Behavioral Health Technician

Job Title: Behavioral Health Tech
Job Type: FT   

Schedule: Days

Your experience matters at Castleview Hospital

At Castleview, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care for others. Here, you’re not just valued as an employee, but as a person. As a Behavioral Tech, joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Behavioral Health Technician is responsible for supporting the therapeutic milieu, under the direction of the Registered Nurse, by ensuring that the schedule/program is consistently delivered, patients are supervised, safety is maintained, and patients and guests are treated with respect and dignity.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation.  

• Responsible for observation and maintenance of safe milieu through patient checks and safety monitoring. 

• Completes close observation monitoring including 15-minute checks, line of sight, or one-on-one monitoring as ordered. 

• Monitors for contraband and reports any potential change of condition to the nurse.

• Adheres to tasks delegated by the Registered Nurse related to the care of the patients including, but not limited to vital signs, specimen collection, documentation, group education, and patient monitoring. 

• Demonstrates effective milieu management skills, which promote positive patient experiences.

• Accompany patients to off-unit activities (i.e., meals, outside breaks, off-unit visits, out-of-building activities and appointments).

• Responsible for reporting all medical or psychiatric changes to the Registered Nurse.

• Assists with the admission process to include belongings inventory, visitation to unit, vital signs, and other duties as delegated. 

• Documents property at admission, accounts for property usage during stay, and reconciles property at discharge.

• Comply with the established policy and procedure requiring a safe, clean, and therapeutic environment. 

• Conducts unit safety checks each shift.

• Encourages and assists patients in performing activities of daily living.

• Facilitates or co-facilitates psychoeducational and therapeutic activity groups effectively, using established guidelines and/or prepared and approved information.

• Employs appropriate crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques as required and according to policy and procedure.

• Maintains current knowledge of the program and policy and procedure guidelines.

• Assists in orienting new staff members to their position.

• Documents in the Medical Record according to established policies.

• Provides pertinent feedback to the interdisciplinary treatment team regarding patient response to treatment interventions that assists in the development and revision of the treatment plan.

• Complies with hospital policy, OSHA, and CDC guidelines regarding the collection of various specimens. 

• Always exhibits the company’s core values of championing patient care, doing the right thing, embracing individuality, acting with kindness, and making a difference together. 

• Other duties as assigned. 

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

• Knowledge of behavioral health care. 

• Strong organizational skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse team of healthcare professionals.
• Commitment to improving patient outcomes.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.<