Behavioral Health Technician

Houston Dose; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest in Houston is seeking a Behavioral Health Technician to provide direct observation and patient care under RN supervision, ensuring a safe environment and high-quality patient service.

You will interact with patients and families, coordinate with care teams, participate in performance improvement initiatives, and assist with patient transport and routine tasks in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Direct observation of patients to support RN and ensure safety.
• Strong communication with patients, families, and hospital staff.
• Ability to collaborate with the care team and participate in improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Observe patient behaviors and changes and report to the care team.
• Respond to patient aggression following protocol.
• Build relationships with clients, families, co-workers, and supervisors.
• Transport patients safely using appropriate equipment.
• Participate in Performance Improvement activities.
• Demonstrate consistency in performing clinical skills and completing tasks.
• Prioritize duties and work under pressure.

Skills

Patient observation

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Behavioral Health Technician with HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

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

No experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

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

Learn more about Employee Benefits

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.

\"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.\"- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

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.