Behavioral Health Technician - Full Time Swing Shift

ODYSSEY BEHAVIORAL GROUP•Locust Grove, VA

7d•$19 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

At Pasadena Villa - The Grove, we are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing team of professionals deeply passionate about providing evidence-based and personalized clinical care for behavioral health conditions. Our team’s foundation is client-centered care and clinical excellence through our 5-star service commitment – Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Flexibility, Service, and Collaboration. We are committed to our team and our team is committed to our clients! Located centrally between DC and Richmond and nestled in a serene residential community, The Grove offers a tranquil, modern environment designed to support healing and recovery. It features spacious, open-floor areas for communal gatherings, peaceful outdoor courtyards, spaces for quiet reflection, a fitness center, and expansive rooms dedicated to group therapy and activities. As a residential psychiatric treatment center, we offer customizable, comprehensive care for a wide range of mental health disorders. Our primary goal is to equip our clients with the tools they need to successfully transition to everyday life. Our convenient suburban setting is the perfect environment to escape the busyness of daily life and slow down enough to focus on healing.

Requirements

High School or equivalent
A minimum of 1 year experience in a behavioral healthcare setting is preferred.
Valid driver's license, vehicle insurance and acceptable driving record.
Clearance of criminal background, TB test, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements.
Current CPR and First Aid certification
Understands and maintains professional boundaries.
Demonstrates an understanding of rules/limits of patient confidentiality and maintains appropriate levels of client confidentiality/privacy.
Demonstrates an understanding of identifying abuse/neglect in client population.
Demonstrates behavior that promotes positive customer relations with clients, staff, and visitors.
Contributes to continuous quality improvement – can identify performance improvement processes and verbalize role in the process.
Demonstrates an understanding of and adherence to universal precautions, infection control and proper handwashing.
Demonstrates proper procedures in responding to emergency and safety drills.
Demonstrates the ability to recognize and respond to aggressive behavior and employ crisis intervention techniques.
Demonstrates ability to perform CPR and first aid.
Demonstrates ability to observe, supervise, evaluate, and document client behaviors in groups and planned activities.
Demonstrates knowledge of mental health and/or substance use disorders.
Demonstrates the ability to recognize symptoms and distress of clients.
Demonstrates the ability to communicate relevant information pertinent to client care.
Demonstrates consideration of and respect for values and cultural beliefs.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Interact with clients throughout the shift, assist and support clients with functional needs.
Manage the daily milieu of the facility, ensuring the safety of clients, and maintaining a therapeutic environment.
Familiarize themselves with the histories and needs of the clients and be capable of identifying cues and behaviors that may indicate a change in clients’ status or condition.
Document in the client records and communicate proactively with clinical team members and supervisor(s).
Collaborate with clinical team to determine/select appropriate interventions based on the needs of individual clients.
Actively participate and engage clients in the milieu and outside activities throughout the workday, often in a variety of group settings.
Encourage clients to perform ADLs, which include tasks like cleaning their room, maintaining hygiene, and doing laundry, to include conducting client drug screening, pregnancy tests, and breathalyzer tests as needed.
Prompt clients to attend all meals in a timely manner and provides supervision and structure at mealtimes as appropriate.
Model effective table manners and small talk during mealtimes, focusing on engaging all clients.
Provide, structure, and maintain a therapeutic environment in collaboration with other staff.
Therapeutically interact with the client in one-to-one situations, community, and group meetings, maintaining appropriate boundaries and modeling appropriate social behavior.
Collaborate with clinical team to facilitate client education groups.
React therapeutically in crisis situations.
Recognize client’s level of behavioral functioning and modifies approaches accordingly to include recognizing mood changes and developing DBT coping skills.
Maintain therapeutic relationship with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes, setting limits in a kind and firm manner.
Document, in accordance with policies and procedures, services provided, incident reports, shift reports, and group/milieu notes in a timely and accurate manner.
Comply with the facility safety procedures as outlined in the policy and procedure manual to include fire drills, evacuation procedures, and internal/external disaster plan.
Demonstrate effective verbal intervention skills in managing escalating clients and involving other staff as needed adhering to DBT model and interventions.
Perform a vehicle safety and fuel check prior to use of any company vehicle, reporting any concerns to supervisor or manager.
Support clients in effectively managing leisure time, including joining in activities with clients.
Greet all guests warmly and friendly.
Follow through with clinical precautions effectively, including visual clinical observations.
Answer phone and field calls in an upbeat and positive manner, focusing on customer service.
Transport clients to and from appointments, supporting client while regulating in community.
Identify and recognize triggers for escalation with each client, and utilize de-escalation techniques, focusing on prevention of crisis.
Gather clients for outings and groups to promote program engagement.
Support medication compliance and management of client self-administration.
Prepare for client admissions to all levels of care including but not limited to ensuring room is prepared, completes intake documentation, ensures all medications are documented and stored.
Conduct client belonging search, inventory and notifying therapist of any contraband.
Support discharge processes, as needed.
Function within the guidelines of the facility’s Code of Ethics and in accordance with corporate compliance.
Conduct chart audits following program policy timelines, as requested.
Consistently arrive to work on time, rarely missing scheduled shifts, and promptly notify supervisor when absent.
Demonstrate an ability to adapt to changes in the facility function, management styles, and facility routines.
Read, understand, adhere to, and model all company policy statements on ethics, conduct, and conflict of interests.
Adhere to facility policies, procedures, rules, and regulations, implementing regularly.
Maintain positive attitude and act as a team player with others on the treatment team.
Attend and complete all training within assigned time frames as required by the facility.
Perform other duties as assigned.