Behavioral Health Technician

Lifepoint Health Careers; Gilbert (AZ); Vor Ort; USD 30.000 - 39.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Comprehensive Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Tuition assistance

401(k) with company match

Wellness programs

Zusammenfassung

Copper Springs East Behavioral Health Hospital in Gilbert, Arizona, is seeking a Behavioral Health Technician to provide nurse-directed support, supervise patients, and maintain a safe therapeutic milieu during night shifts. The role involves administering vital signs, assisting with admissions, and facilitating psychoeducational activities within inpatient and outpatient programs.

The position emphasizes crisis de-escalation, documentation, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to

Qualifikationen

• Highschool diploma or GED required.
• Experience in psychiatric health-care settings preferred.

Aufgaben

• Provide support to the therapeutic milieu under RN direction, ensuring programs are delivered and patients are supervised.
• Observe and maintain a safe environment with regular checks and safety monitoring.
• Take vital signs, collect specimens, document care, assist with group education, and monitor patients.
• Promote a positive therapeutic milieu and accompany patients to meals, breaks, and appointments.
• Report medical or psychiatric changes to the RN and assist with admissions and vital signs.

Kenntnisse

Vital signs

Observation & safety

Crisis intervention

De-escalation

Documentation

Ausbildung

High school diploma or GED

Jobbeschreibung

Copper Springs East Behavioral Health Hospital - Gilbert Arizona

Behavioral Health Technician (BHT), Behavioral Health

Job Type: Full-Time | Nights

Schedule: 12 Hour Shifts

Your experience matters

Copper Springs East is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Behavioral Health Technician joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Copper Springs East in Gilbert, Arizona, is a72-bedbehavioral health hospital.It offers both inpatient and outpatient programs for mental health and addition for adults, and seniors.The facility provides a range of treatments for mental health and addiction issues.

How you'll contribute

A Behavioral Health Tech who excels in this role:

• Provides support to the therapeutic milieu under the direction of the RN by ensuring scheduled programs are delivered, supervising patients, maintaining safety, and treating patients and guests with dignity.
• Observe and maintain a safe environment through regular patient checks, safety monitoring, contraband searches, and one-on-one supervision as needed.
• Perform delegated tasks such as taking vital signs, collecting specimens, documenting care, assisting with group education, and monitoring patients.
• Promote a positive therapeutic milieu and accompany patients to meals, breaks, off-unit visits, and appointments.
• Report all medical or psychiatric changes to the RN and assist with admissions, including belongings inventory and vital signs.
• Document patient property at admission and discharge and conduct unit safety checks each shift to ensure a clean, therapeutic environment.
• Encourage or assist patients with activities of daily living and facilitate or co-facilitate psychoeducational and therapeutic groups using established guidelines.
• Apply crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques as needed and maintain knowledge of program protocols.
• Orient new staff members to the unit, document in the medical record according to policy, provide feedback to the interdisciplinary team, comply with OSHA and CDC specimen guidelines, and perform other duties as assigned.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO:Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth:Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being:Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

• Education: Highschool diploma or GED.
• Previous experience in a psychiatric health-care facility with chemical depend, dual diagnosis, psychiatric or geriatric patients preferred.
• Certifications: CPR and de-escalation certification within 30 days of hire

More about Copper Springs East

Copper Springs East is a behavioral health hospital located in Gilbert, Arizona, serving the East Valley and greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The facility provides inpatient and outpatient mental health and addiction treatment for adults in a safe, structured, and compassionate environment.

Our comprehensive levels of care include inpatient psychiatric treatment, medical detox, Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), allowing patients to receive the right level of care at the right time in their recovery journey. Copper Springs East also offers Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) as part of its advanced treatment options for individuals with severe or treatment‑resistant mood disorders.

The hospital offers 24/7 walk‑in access, ensuring immediate support for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. Copper Springs East is also home to Help for Heroes, a specialized program designed to meet the unique needs of active‑duty military members, veterans, first responders, and other high‑risk frontline professionals.

Guided by our mission of Changing People's Lives, our multidisciplinary team is committed to delivering evidence‑based, patient‑centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive workplace culture focused on safety, compassion, and clinical excellence.

EEOC Statement

Copper Springs Eastis an Equal Opportunity Employer.Copper Springs Eastis committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.