Behavioral Technician, LTSS

MONARCH•Charlotte, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves providing direct care to individuals receiving services, ensuring their safety, rights, confidentiality, comfort, dignity, and a therapeutic environment. The role includes carrying out functions that contribute to the effectiveness and safety of the unit, such as crisis intervention and taking vital signs. The Behavioral Technician is responsible for maintaining inventory supplies, ensuring an environment conducive to recovery, and respecting the rights of individuals to make choices. This role works with clients, families, and team members to create a safe and supportive environment aligned with person-centered planning. The technician will coordinate and/or implement skilled level activities, assist with personal hygiene and daily living activities, and report the condition of individuals to supervisors. They will also prepare written reports, utilize treatment plans, supervise individuals in daily living activities, enforce behavioral limits, and secure/relay information for admissions, discharges, and transfers. Additionally, the role involves observing individuals for changes in physical and mental conditions, monitoring food intake, assisting in group educational sessions, attending meetings and training, and complying with agency policies and regulations. The position requires driving and travel as needed.

Requirements

High School Diploma (Required)
Drivers License (Valid) - USA
Experience working with children/adolescents with an intellectual and developmental disability and/or mental health diagnosis | 1 Year | Not Required

Responsibilities

Provide care to individuals receiving services in a manner that ensures safety, client’s rights, confidentiality, comfort, dignity and a therapeutic environment.
Carry out functions that contribute to the effectiveness and safety of the unit including crisis intervention, taking vital signs, observation of individuals receiving services.
Demonstrate responsible for maintaining inventory supplies and make appropriate requisitions.
Ensure an environment conducive to recovery consistent with IDD/MH philosophy and best practice.
Respect the rights of individuals receiving services to make choices within the available parameters and make every effort to follow the individuals' receiving services.
Work with clients and families and other team members to ensure individuals receiving services in a safe and supportive environment consistent with person-centered planning.
Coordinate and/or implement skilled level activities involving the care, treatment, and training of individuals receiving services.
Ensure that the individuals receiving services maintain appropriate personal hygiene, perform activities of daily living and receive the proper nutrition.
Assist with self-help skills as necessary and keep supervisor informed of the condition of individuals receiving services.
Prepare written reports (vital signs, census reports, incident reports for example) as necessary.
Utilize the treatment plan as developed by the nursing staff and/or the substance abuse specialist.
Supervise individuals receiving services in the activities of daily living, encouraging individuals receiving services to display independence and responsibility for self.
Enforce limits on individuals' behavior using established policies, procedures and rules.
Secure and relay information used by professionals for the admission, discharge and transfer of individuals receiving services.
Observe individuals receiving services for changes in physical and mental conditions, reporting those to professional staff.
Monitor and document food intake during mealtime and snack time.
Assist in group educational sessions and/or activities as assigned for individuals receiving services at the facility under supervision.
Attend and actively participate in meetings and training as required. Maintain certification in all agency, state and federal training requirements.
Demonstrate knowledge of and comply with all agency policies and procedures, as well as state and federal statutes and regulations related to specific program areas.
Demonstrate knowledge of emergency procedures and assist in crisis situations.
Complete all other relevant responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.
Drive and travel as required.