Behavioral Health Technician

HCA Houston Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Wellbeing support

401(k) plan with match

Education support

Fertility and family-building support

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest in Houston, TX is seeking a Behavioral Health Technician to provide direct observation and patient care under the direction of the RN, ensuring a safe environment and exceptional service for patients, families, physicians, and staff.

You will observe patient behaviors, respond to aggression, build relationships with the care team, transport patients safely, and participate in Performance Improvement activities.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

• Observe patient behaviors and changes to support care team, ensuring a safe environment.
• Respond appropriately to patient aggression or violence.
• Build effective relationships with patients, families, coworkers, and supervisors.
• Strive to meet goals set during performance reviews.
• Maintain professional behavior and teamwork with colleagues.
• Communicate clearly with patients, families, physicians, and teams.
• Transport patients safely using proper equipment for age/weight.
• Participate in Performance Improvement activities.
• Demonstrate consistent execution of technical skills and tasks.
• Prioritize duties and stay effective under stress.

Skills

Patient observation

Patient care

Communication

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Behavioral Health Technician

Job Summary And Qualifications

To provide direct observation and patient care of the assigned patient and assure a safe environment for the care of the assigned patient under the direction of the RN, Nursing Supervisor/Manager while providing superior patient care and customer service to patients, patient families, physicians, and all hospital staff.

What we will do in this role

• Observe patient behaviors, communications and physical or behavioral changes to the care team while providing a safe environment
• Appropriately responds to patient aggression or violence where appropriate.
• Establishes effective relationships with clients, family, co-workers, and supervisors.
• Achieving professional goals set during previous evaluation period
• Demonstrates professional behavior and always conduct
• Demonstrates and maintains good employee/peer relationship and teamwork
• Demonstrates good communication and customer service skills with patients, families, physicians and healthcare teams.
• Transports patients in a safe and timely manner using appropriate equipment for patient age and weight.
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities.
• Demonstrates ability to consistently perform technical skills and follow through with assignments.
• Prioritize work duties and work well under stressful situations.

What qualifications you will need

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

No Travel Required

Benefits

No experience Required Years of Experience

HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest is a 415+ bed acute care hospital that has been serving the north Houston communities for more than 40 years, providing a wide range of medical services including cardiology, maternity care, Level III NICU, pediatrics, bariatrics and neurology. We comprehensively serve our community by employing expert physicians, specialists, nurses and support staff who work together as a unified team to offer a range of diagnostic treatment and support services. From our 24-hour emergency department with Level II Trauma capabilities, to women’s services, to cardiology, we are dedicated to improving the health of our community by delivering exceptional, personalized healthcare. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.