Behavioral Health Tech

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • Tucson, AZ

3h • Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Technician supports licensed behavioral health personnel and, with minimum supervision, provides therapeutic services and individualized patient care. The role attends to the mental, spiritual, and emotional needs of patients and their families. Responsibilities vary by proficiency level, with Level 2 and Level 3 duties added to the Level 1 responsibilities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED).
• Six weeks of Behavioral Health work experience.
• BLS, current CPR, and CPI (or equivalent); these can be obtained during orientation.

Nice To Haves

• Associate or bachelor's degree in a behavioral health-related field.
• Two years of Behavioral Health experience on an acute, inpatient psychiatric unit providing direct patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide specific care under the direction of licensed behavioral health personnel and support activities of daily living, including hygiene, mobility, and feeding.
• Provide crisis intervention, didactic, and activity groups for patients, and demonstrate basic knowledge of psychiatric medications.
• Manage disruptions in the milieu without injury to patients or staff by applying effective therapeutic interventions.
• Collaborate in developing, implementing, monitoring, reviewing, and revising treatment plans and goals.
• Monitor patients taking medication.
• Perform patient care tasks including Accucheck, vital signs, height and weight, intake and output procedures, and specimen collection.
• Assist with food delivery and tray pickup, help patients with meals, and monitor intake.
• Process patient admissions and transfers, including belongings and clothing inventories, contraband checks, medication procedures, chart assembly, and initiation of observation checklists.
• Complete daily routines, including morning vital signs, shift reports, assignments and assignment sheets, patient and family education forms, and chart checks.
• Complete nightly routines, including lights out, chart filing, chart audits, and discharge summaries.
• Follow the discharge process, including retrieving items from the safe, disposition of belongings, breaking down charts, and completing discharge documentation, inventory forms, and patient satisfaction surveys.
• Maintain the orderliness of the care environment, including temperature, lighting, and noise control.
• Keep equipment storage orderly, return equipment after use, and label and report malfunctioning equipment.
• Follow licensing regulations and policy requirements for client treatment, treatment plans, crisis management, and ethical behavior.
• Follow departmental policies and procedures and safety, environmental, and infection control standards; complete work to established standards with minimal supervision.
• Follow patient safety procedures, including patient identification, observation, and crisis management, and perform duties safely.
• Operate a multiple-line telephone, use voice messaging appropriately, and relay patient-care information within scope of practice to team members in a timely manner.
• At Level 2, promote awareness of patients' and families' differing cultural, social, and religious needs.
• At Level 2, prioritize tasks by urgency, develop an efficient routine, and multitask effectively.
• At Level 3, verbalize appropriate problem-solving steps during confrontational situations.
• At Level 3, participate in departmental quality improvement measures.
• At Level 3, serve as a preceptor for new Behavioral Technicians and assist with training new staff.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Paid time off.
• Career development and continuing education opportunities.
• Health savings accounts and healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program and employee discount program.
• Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare, and auto and home insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED