Behavioral Health Technician -10766

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless • Denver, CO

6d • $21 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless seeks a Behavioral Health Technician to provide de-escalation and environmental safety support patients for the Recuperative Care patients in the new SSRC building. The BHT will work in partnership with the Safety Director, Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services, Director of Recuperative Care, Nurse Manager and others. The BHT will support patients in our 75 -bed, 24/7 facility and will help provide a safe, supportive, therapeutic, harm-reduction, and trauma-informed environment for individuals healing from an acute medical need. The BHT will monitor floor milieu and work to be our first line of response to escalated patients. The BHT will also support an integrated plan of care for each patient and support some mental health groups and activities. This position is located at 2175 California Street, Denver, Colorado 80205. NOTE: In order to ensure that our consumers receive the best possible care the candidate chosen to fill this position will be required to complete our internal credentialing and privileging process prior to a start date. The credentialing and privileging timeline is dependent on the selected candidate's submission of documents necessary for clearance. Please note that a start date will be scheduled once credentialing and privileging is complete.

Requirements

• Active certification in basic life support (CPR/BLS) required.
• Interest in harm reduction, and/or behavioral health environments, and/or supporting vulnerable populations is required.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; working on higher education preferred.
• Valid driver’s license required. This requirement may be waived, if necessary, based on overall candidate experience and current needs of the business.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience or certification as a Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, or Certified Nursing Assistant preferred.
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with intakes, discharges, and help familiarize new patients to the program.
• Implements delegated aspects of patient treatment plans and participates in a therapeutic environment under the direction of the behavioral health, safety, and integrated clinical teams.
• Foster substance use challenges and recovery in a harm-reduction and trauma-informed way.
• May assist residents with physical assistance partnered with the integrated care team very rarely.
• Will help plan and implement groups focused on optimal mental health including supporting topics centered on well-being, motivational interviewing, distress tolerance, coping skills, etc.
• Handles urgent/emergent situations quickly as they arise in a trauma informed manner with careful consideration of CCH Policies, Procedures, Mission, and Philosophy of Service.
• Makes floor, building, and perimeter inspections of site to ensure a secure and safe environment and to address client needs.
• Participates in recreational, engagement, and occupational activities with patients
• Attend required meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.
• Choice of dental insurance or discount plan.
• Vision insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses.
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program, a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members.
• Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting.
• Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year.
• The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees