Behavioral Health Technician – 12-Hour Shifts

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 27,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist seeks a Psychiatric Technician to support behavioral health patients at High Point Medical Center. This part-time role covers 12-hour shifts with day or night coverage as needed, including on-call possibilities.

You'll work under RN supervision to observe, document, and assist with patient care and therapeutic activities. Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, CPI and BLS certifications, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• CPI certification required within 90 days of hire date.
• Good therapeutic communication skills required; BLS may be required.

Responsibilities

• Observes, reports, and documents signs and symptoms or changes in patient behavior to charge nurse.
• Interacts with patients therapeutically.
• Assists in social and recreational activities, group therapy, and patient teaching groups.
• Uses CPI techniques appropriately.
• Makes rounds on assigned patients at least every half hour during shift.
• Demonstrates flexibility in changing workload.
• Responds to patients with empathy, maintaining dignity and confidentiality.
• Participates in unit-based process improvement activities.
• Participates in unit-based committees.
• May include on-call duties as requested by administration.
• All mandatory training as per facility policy.

Skills

Empathy

Therapeutic communication

Patient care

Team collaboration

CPI procedures

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

CPI certification within 90 days

BLS certification

Job description

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist seeks a Psychiatric Technician to support behavioral health patients at High Point Medical Center. This part-time role covers 12-hour shifts with day or night coverage as needed, including on-call possibilities.

You'll work under RN supervision to observe, document, and assist with patient care and therapeutic activities. Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, CPI and BLS certifications, and strong communication skills.