Behavioral Health Safety Technician - Adolescent BH

experiencedAlliedHealth; Hendersonville (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Pardee UNC Health Care in Hendersonville, NC seeks a Behavioral Health Safety Technician for night shift. This role observes and documents patient behavior, applying de-escalation techniques and ensuring a safe milieu.

You will perform 1:1 and group interventions, monitor patients on surveillance, assist with hygiene, and communicate changes to nursing staff. Requires High school diploma, good communication, and at least 1 year of BH tech experience; BLS and crisis intervention training provided.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills for work in an inpatient psychiatric setting.
• At least 1 year of Behavioral Health Tech experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and record patient observations at prescribed intervals.
• Monitor patients on surveillance equipment continuously as assigned.
• Perform routine environmental safety inspections per shift.
• Report safety or security issues immediately.
• Use therapeutic communication in 1:1 and group interventions.
• Support patients in following unit schedule and expectations.
• Promote a safe, secure milieu.
• Serve as patient safety attendant (PSA/1:1) as assigned.
• Assist with patients’ personal and room hygiene, ensuring rooms are tidy.
• Apply infection control principles and clean areas/equipment as needed.
• Communicate changes in patient behavior to nursing staff.
• Ensure hand-off communication between staff regarding patients and environmental concerns.
• Apply de-escalation principles and assist with restrictive interventions as necessary.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

BH tech experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

The Behavioral Health Safety Technician observes, documents, and reports patient behavior. They utilize principles of therapeutic communication and de-escalation in order to build rapport with individuals, assist with groups, and maintain an overall healthy milieu. They support patients with following the expectations and daily schedule of the unit. As needed, they may be assigned to other roles within behavioral health, such as PSA and VMT.

Responsibilities

• Conducts and records patient observations at specified intervals
• Observes patients on surveillance equipment in an uninterrupted, continuous manner as assigned
• Conducts and documents routine environmental safety inspection of the unit per shift
• Reports any and all safety, security issues immediately upon observation
• Utilizes principles of therapeutic communication while engaging patients in 1:1 and group interventions
• Assists in supporting patients to follow unit schedule and expectations
• Promotes a safe, secure, and therapeutic milieu
• Serves as patient safety attendant (PSA/1:1) as assigned
• Assists with patients’ personal and room hygiene, ensuring that patient rooms are orderly and clean
• Applies standard precautions and other principles of infection control. Cleans equipment, patient and work areas as necessary
• Communicates changes in patient behavior, interactions, and physical condition to nursing staff
• Ensures hand-off communication between staff regarding patients and areas of environmental concern
• Applies principles of de-escalation and assists nursing with the application of restrictive intervention, as necessary

Other information

Qualifications

Hired candidates will be expected to obtain and hold Basic Life Support (BLS) and Crisis Intervention certifications upon employment. Training will be provided.

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Interpersonal skills necessary for work in an inpatient psychiatric setting.
• 1 year of Behavioral Health Tech experience

Preferred

• 1-2 years of related experience in psychiatry or related human service field.
• Level 1 American Association of Psychiatric Technicians (AAPT) Certification

Job Details

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: Pardee Adolescent Behavior Health Unit Admin

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Night Job

Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.