Behavioral Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• CPI certification.
• CPR and First Aid certification.
• Valid state driver's license if required by state law and when operating a company vehicle.
• Ability to converse in English to give, receive, and process information; the role involves extensive telephone use.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, multitask, coordinate projects, and record or transcribe meeting minutes.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Must pass a substance abuse screen after an employment offer and before reporting to work.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• One year of acute inpatient experience with psychiatric care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote patient safety by maintaining awareness of the care environment and acting safely during patient care.
• Communicate patient safety issues quickly, clearly, and effectively.
• Observe patients and the milieu on an ongoing basis to support active treatment and patient participation.
• Intervene appropriately in behavioral crisis situations, including suicidal or threatening behavior and elopement, using approved interventions.
• Participate with the treatment team in implementing individualized plans of care.
• Report factors that may impede successful completion of a treatment plan to the Charge Nurse or RN.
• Assist with patient admissions and discharges.
• Conduct luggage searches for all admits and room searches when assigned.
• Obtain and report accurate vital sign readings.
• Accompany patients to appointments.
• Provide one-to-one and line-of-sight monitoring when ordered.
• Perform unit clerk duties, including data collection, clerical and administrative work, and completing documentation according to facility policies and procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality, multitask, coordinate projects, and record or transcribe meeting minutes.
• Communicate with other staff to relay patient safety concerns and observations.