Behavioral Health Technician

The Recovery Village•Lancaster, PA

About The Position

Promises Behavioral Health is seeking a full-time Behavioral Health Technician for its PHP program. The listed position is Monday through Friday, 12 PM to 8 PM, and includes transportation duties. Pay is $16 per hour. This position supports a behavioral health program within the Advanced Recovery Systems family, which includes Promises Behavioral Health, The Right Step, and The Ranch. The Behavioral Health Technician provides oversight and support to clients and staff in a residential treatment facility for adults with co-occurring diagnoses. The role is responsible for around-the-clock supervision of the client milieu and helping create and maintain a therapeutic environment that supports treatment initiatives. This is an entry-level position.

Requirements

Valid driver's license.
Ability to speak clearly and persuasively, listen, seek clarification, and respond appropriately to questions.
Knowledge of organization, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to exercise sound judgment, attend to detail, and maintain a positive work attitude.
Ability to maintain the confidentiality of medical, financial, and legal information.
Ability to complete work assignments accurately and on time.
Ability to understand and apply program knowledge, including the disease model, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed and experiential approaches, CBT, self-help approaches, and evidence-based practices in client care.
Ability to use medical knowledge to complete medication observations, observe and assess detox clients, and complete and document vital signs.
Ability to document thoroughly in an electronic medical record.
Ability to interact and communicate professionally with clients, their family members, referral sources, and vendors.
Knowledge of MS Office and office equipment such as copiers and scanners.
Must meet pre-employment and maintain applicable state and job-related requirements for background screening, fingerprinting, drug testing, health screening, DMV, insurance, CPR/Basic First Aid, and license or credential verification.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of experience in the addiction or mental health fields.
High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Provide services needed to maintain a functioning milieu, including picking up and transporting clients.
Perform safety cleans and follow OSHA safety protocols.
Stock and inventory client items, including literature and hygiene supplies.
Provide clients access to hygiene items and necessities, such as phones and computer time.
Complete administrative tasks that support client success, such as faxing, ordering, and maintaining medical records or physical charts.
Organize client belongings and administer access to them.
Maintain awareness of client locations and attendance at programming.
Observe, monitor, intervene in, and document client behaviors and presentations.
Complete medication observations, collect and document vital signs, and assist the medical and nursing team.
Maintain high-quality documentation using appropriate forms and clinical language.
Facilitate non-clinical group sessions within the employee's skill set and scope of practice.