Behavioral Health Technician: Compassionate Care & Deescalation

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

401 (k) Retirement Savings Plan with -

Tuition Reimbursement

Daily Pay

Paid Time Off

Competitive Market Compensation

Short Term Disability, Long Term Dis

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Baton Rouge is seeking a dedicated Behavioral Health Technician to support the nursing team in delivering compassionate care to adults and seniors facing anxiety, depression and related concerns.

Under supervision, the BHT assists with patient care activities, monitors safety, performs vital signs and weight checks, and helps with daily living tasks while documenting observations and communicating needs to the nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Continually monitors and supports compliance within unit rules.
• Demonstrates the ability to employ de-escalation and therapeutic interventions as needed.
• Inventories patient belongings accurately and secures contraband as needed; completes unit safety checks.
• Complies with standard/universal precautions and infection control policies and attends required in-services to keep self-informed.
• Implements patient care activities under the direction and supervision of licensed nursing personnel; performs vital signs, weights, ADL, nutritional monitoring and communicates findings to the nurse.
• Assists patients with laundry, meals, bathroom functions and maintaining of belongings; assists at -risk and/or physically challenged patients with mobility needs as needed.
• Individualizes all patient care activities to the age specific, disability, cultural sensitivity needs of the patient.
• Communicates and documents patient observation related to behavior and location and date effectively. Includes accurate documentation of nutritional intake, weights, liquid intake, vital signs, and output appropriately on the observation form.
• Communicates outcome of assigned tasks to nursing staff in a timely manner; Communicates follow-up on patient care responsibilities; incomplete assignments, ongoing activities and current patient needs to relevant staff to assure continuality of care.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Job description

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Baton Rouge is seeking a dedicated Behavioral Health Technician to support the nursing team in delivering compassionate care to adults and seniors facing anxiety, depression and related concerns.

Under supervision, the BHT assists with patient care activities, monitors safety, performs vital signs and weight checks, and helps with daily living tasks while documenting observations and communicating needs to the nursing staff.