Behavioral Health Technician (Crisis Stabilization)

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health; Dalton (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Public service loan forgiveness

NHSC loan forgiveness

Clinical supervision

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking a Technician to assist with intake, admission interviews, and developing care plans. You will monitor residents’ physical and emotional wellbeing, document vitals in Carelogic, and support the treatment team with daily activities and crisis response.

You will lead therapeutic milieu activities, assist with ADLs, and help with admissions, discharges, and safety procedures as part of a collaborative clinical team in a residential setting.

Qualifications

• Monitor physical and emotional wellbeing of individuals.
• Document vitals and observations in the EMR.
• Assist with activities of daily living and personal hygiene.
• Lead milieu activities and group sessions.
• Respond to crisis situations per unit protocol.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the individual's wellbeing and report unusual findings.
• Obtain vital signs at designated times
• Assist with ADLs and keep living areas clean
• Assist in admission and discharge processes and orient new individuals
• Lead group activities and community meetings
• Document observations in Carelogic
• Provide direct care as needed and transport individuals as required
• Participate in crisis prevention and intervention procedures
• Support food service and other unit tasks

Skills

Vital signs monitoring

ADLs assistance

Documentation

Crisis response

Carelogic EMR

Group activities

Patient transport

Tools

Carelogic

Job description

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

Job Summary

A Technician assists with collecting information for individual intake, admission based on interviews with client, their families, significant others, and appropriate community agencies. Assist the treatment team in identifying individual strengths and weaknesses, and developing a treatment/care plan for a specific activity, service or program. Assist in monitoring the individual's progress toward treatment goals.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor the individual's physical and emotional wellbeing and report unusual behavior or physical complaints to direct supervisor or Charge Nurse.
• Obtain the individual's physical condition/vital signs at designated times during the shift and as directed by LPN, RN, MD and/or APRN
• Assist individuals by providing ADLs supplies such as towels, wash cloths, soap, and keeping beds, clothing and living areas clean
• Assist in the admission and discharge process, including obtaining vital signs, safety search of individual and his/her personal belongings as well as orienting new individuals to the unit.
• Lead milieu activities such as current event groups, community meetings, fitness groups, activities of daily living and/or recreational activities
• Chart observations, following prescribed procedures and standards (q15s/monitoring hallways, etc.) and document vitals in Carelogic
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, in service meetings and trainings
• Participate in BHCC emergency codes necessary to the unit's safe operation
• Respond appropriately to crisis situations that may involve physical intervention including the use of seclusion/restraint
• Provides direct care for individuals as needed
• Transport individuals to approved designated location at discharge
• Assist in prevention and managing crisis situations
• Help serve meals and snacks as needed for the Food Service Workers.
• Other responsibilities and tasks as may be assigned

Benefits

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.