Behavioral Health Tech - Day Shift with Telepsychiatry

Centurion Health; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 77,108,000 - 81,893,000; Full time

Job summary

Centurion Health in Joliet, IL seeks a full-time Behavioral Health Technician to support patients in a correctional mental health setting. The role includes therapeutic activities, scheduling, and coordination with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include leading group sessions, crisis management, and aiding telepsychiatry operations, with a day shift and a bachelor’s degree requirement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Social Science required.
• Two years or more experience providing activities programming for patients with serious mental illness preferred.
• Excel skills to create, maintain, and update scheduling databases.
• Must maintain current tuberculosis documentation and active CPR/AED certification.
• Pass a background investigation and obtain agency security clearance where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic support services, including treatment focused programming, psychosocial groups, crisis management, social rehabilitation, and leisure activities.
• Assist in preparation and maintenance of records and data management pertaining to mental health treatment and scheduling.
• Support the operation of telepsychiatry services.

Skills

Mental health programming

Crisis management

Therapeutic support

Data scheduling

Group facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science

Tools

Excel

Job description

Centurion Health in Joliet, IL seeks a full-time Behavioral Health Technician to support patients in a correctional mental health setting. The role includes therapeutic activities, scheduling, and coordination with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include leading group sessions, crisis management, and aiding telepsychiatry operations, with a day shift and a bachelor’s degree requirement.