Behavioral Health Technician

Memorial Physician Practices; Kentucky; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifepoint Health is hiring a Behavioral Health Technician to support therapeutic milieu under RN direction in a Kentucky psychiatric hospital setting. The role includes patient supervision, safety maintenance, and dignified patient care across shifts.

Responsibilities include vital signs, care documentation, group facilitation, and crisis intervention as needed. Certification within 30 days and prior psychiatric care experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience in a psychiatric health-care facility preferred.
• CPR and de-escalation certification required within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Observe and maintain a safe environment with regular patient checks and supervision.
• Take vital signs, collect specimens, document care, and assist with group education.
• Promote a positive therapeutic milieu and accompany patients to meals, breaks, and activities.
• Report changes to the RN and assist with admissions, including belongings inventory.
• Document patient property and conduct unit safety checks each shift.
• Facilitate psychoeducational and therapeutic groups according to guidelines.
• Apply crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques as needed.
• Orient new staff, document in medical records, and comply with safety guidelines.

Skills

CPR & de-escalation cert

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Experience in psychiatric health-care facility

Job description

Behavioral Health Technician Position Summary

Provides support to the therapeutic milieu under the direction of the registered nurse by ensuring scheduled programs are delivered, supervising patients, maintaining safety, and treating patients and guests with dignity.

Essential Functions

• 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.

Additional Information

• Reports to: Chief Nursing Officer
• FLSA Status: Non-exempt
• Works in a psychiatric hospital setting providing care across shifts and populations.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Education: High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience: Previous experience in a psychiatric health-care facility with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric, or geriatric patients preferred.
• Certifications: CPR and de-escalation certification required within 30 days of hire.

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.