Behavioral Health Technician - Float Day/Mid Flexible

Eating Recovery Center; Bellevue (WA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative leader in behavioral health is seeking passionate patient care professionals to join their team. This role involves providing essential support to patients struggling with eating disorders and mental health issues. As part of a dedicated team, you will engage in direct patient care, facilitate therapy sessions, and ensure a safe and supportive environment. The organization values employee mental wellness and offers competitive pay, generous paid time off, and opportunities for professional growth. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Generous Paid Time Off

401(K) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Ongoing training and education opportunities

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is a must for all applicants.
• Experience in direct patient care is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care and supervision to inpatient and residential patients.
• Assist with daily routines and document patient observations.

Skills

Patient Care

Milieu Management

De-escalation Skills

Documentation Skills

Education

High School Graduate/GED

Associate's Degree

Tools

Patient Observation Tools

Documentation Software

Job description

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

ERC Pathlight is an innovative, rapidly growing clinical leader in the behavioral health sector. Founded in 2008 by pre-eminent psychiatrists and psychologists in the eating disorder space, ERC Pathlight now treats over 6,000 patients per year, operates more than 30 facilities in 9 states and delivers tele-healthcare to patients nationally. We offer the most comprehensive treatment program in the country for patients who struggle with eating disorders, mood and anxiety and trauma-related disorders.

As a patient care professional at ERC Pathlight, you can expect to be a part of a team that delivers hands-on treatment, therapy sessions and/or support to our patients in one of our many centers around the nation. The BHT works under the supervision of the Nursing department and is responsible for the direct care of inpatient and residential patients by providing patient supervision and support.

You will serve patients daily in a multitude of ways:

1. Milieu Management, including the following:
1. Maintains daily program structure, by following program schedule
2. Complete observation rounds and safety checks as ordered by physician
3. Work with patients on de-escalation and implementing coping skills per treatment plan
4. Provide patient transportation as needed for medical appointments (may vary by location and program)
5. Take patient vital signs, weights, urine Specific Gravity (may vary by location and program)
6. Other nursing support duties as assigned
7. Act as a secondary support staff in group therapy (may vary by location and program)
8. Assist with morning routine and Activities of Daily Living while patients are in spa/bathroom
9. Meal Support and Bathroom Monitoring, including flush checks for patients in the eating disorder program
10. Complete documentation of patient observations, meals and individual check-ins that occur during shift

BHT I Must haves:

• High School Graduate/GED (Required)
• Associate's Degree (Preferred)
• Valid driver’s license with safe driving record (Required)
• Psych Tech or CNA experience Preferred
• 6+ months of direct patient care/milieu experience (preferred)

BHT II Must haves:

• High School Graduate/GED (Required)
• 1 year of Behavioral Health experience (Required)
• Valid driver’s license with safe driving record (Required)
• Minimum of 1 year of ERC milieu experience (for internal teammates only)

How we invest in you

Every role at ERC Pathlight is essential to delivering the high-quality care we promise to our patients. This means that from day one, we’re here to support your role by offering ongoing training and continuing education opportunities, as well as support to achieve internal growth.

What we offer

Healthy organizations value the mental wellness of their teams, and we understand that the professionals who work for us are not immune to their own mental health conditions. In the same way we observe and guide our patients, we take the same consideration for our employees when building our benefits packages and healthcare offerings. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefit plans, Generous Paid Time Off, 401(K) with company match and tuition reimbursement.

Compensation starting range for the Behavioral Health Technician I role is $22.32 - $23.38/hr

Compensation starting range for the Behavioral Health Technician II role is $23.38- $25.58/hr

The range provided is for Washington based hires only and will be commensurate with candidate experience.

To apply, please visit our careers page at: https://eatingrecoverycenter.hrmdirect.com/employment/job-openings.php?search=true