Behavioral Emergency Response Team Technician- BERT Technician

AnMed; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

AnMed Health is seeking a Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) Technician in Anderson, SC. This role provides quality patient care for psychiatric/behavioral health patients under licensed nursing supervision in a hospital setting.

Key duties include rounds on high-risk patients, fostering safe communication, keeping EMR observations, guiding discussions during emergencies, and collaborating with the BERT to plan patient care.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills required.
• Minimum of one year in behavioral health preferred.

Responsibilities

• Proactively rounds on patients identified as high risk for violence.
• Encourages open communication with patients to provide an atmosphere of comfort and safety.
• Documents observations about patients that are rounded on in the electronic medical record.
• Responds to a behavioral emergency event and is the lead in talking to the patient about the situation.
• Works in conjunction with the rest of the Behavioral Emergency Response Team to help formulate a plan for the patient.

Skills

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Behavioral health experience

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

AnMed · Crisis Assessment & Treatment (CAT) Team

Anderson , SC

Support

SUMMARY

As a member of the multidisciplinary team, the Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) Technician provides quality patient care for psychiatric/behavioral health patients under the supervision and direction of licensed nursing personnel in the hospital setting.

SOME SPECIFIC DUTIES MAY INCLUDE:

• Proactively rounds on patients identified as high risk for violence.
• Encourages open communication with patients to provide an atmosphere of comfort and safety.
• Documents observations about patients that are rounded on in the electronic medical record.
• Responds to a behavioral emergency event and is the lead in talking to the patient about the situation.
• Works in conjunction with the rest of the Behavioral Emergency Response Team to help formulate a plan for the patient.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School diploma or GED required
• Good verbal and interpersonal communication skills required
• Minimum of one year in behavioral health preferred