Behavioral Health Technician Full Time Days

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; Kentwood (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Oceans Behavioral Hospital seeks a Behavioral Health Technician to support nursing staff and maintain a therapeutic milieu. The role involves assisting with patient care, monitoring vital signs, and ensuring accurate documentation in the patient record.

The technician will follow Joint Commission and regulatory standards, apply de-escalation techniques, and help maintain safety and infection control practices within the unit.

Qualifications

• Follow policies/procedures per Joint Commission and regulations.
• Ability to de-escalate and provide therapeutic interventions.
• Accurately inventory patient belongings and perform safety checks.
• Maintain standard infection control practices and timely in-services.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care activities under supervision of licensed nursing staff; document vital signs, intake/output, nutrition and activity.
• Assist with daily living activities and mobility as needed; support at-risk patients.
• Communicate patient observations to nursing staff clearly and promptly.

Skills

De-escalation

Therapeutic communication

Vital signs

Patient safety

Job description

At Oceans Behavioral Hospital, we understand the importance of turning to someone you can trust with your behavioral health needs. We are passionate about helping individuals experiencing depression; anxiety; schizophrenia; behavioral changes related to Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, medication management or substance abuse; and other mental health issues.

The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) supports the nursing staff in maintaining a therapeutic milieu by performing routinely assigned tasks and carrying out patient care activities within the scope of the BHT's training and experience. The BHT will maintain a safe and professional standard for patient care in accordance with Joint Commission, Federal and State regulations, Oceans' Mission, policies and procedures and performance improvement standards.

Essential Functions:

1. Adhere to professional standards, follow policies and procedures and abide by federal, state and local requirements, as well as Joint Commission standards.
2. Effectively applies supportive behavior when assisting in the control of patients who exhibit unacceptable behavior. Demonstrates the ability to employ de-escalation and therapeutic interventions as needed.
3. Inventories patient belongings accurately and secures contraband as needed; completes unit safety checks.
4. Complies with standard/universal precautions and infection control policies and attends required in-services to keep self-informed.
5. Implements patient care activities under the direction and supervision of licensed nursing personnel; performs vital signs, weights, ADL, intake and output documentation, nutritional monitoring and communicates findings to the nurse. Ensuring patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences.
6. Assists patients with laundry, meals, bathroom functions and maintaining of belongings; assists at risk and/or physically challenged patients with mobility needs as needed.
7. Individualizes all patient care activities to the age specific, disability, cultural sensitivity needs of the patient.
8. Communicates and documents patient observation and date effectively in the patient record.; documents patient’s departure from unit (i.e. for passes, transport to doctor’s appointment, community meetings) with 100% accuracy and within defined time lines; documents significant occurrences, observed behavior, vital signs, nutrition intake, and patient observation findings on assigned patients as requested by the registered nurse, with 100% accuracy and within defined time lines.
9. 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.
10. Performs other duties and projects as assigned.