Behavioral Health Tech, Full-Time

Saint Luke's; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical health plans

Tuition reimbursement

PTO and extended leave

Retirement contributions

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City Crittenton Children’s Center in South Kansas City, MO seeks a Behavioral Health Tech to help provide a safe, therapeutic milieu for children, adolescents, and families. The role supports direct supervision, observation, and group activities under the guidance of the care team.

Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, 1–3 years of related experience (bachelor’s degree may substitute), ability to lift up to 50 lbs, and being at least 21 years

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years of related experience preferred; bachelor’s degree may substitute.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and be 21+ years old.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of assigned children during shift to ensure safety in collaboration with nurses, therapists, and physicians.
• Observe, report, and record patient behaviors under RN supervision.
• Implement behavioral interventions described in the child’s treatment plan.
• Conduct educational and treatment-focused groups with patients.

Skills

Patient supervision

Behavior monitoring

Group facilitation

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree substitution for experience

Job description

Job Description

The Opportunity: Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City Crittenton Children’s Center in South Kansas City, MO is seeking a Behavioral Health Tech to assist in providing a safe and therapeutic milieu environment in compliance with agency policies and procedures. As a member of our team, you will play a critical role in improving the lives of children, adolescents, and their families.

Shift: Full-time Day Shift, 3 shifts, per week, 7:00am - 7:30pm with weekend requirements (2 Saturdays and 2 Sundays in a 6 week period)

The Work

• Responsible for direct supervision of assigned children during work shift to maintain patient safety in collaboration with the nurses, therapists, and physicians.


• Observes, reports, and records, patient behaviors under the supervision of RN.


• Implements the behavioral interventions described in the child’s treatment plan.


• Conducts educational and treatment focused groups with patients as appropriate with training and supervision.


• May be trained as CMT to administer meds to long term residential population.

Crittenton Children's Center is the Kansas City area's premier provider of psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and their families. We offer one of the area's most comprehensive behavioral health care programs. To be successful in this role, you will need to be interested and invested in caring for the emotional health of Children. You will need to be caring and compassionate.

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent


• 1 - 3 years of related experience, preferably working with at risk youth. (Bachelor’s degree in a related field will substitute for experience)


• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.


• MUST BE 21 YEARS OLD TO APPLY


• Basic Life Support (will train)

Why Saint Luke’s?

Benefits

We believe in creating a collaborative environment, while looking for innovative ways to improve. We offer competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees:

• Medical health plans


• Continuing Education Assistance and Tuition reimbursement


• Leave of Absence, PTO, Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plans


• Retirement contributions


• Employee Assistance Program

As a leading behavioral health provider for youth in the Kansas City community, Crittenton’s residential and acute inpatient programs have consistently exceeded national and local quality benchmarks over the past five years.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

Less than 1 year

Cert First Aid - Various

Job Details

Full Time
Day (United States of America)