Behavioral Health Technician

ShareHouse • Fargo, ND

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This position assists in maintaining a successful residential facility by encouraging and supporting residents in their recovery through monitoring, observing, and reporting to clinical staff and management; ensures that all rules and procedures are adhered to as set forth by the organization and act as liaison between residents and clinical staff.

Requirements

• Requires High School Diploma or equivalent
• Required to be CPR, First Aid Certified and CMA 1 certified within 60 days of employment and stay up to date at renewal periods.
• Must be able to be medication certified according to ShareHouse and North Dakota Board of Health standards.
• May be required to have valid driver’s license and have clean driving record according to company insurance standards.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer 6 months experience in related field or position.

Responsibilities

• Greet, welcome and assist clients/residents, vendors and guests, to provide welcoming and professional image of organization.
• Monitor, dispense and re-order client medications to ensure receipt of correct dosage, timely receipt and availability.
• Conduct room-to-room apartment checks, along with facility checks as required or scheduled, and complete appropriate documentation to ensure safety and security of residents, staff and facility.
• Document information, observations, concerns, issues and events in appropriate venue to provide accurate information to staff and management.
• Perform light maintenance and housekeeping duties assigned to provide clean and safe environment.
• Perform breathalyzer and unobserved urine drug screens on clients as required and maintain appropriate documentation to ensure drug- and alcohol-free living environment.
• Monitor and track clients’ exits and entries into facility to always ensure knowledge of client location and activities and that all areas are monitored appropriately.
• Monitor medication to residents according to established protocol to ensure exact dosage.
• Transport clients to appointments/meetings to attend community recovery groups.
• Answer phones, greet public, and route inquiries to appropriate personnel while providing positive public relations and accurate responses to questions.
• Understand and abide by all confidentiality laws to protect clients and client information.
• Provide and maintain reliable and prompt attendance, with the ability to work the schedule dictated by business necessity to include afternoon and overnight shifts, call-ins, weekends and holidays.
• Conduct fire drills as instructed across all shifts to ensure a smooth and efficient procedure, and also ensure timely and safe evacuation of all residents, as well as fill out drill forms and submit them to the Safety Officer or HR.
• Search client property at admission and throughout their stay in services
• Review facility cameras for safety
• Clean and disinfect client rooms as they discharge
• Refer maintenance and repair issues to maintenance department.
• Cover the front office assistant’s phone as needed.
• Assist in client orientation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• ShareHouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes generous paid time off (PTO), a robust benefits program, a 401(k) match, and more.
• We also support financial growth through annual merit-based raises.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees