Behavioral Health Technician — Day Shift Care Specialist

Lifepoint Health®; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Employee wellness programs

Job summary

Lifepoint Health® is seeking a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) for El Dorado Springs Behavioral Health in Tucson, AZ. This full-time role supports a therapeutic, safe environment and involves patient checks, vital signs, and group activities throughout 3x12 day shifts.

Applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED, with prior psychiatric-health care experience preferred. CPR and de‑escalation certification are required within 30 days of hire. 21+ age requirement applies.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Previous experience in a psychiatric health-care facility preferred.
• Applicant must be at least 21 years of age or older.

Responsibilities

• Observe and maintain a safe environment through regular patient checks, safety monitoring, contraband searches, and one on one supervision as needed.
• Take vital signs, collect specimens, document care, assist with group education, and monitor patients.
• Promote a positive therapeutic milieu and accompany patients to meals, breaks, off-units 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.

Skills

Vital signs

Documentation

Crisis de‑escalation

Observation

Patient supervision

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Lifepoint Health® is seeking a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) for El Dorado Springs Behavioral Health in Tucson, AZ. This full-time role supports a therapeutic, safe environment and involves patient checks, vital signs, and group activities throughout 3x12 day shifts.

Applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED, with prior psychiatric-health care experience preferred. CPR and de‑escalation certification are required within 30 days of hire. 21+ age requirement applies.