TAMPA LLC•Tampa, FL

25d•$16

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) is responsible for the daily interactions with patients, maintaining patient schedule, headcounts and 24-hour observation of patient’s activities and locations. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. -Maintains daily observations of patients at various levels of care at the required time intervals -Conduct all interactions in a professional and ethical manner. -Follows facility regulations regarding infections control, incident reporting and risk management. -Conducts point of care testing such as urine drug screens, pregnancy tests and breathalyzer -Conduct on person body searches of all new clients during time of admissions -Conducts searches of all patients belongs. -Attends all mandatory trainings and meetings. -Maintains a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff. -Transports patients in approved vehicles to approved events. -Navigate basic computer skills -Other duties and assignments as deemed qualified and appropriate.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required
Valid Driver’s License and Insurance for clearance to drive a 14-passenger van
Ability to clearly communicate in various forms: verbal, written, text
Understanding of the variety of community support groups (AA, NA, AlAnon, Coda, etc.)
CPR Certification
First Aid Certification
Waived testing, CLIA

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of experience of working in the Behavioral Health field preferred

Responsibilities

Maintains daily observations of patients at various levels of care at the required time intervals
Conduct all interactions in a professional and ethical manner.
Follows facility regulations regarding infections control, incident reporting and risk management.
Conducts point of care testing such as urine drug screens, pregnancy tests and breathalyzer
Conduct on person body searches of all new clients during time of admissions
Conducts searches of all patients belongs.
Attends all mandatory trainings and meetings.
Maintains a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
Transports patients in approved vehicles to approved events.
Navigate basic computer skills
Other duties and assignments as deemed qualified and appropriate.