Behavioral Health Technician - De-Escalation & Patient Care

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Haven Behavioral Healthcare, part of Oceans Healthcare, is a behavioral health system providing high-quality services for individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues. The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) supports nursing staff and maintains a therapeutic milieu by performing routine tasks and patient care activities under supervision.

Essential functions include de-escalation, vitals, ADL assistance, nutrition monitoring and accurate documentation.

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.
• 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

Haven Behavioral Healthcare, part of Oceans Healthcare, is a behavioral health system providing high-quality services for individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues. The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) supports nursing staff and maintains a therapeutic milieu by performing routine tasks and patient care activities under supervision.

Essential functions include de-escalation, vitals, ADL assistance, nutrition monitoring and accurate documentation.