Behavior Technician - Tucson, AZ (Multiple Locations)

Intermountain Centers; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Centers seeks a Behavior Technician to provide direct care and supervision in residential/inpatient settings and in the community, implementing the agency’s applied behavioral program.

You will support members with daily living, implement treatment goals, collect data, and attend team meetings, while following licensing requirements and agency procedures. This role requires a valid AZ driver’s license and ability to perform de-escalation techniques.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; associates degree preferred.
• Six months of related behavioral health experience preferred.
• 6 weeks of verifiable supervised behavioral health work experience preferred, the company will provide if necessary.

Responsibilities

• Attends to member’s physical and/or self-care needs, to include rendering emergency aid and reporting abuse when required.
• Implements treatment goals, including acquisition skills, replacement skills, and crisis management techniques.
• Collects and maintains consistent and reliable data, including daily behavior tracking and required reports.
• Adheres to licensing requirements for the site, program, and agency.
• Transports members to community locations and maintains vehicle documentation and cleanliness.

Skills

Behavioral health experience

Data collection

De-escalation techniques

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associates degree preferred

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Behavior Technician is a residential program team member providing direct care and supervision of members in a Behavioral Health residential or inpatient setting and in the community, while implementing Intermountain’s applied behavioral program.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attends to member’s physical and/or self-care needs, to include rendering emergency aid, safeguards member rights, including reporting of abuse when required.
• Implements treatment goals, including acquisition skills, replacement skills, and deceleration skills, safety/crisis plans, crisis management techniques and utilizes interventions based on Positive Behavioral Support.
• Collects, completes, corrects, and re-completes consistent and reliable individualized data, including ongoing behavior tracking data and required daily reports. Completes data collection from point sheets and behavior data sheets.
• Adheres to all licensing requirements for the site/program/agency.
• Transports members to locations in the community, such as doctor appointments or recreational activities, using a motor vehicle. Maintains ADOT required vehicle documentation. Maintains cleanliness and maintenance protocols for agency vehicles.
• Follows agency purchasing and accounting procedures. Maintains cleanliness of, and follows maintenance protocols for, the residential site.
• Follows medication protocols, including documentation, observation of self-administration; blood borne pathogens precautions; and medication counts. Conducts medication training for clients.
• Plans, shops for and prepares nutritious meals for clients; teaches and assists clients in the processes if required at the residential location.
• Regularly observes members at the site, or in the community, to ensure their safety, and appropriate participation in program activities; conducts regular alarm checks.
• Completes daily reports, progress notes, incident reports and communication log; completes assigned filing and file audits.
• Attends Children and Family Team (CFT) and/or Adult Recovery Team (ART) meetings as assigned. Attends regularly scheduled House Meetings, All Staff Meetings (1/mo.) and other meetings as required.
• Completes all training required by licensing and/or agency, or as requested by supervisor.
• Reports to assigned site/members as scheduled; follows agency attendance policies; submits accurate record of hours worked on a weekly basis.
• This position requires the ability and mobility to perform physical de-escalation techniques as necessary, and to take and pass a physical de-escalation exam. This includes the ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist: to lift, carry, push, and/or pull a moderate amount of weight.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or necessary as they relate to the general nature of the position.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education – High school diploma or GED required. Associates degree preferred.
• Experience – Six months of related experience preferred. 6 weeks of verifiable supervised behavioral health work experience preferred, company will provide if necessary.

REGULATORY:

• Minimum 18 years of age.
• DPS Level I fingerprint clearance (must possess upon hire and maintain throughout employment).
• CPR, First Aid, AED certification, if required (must possess upon hire and maintain throughout employment).
• Current, valid Arizona Driver’s License and 39-month Motor Vehicle Report and proof of vehicle registration liability insurance to meet insurance requirements.
• Initial current negative TB test result, if required (Employer provides).