Driver/Behavioral Health Technician 11pm-7am

BriteLife Recovery • Hanover, PA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Driver/Behavioral Health Technician transports clients to and from the facility and provides supervision and recovery support while working as a behavioral health technician. The role requires following direction from the Clinical Director and BHT Supervisor, transporting clients safely and promptly, observing and recording client conditions and behaviors, and helping clients participate in therapeutic and recreational activities. Driver/BHTs work various shifts and provide overall supervision of clients in the facility, demonstrating exceptional care during transportation.

The position also supports admissions, including explaining and completing paperwork and conducting client searches, urine drug screens, and breathalyzer tests. Additional duties include entering client information into the electronic medical record, supporting a healthy recovery environment, performing general housekeeping, and helping monitor therapeutic activities.

Requirements

• Valid driver's license.
• Growth mindset.
• Complete annual education requirements.
• Maintain professional standards, procedures, and ethical behavior.
• Maintain client confidentiality.
• Report to work on time as scheduled and wear identification while on duty.
• Participate in performance-improvement and continuous-quality-improvement activities.
• Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner and communicate the organization's mission, ethics, and goals.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to walk up and down stairs during emergency drills or situations.
• Must not have a mental, nervous, organic, functional disease, or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with safe driving; the posting gives holding a medical marijuana card as an example.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma preferred.
• Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS), or willingness to pursue certification.

Responsibilities

• Safely transport clients to and from doctor appointments, meetings, activities, and the facility.
• Ensure clients are accounted for and supervise clients during transport.
• Treat clients respectfully and compassionately while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
• Inspect the assigned vehicle and document mileage for each trip.
• Report missing equipment, vehicle damage, unsafe conditions, traffic violations, and accidents to the appropriate supervisor or individual promptly; complete required accident reports.
• Secure and lock the vehicle at the facility at the end of each shift.
• Ensure clients and passengers wear seat belts before operating the vehicle.
• Call 911 and begin CPR if a client or passenger requires emergency resuscitation during transport or at another time during transport.
• Observe client behaviors and record client conditions.
• Enter client information into the electronic medical record database.
• Explain and complete admissions paperwork and assist with the admissions process, including client searches, urine drug screens, and breathalyzer tests.
• Promote a healthy recovery environment and provide recovery support directly to clients.
• Perform general housekeeping functions.
• Under supervisor direction, establish appropriate therapeutic boundaries, use clinical resources to review boundaries, set behavioral limits, and develop therapeutic relationships with clients.
• Assist in monitoring therapeutic activities and support other team members as needed.
• Complete annual education requirements and participate in performance-improvement and continuous-quality-improvement activities.
• Maintain client confidentiality, follow professional and ethical standards, report to work on time as scheduled, and wear identification while on duty.
• Represent the organization professionally and communicate its mission, ethics, and goals.

Benefits

• Fully sponsored health plan through APA with Cigna network.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• Accident insurance.
• Short-term disability insurance.
• Critical illness insurance.
• Cancer insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 40 hours of sick time annually.
• 80 hours of vacation annually.
• Nine paid holidays for salaried employees; hourly workers earn time and a half for holidays worked.
• Employee Assistance Program with emotional and work-life counseling, financial guidance, legal resources, and health and benefit services.
• Shift differential.
• Staff development program.
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities.
• Career growth opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED