Behavioral Health Technician

Lifepoint Health • Conroe, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Our Changes® Woodland Springs, part of Lifepoint Health, is hiring a Behavioral Health Technician for its outpatient mental health treatment facility in Conroe, Texas. The technician supports the therapeutic milieu under the direction of a registered nurse by helping deliver scheduled programs, supervising patients, maintaining safety, and treating patients and guests with dignity. The role also includes administrative and unit-support duties, such as maintaining files and office equipment and ordering and stocking supplies. This is a PRN position with varied 8-hour shifts, scheduled between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and/or 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with occasional Saturdays until 1 p.m.

The facility’s psychosocial care model aims to reduce suicide rates and addiction-related deaths, improve life expectancy, and support productivity in the communities it serves. The organization describes its work environment as collaborative and offers flexible scheduling. The facility’s outpatient programs help people build healthy coping skills, identify triggers and replacement behaviors, and improve quality of life.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and take appropriate action in a stressful environment.
• CPR certification and de-escalation certification required within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in a psychiatric health-care facility with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric, or geriatric patients.

Responsibilities

• Observe and maintain a safe environment through regular patient checks, safety monitoring, contraband searches, and one-on-one supervision as needed.
• Perform delegated tasks, including taking vital signs, collecting specimens, documenting care, assisting with group education, and monitoring patients.
• Promote a positive therapeutic milieu and accompany patients to meals, breaks, off-unit visits, and appointments.
• Report medical or psychiatric changes to the registered nurse and assist with admissions, including belongings inventories and vital signs.
• Document patient property at admission and discharge, and conduct unit safety checks each shift to maintain a clean, therapeutic environment.
• Encourage or assist patients with activities of daily living.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate psychoeducational and therapeutic groups using established guidelines.
• Apply crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques as needed and maintain knowledge of program protocols.
• Orient new staff members to the unit, document in the medical record according to policy, and provide feedback to the interdisciplinary team.
• Follow OSHA and CDC specimen guidelines and perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain files and office equipment; order and stock supplies.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance; short- and long-term disability; paid family leave; and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, and a 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED