BHS Technician - Behavioral Health (Shift Differentials)
About The Position
The BHS Technician (Behavioral Health Services Technician) provides hands-on care to behavioral health inpatients, including assistance and teaching with personal hygiene and activities of daily living. BHS Technicians employ therapeutic communication to build therapeutic alliances with patients and assist patients to maintain or achieve emotional regulation and self-control. BHS Technicians monitor the environment to assure a safe, orderly and therapeutic milieu. BHS Technicians monitor patients for signs/symptoms of decompensation or crisis situations and respond to those situations under the direction of the Registered Nurse. BHS Technicians facilitate group activities under the direction of the Director of Programming and the Registered Nurse. This position requires cross-training in the Crisis Center department. Under the direction/supervision of the licensed nursing staff or their designee, the BHS Technician is responsible for providing nursing delegated/assigned services to patients with mental illness in the Crisis Center. The BHS Technician provides care to individuals with mental illness/ and or co-occurring substance use/abuse diagnosis along with individuals with a dual diagnosis of mental illness and intellectual or developmental disability. Primary duties include providing a safe and secure environment for all patients and providing support to nursing staff and the clinical treatment team. Provides routine patient care and supports the department services in accordance with established policies and procedures. May routinely perform nursing assistant core competencies including blood glucose, vital signs, specimen collections, 12 lead EKG, point of care testing and phlebotomy.
Requirements
- Minimum of high school diploma or GED
- Welle certification required (provided during unit orientation and annually)
- Must have or obtain BLS certification upon hire
Nice To Haves
- Experience in behavioral health care field strongly preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in human services field strongly preferred
- Associate’s degree in behavioral studies or related field, or equivalent experience highly desired
- Minimum of 1-2 years of behavioral health or patient care experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on care to behavioral health inpatients
- Assist and teach with personal hygiene and activities of daily living
- Employ therapeutic communication to build therapeutic alliances with patients
- Assist patients to maintain or achieve emotional regulation and self-control
- Monitor the environment to assure a safe, orderly and therapeutic milieu
- Monitor patients for signs/symptoms of decompensation or crisis situations
- Respond to crisis situations under the direction of the Registered Nurse
- Facilitate group activities under the direction of the Director of Programming and the Registered Nurse
- Provide nursing delegated/assigned services to patients with mental illness in the Crisis Center
- Provide a safe and secure environment for all patients
- Provide support to nursing staff and the clinical treatment team
- Provide routine patient care and supports the department services in accordance with established policies and procedures
- Routinely perform nursing assistant core competencies including blood glucose, vital signs, specimen collections, 12 lead EKG, point of care testing and phlebotomy
Benefits
- Glens Falls Hospital is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are available to active, full-time and part-time employees who work at least 30 hours per week, can be found here .
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
