Behavioral Health Technician - Mt. Gretna Inpatient

WellSpan Health; Mount Gretna (PA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Mount Gretna is seeking a Behavioral Health Technician for full-time work on various shifts. This role involves assisting with the care of psychiatric patients and ensuring a therapeutic environment. Ideal candidates will possess a High School Diploma or GED, along with less than a year of relevant experience. The position requires compliance with safety regulations and a commitment to patient care. Basic Life Support certification is required upon hire. Competitive compensation and the opportunity for professional growth are offered.

Qualifications

• Complies with safety regulations and reports errors.
• Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development.
• Provides outstanding service to customers.

Responsibilities

• Provides care to patients ensuring safety and comfort.
• Checks patients' vital signs and charts observations.
• Assists patients with daily living activities.
• Checks patient’s vital signs.
• Charts observations on assigned patients’ vital signs in legible, accurate format following hospital procedures.
• May apply physical restraints or assist with placing a patient in seclusion under supervision.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certification as Nursing Assistant (preferred)

Job description

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Full-time 80 hrs / 2 weeks. Days (7am-3:30pm), Evening (3pm-11:30pm), & Night (11pm-7:30am) shifts available on our four inpatient units.

All positions include every-other-weekend & rotating holidays.

Job Description

Mission for All Units: To provide competent, safe care by a professionally skilled and capable staff, maintaining established standards of nursing practice, promoting autonomy and accountability for nursing professional practice.

Hours of Operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

Unit Descriptions

Adult East & Adult Main Departments: The Adult Unit accommodates clients 18+ with a typical stay of 6‑8 days. The goal is immediate stabilization through medication, milieu participation, and individual & family therapy sessions for clients experiencing emergent mental health symptoms. Conditions include acute exacerbations of chronic psychiatric illnesses, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, dementia, dual diagnoses of substance abuse/mental illness, and suicide or elopement risks. Care is individualized and may use individual, group, family, therapeutic, activity, and psycho‑educational modalities.

Extended Acute Inpatient Department: Serves adults 18+ with severe, persistent mental illness. Typical stay of 3‑6 months. Aim is to decrease recidivism and move clients to less restrictive community care using the Recovery Model.

Child & Adolescent Inpatient Department: Accommodates clients ages 4‑17 with a typical stay of 7‑10 days. Goal is immediate stabilization via medication, milieu participation, and individual & family therapy sessions. Services include clients 4‑18 years of age.

General Summary

Assists the professional staff in the care of psychiatric patients and facilitates the maintenance of the therapeutic environment in the psychiatric unit.

Responsibilities

• Provides care to patients in a manner that considers safety, comfort, and the therapeutic environment.
• Assists team members in the care and evaluation of patients.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living.
• Checks patient’s vital signs.
• Charts observations on assigned patients’ vital signs in legible, accurate and appropriate format following hospital and unit procedures.
• May apply physical restraints or assist with placing a patient in seclusion under the direct supervision of the physician or RN.

Common Expectations

• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by complying with safety regulations and reporting errors and hazardous conditions.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in‑service meetings, and workshops.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

• High School Diploma or GED Required.
• Certificate Program Certified Nursing Assistant or some college level social science Preferred.

Work Experience

• Less than 1 year relevant experience Required.

Licenses

• Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required.
• Certified Nurse Aide Upon Hire Preferred.

Driver's License Statement

Must possess a valid driver's license in the current state of residence. Driving record must meet requirements established by WellSpan Risk Management.

Courses And Training

• Must provide clearance per the Child Protective Services Law amended by PA Act 33 of 1985. Upon Hire Required.

About Us

WellSpan Health’s vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care. We are an integrated delivery system with more than 2,300 employed providers, 250 locations, nine award‑winning hospitals, home care, and a behavioral health organization serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Our high‑performing Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the region’s largest and one of the best in the nation. With a team of 23,000, WellSpan experts deliver a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions. Our clinically integrated network of 3,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers is dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.

About The Team

WellSpan Philhaven is situated on more than 200 acres. Our main campus in Mt. Gretna, PA, offers a tranquil environment with walking trails, a picturesque forest, and an operating farm. The campus provides an atmosphere of peace and serenity for our clients, and hosts a comprehensive continuum of care with more than 20 programs and services.

At WellSpan Philhaven, we help address mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, attention deficit disorder, phobias, post‑traumatic stress disorder and more.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Other

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care