Per Diem Behavioral Resource Technician- Emergency Department
About The Position
Baystate Health is seeking a Per Diem Behavioral Resource Technician (BRT) to join the Emergency Department team at Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield, MA. This role involves providing safety observation for patients, maintaining a safe environment, and interacting professionally with patients, families, and staff. The technician will assist with patient care tasks such as bathing, feeding, and toileting, and will be responsible for reporting changes in patient condition to the nurse immediately and documenting observations every 15 minutes. The role requires remaining awake and alert at all times during one-to-one patient observation, particularly for suicidal patients.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED (required)
- 1 year of relevant patient care experience (required)
- Experience as a direct health care provider, previous psych sitter, CNA, MA HHA or PCA
- CPR through American Heart Association BLS Provider required
- CPI required within 6 months of employment
Nice To Haves
- Prefer 2 years working with behavioral health patients. This experience could include but is not limited to working with behavioral health patients, direct patient care, patients in a group home setting, experience as a paraprofessional, or has successfully worked in a BRT Apprentice Role for 1 year.
Responsibilities
- Provide safety observation of the patient or patients they are assigned to.
- Maintain a safe environment and interact with the patient, family, and staff in a caring professional manner.
- Provide care for the patient and may include bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating, turning, and repositioning as assigned.
- Reporting any changes in the patient’s condition or behavior to the nurse immediately and documenting every 15 minutes during their shift.
- Demonstrates competency for one-to-one observation of patients based on the care of the suicidal patient policy.
- Staff providing patient safety observation must remain awake and alert at all times.
- Other duties and responsibilities as required.
Benefits
- High-quality, low-cost medical, dental and vision insurance
- Generous PTO – up to 25 days in the first year, with scheduled earned increases
- Continuing education support and reimbursement
- First Time Home Buyers Financial Packages
- Farm Share Memberships
- 403b retirement company match & annual company contribution increase based on years of service
- Free money coach advice from a certified professional
- Wellbeing programs that include but are not limited to mental, physical, and financial health
- Adoption assistance
- Pet, home, auto and personal insurance
- Life insurance
- Work-life integration
- Reimbursement for a variety of wellbeing activities, included but limited to gym membership and equipment, personal trainer, massage and so much more!
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
