Behavioral Health Technician

The Recovery Village•Worcester, MA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Promises Behavioral Health, part of the Advanced Recovery Systems family, is hiring a full-time Behavioral Health Technician at Washburn House in Worcester, Massachusetts. Washburn House is an addiction treatment center serving adults with co-occurring diagnoses. The organization describes its goal as providing high-quality, evidence-based addiction and mental health care and continually improving treatment options through a close-knit community of staff, residents, and families. The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) provides oversight and support to clients and staff in a residential treatment facility. This entry-level role helps supervise the client milieu around the clock and create and maintain a therapeutic environment that supports treatment initiatives. Available schedules are Friday through Tuesday, 3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m., or Wednesday through Sunday, 3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m. Pay is $17 per hour, with a $1-per-hour second-shift differential.

Requirements

Valid driver's license required.
Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively, listen, seek clarification, and respond appropriately to questions.
Organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Sound judgment, attention to detail, and a positive work attitude.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of medical, financial, and legal information.
Ability to complete assignments accurately and on time.
Ability to understand and use program knowledge in client care, including the disease model, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed and experiential approaches, CBT, self-help approaches, and evidence-based practices.
Ability to apply medical knowledge, conduct medication observations, observe and assess detox clients, and complete and document vital signs.
Ability to document thoroughly in an electronic medical record.
Knowledge of MS Office and office equipment, including copiers and scanners.
Must meet pre-employment and ongoing applicable state and job-related screening and verification guidelines.
One year of experience in addiction or mental health fields is preferred.
High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Provide services that maintain a functioning therapeutic milieu, including transporting or picking up clients.
Perform safety cleans and follow OSHA safety protocols.
Stock and inventory client items, including literature and hygiene supplies, and provide clients access to hygiene items and necessities such as phones and computer time.
Perform administrative tasks that support client success, including faxing, ordering, and maintaining client medical records or physical charts.
Organize client belongings and administer access to them.
Maintain awareness of clients’ locations and attendance at programming.
Observe, monitor, and intervene in response to client behaviors and presentations, and document observations.
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 limits of the role’s skills and scope of practice.
Professionally interact and communicate with clients, their family members, referral sources, and vendors.
Complete and maintain applicable screening and verification requirements, including background screening, fingerprinting, drug testing, health screening, DMV and insurance checks, CPR/Basic First Aid, and license or credential verification.