Youth Residential Technician - Behavioral Health - PT Nights with Benefits

Hackensack Meridian Health•Montgomery, NJ

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About The Position

Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic’s East Mountain Youth Lodge provides residential treatment services for adolescents ages 13–18 who experience emotional, behavioral, psychiatric, or substance abuse difficulties. The Youth Residential Technician provides close, personal supervision and support, helps maintain an appropriate home environment, and assists residents with daily living activities and household functions. The role also includes primary-counselor duties for assigned residents, shift coordination and documentation, crisis response, and support for staff orientation and program operations.

Requirements

For PCH (Lotus, Sunflower), Co-Occurring (Wolf), and RTC (Bear, Eagle, Butterfly): bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience providing direct care to youth in a behavioral health agency or institutional setting.
Maintain confidentiality standards.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficient computer skills, which may include Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite.
Valid driver's license from a U.S. state.
AHA Heart Saver First Aid CPR AED Certification, or completion within the first 90 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

Enrollment in a nursing or social work degree program.

Responsibilities

Provide close, personal supervision and care, and know the whereabouts of every assigned resident.
Supervise, observe, and participate with residents in daily routines and consistently implement program procedures, including point and level systems.
Lead activity, support, and recreation groups with guidance from clinical staff; plan and conduct activities for groups and individuals and assist residents with recreational planning.
Serve as a primary counselor for assigned residents.
Teach and support residents in home-management skills, including cooking, cleaning, cleanliness, nutrition, meal planning, and prudent buying.
Apply reasonable and fair disciplinary measures, explain program rules and regulations, and correct resident behavior as appropriate.
Provide crisis intervention and assist with escorts and personal restraints of agitated residents.
Attend to building security and perform required security checks, resident room checks, and room searches.
Carry a beeper for one week in rotation and respond to staffing shortages by locating a replacement or filling the shift.
Inspect and handle residents’ belongings and valuables to prevent prohibited items from entering the Lodge at admission, after passes, or when clinically indicated.
Assist residents with daily living activities, including waking, hygiene, room cleaning, following structure, and appropriate participation in activities.
Provide administration with input on unit-based performance-improvement measures related to concerns and high-risk or high-volume issues.
Complete paperwork accurately and within procedural time limits.
Assign responsibilities to four to six staff members and ensure shift overview sheets and other required shift documentation are complete.
Document medically related information in nursing notes and review the shift in the communication book.
Review residents’ Behavior Modification logs and incident reports for completion and accuracy.
Dispense petty cash and document expenditures; maintain responsibility for vehicle keys.
Maintain the Maintenance Log and assist with data collection.
Orient new or transferring staff and students assigned to the unit during buddy orientation, supervise prospective and new employees under shadowing protocols, and provide input on education and orientation programs.
Complete a special project or assignment tailored to the employee’s expertise and interests and the Lodge’s needs.
Perform other assigned duties or projects and adhere to HMH organizational competencies and standards of behavior.