Behavioral Health Technician-1

Job Description:

Job Title: Behavioral Health Technician

Location: Poplar Bluff, MO

Department: Recovery Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Job Summary:
The Behavioral Health Technician I position is vital in providing direct and supportive care to clients/patients. Join our compassionate, collaborative team where you will make a significant difference in the lives of others. You'll engage in meaningful roles such as facilitating group education and monitoring health while offering a safe, therapeutic environment. We are looking for empathetic individuals skilled in communication and crisis intervention.

In this role, you will oversee day-to-day activities, assist with health monitoring, and document client/patient behaviors, ensuring their needs are met and fostering a supportive atmosphere.

This position offers…
· Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost 
· Mileage Reimbursement – Company paid for work functions requiring travel
· Employee Discounts – Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition
· Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce
· Additional Perks & Benefits - Scroll down to bottom of this post to learn more

Key Responsibilities:

· Admit, supervise, monitor, transfer, and discharge clients/patients.
· Encourage clients/patients to adhere to program expectations in a trauma-informed manner while communicating concerns to the treatment team.
· Monitor vital signs and determine when to escalate to medical intervention for critical symptoms.
· Obtain and record vital signs and relevant medical symptoms as indicated by medical personnel.
· Oversee medication administration per policy and procedure.
· Maintain accurate records of client medications and their self-administration.
· Facilitate urine collection, testing, lab send-offs, and document accordingly.
· Prepare for and facilitate group rehabilitative support and education sessions.
· Provide client/patient transportation as needed to appointments.

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:

· High School education OR equivalent with two (2) years of responsible employment.
· Experience in Human Services or a related field is preferred.
· For St. Louis County Programs: Bachelor's Degree, OR MAADC I or II.
· For Residential Care Facility (RCF): Become credentialed as a Level 1 Med Aid (LIMA) and be Insulin Certified within the first ninety (90) days in position.

Additional Qualifications:

· Current driver's license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance.
· Completion of all training requirements, including First Aid and CPR certification within three (3) months of beginning employment.
· Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age to operate a company-owned vehicle and twenty-three (23) years for a company-owned fifteen (15) passenger van.

Physical Requirements:
ADA Consideration - Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, or pull. Repetitive movements of hands, fingers, and arms for typing and/or writing during work shifts.

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.

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