Behavioral Health Technician

Job Description:

Job Title: Behavioral Health Technician

Location: Saint Louis, MO

Department: Recovery Services

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary:

The Behavioral Health Technician I position is responsible for providing direct and supportive care to clients/patients. This includes monitoring daily activities, intervening/responding to crises, facilitating group education and structured activities, and transporting clients as needed. Behavioral Health Technicians are responsible for understanding the client's/patient's treatment plan, documenting their behaviors, and providing a safe, therapeutic, and supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Active Participation: Participate as an integral member of the treatment team, assisting in identifying client strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences. Carrying out any additional requests from your supervisor. 

• Program Compliance: Ensure adherence to all program expectations and rules, reporting behaviors to supervisors for effective therapeutic interventions

• Medication Policies: Adhere rigorously to all medication policies and collaborate with trained nursing staff to guarantee compliance, whether the medication is administered by the client/patient or PFH associate.

• Admission/Orientation Assistance: Assist in the admission/orientation process, including obtaining vital signs if applicable, safety searches of client/patient and belongings, and collecting any necessary urine/lab specimens for testing.

• Client Education and Support: Assist and educate clients/patients in performing daily activities as needed.

• Transportation Assistance: Provide transportation support for clients/patients as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of confidentiality laws governing the treatment of substance use and mental health disorders.

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing.

• Ability to interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

• Proficient in writing routine reports and correspondence.

• Ability to engage with clients, staff, families, and community members.

• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to follow instructions and solve problems.

• Basic keyboarding skills and ability to navigate electronic medical records.

• Ability to establish rapport with clients while maintaining professional boundaries.

Experience and Education Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent and two (2) years of responsible employment.

• Experience in Human Services or a related field preferred.

• OR

• Exceptions to qualifications may be made by the Executive Team member.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If y